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Location-Based
Services in the US: Technologies and Applications
January
2004
60 Pages
Authors:
Derek Kerton, Principal Analyst
Liz Kerton, Managing Director
Price: $1495
Introduction
Spurred
on by the FCC’s E-911 mandate that forces wireless
carriers to know the locations of their customers in an
emergency, US mobile carriers will soon have the ability
to offer their customers an entire suite of
location-enhanced services and products. While privacy
concerns must be duly addressed, we expect the market for
customer LBS applications to begin taking shape in early
2004 and suffer a long incubation of some 2 years while
national and regional carriers finish up their Phase II
E911 compliance. With few LBS services on the market
today, including carrier and 3rd party applications, we
expect prices and standard business models to settle out
by early 2005.
Table
of Contents
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1
2. OVERVIEW OF THE U.S. LBS MARKET 2
2.1. What Is LBS 2
2.2. Development Of LBS In The Us 2
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) 2
Classic LBS 3
2.3. E911 Mandate 4
Phase I E911 4
Phase II E911 4
E911 Coordination Initiative 6
Public Safety Answering Points 6
Local Governments Abuse Funds 7
2.4. Privacy And Ethics Of LBS 8
Privacy / Opt-In 8
Individual Liberties In The Workplace 9
3. TECHNOLOGY 9
3.1. Positioning - Locating The User 10
Position Technology Summary 20
Devices 20
3.2. Platforms For Managing Lbs Data 20
3.3. Content, Services, & Application Creation 22
APIS And Application Architecture 22
Roaming Capability 22
4. PLAYERS 23
4.1. Operators 23
Technology Choices Of Major Carriers 24
AT&T Wireless 25
Cingular 27
Nextel 27
Sprint PCS 30
T-Mobile USA 31
Verizon Wireless 32
Bell Mobility (Canada) 33
4.2. Positioning Technology Providers 33
4.3. Middleware & Platform Providers 38
4.4. Dataset, Map, And GIS Providers 40
4.5. Applications & Service Providers 42
4.6. Telematics46
4.7. Standards Bodies 48
The Location Interoperability Forum (LIF) 48
Open GIS Consortium (OGC) 48
Open Location Services Initiative (OpenLS) 48
Wireless Location Industry Association (WLIA) 48
5. MARKET ANALYSIS 49
5.1. Segmentation 49
Enterprise 49
Consumer & Individual Business Users 50
Triggers For Adoption 51
5.2. LBS As A Driver Of Data Services 51
5.3. Pricing And Billing 52
5.4. Value Chain 53
6. EXISTING LBS APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES 53
6.1. Applications For End Users 53
6.2. Applications For Fleet / Enterprise 55
7. EVOLUTION OF LBS (2004 AND 2005) 56
7.1. Upcoming Location Services 56
8. CONCLUSION AND PERSPECTIVES 59
8.1. Market Perspectives 59
8.2. Player Strategy And Roadmaps 59
8.3. Conclusions 60
9. ADDENDA I
9.1. Methodology I
9.2. About The Kerton Group I
EXHIBIT A: LBS PLATFORM CHECKLIST II
EXHIBIT B: OFFICIAL E911 COMPLIANCE DOCUMENTS III
EXHIBIT C: GLOSSARY OF TERMS IV
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