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Geolocation
Jeff SchneidewindEmerging Technologies Research SpecialistUC Irvine Libraries
Lunch2.0July 9, 2010
Internet registration
Zip Code
How do computers know where they are?
Multilateration
GPS
How do mobile devices know where they are?
Directory – identify businesses, venues
Social network – Tweets, Checkins
Images – pictures taken nearby
More – Wikipedia entries, etc.
Augmented Reality
Juniao
Layar
Urbanspoon
Yelp
Augmented Reality
Foursquare
Check-in
Gowalla
Check-in
SCVNGR
Check-in
Miso - TV
Hot Potato – TV, music, movies, books
Get Glue - ditto
Brightkite – Foursquare/Facebook mashup
StreetSpark - matchmaking
Check-in
Lokast – media sharing
Google Latitude – find friends on map
Locale – adjust phone settings automatically
Other Geolocation Apps
What do you use?
What have you heard about?
Questions and comments?
What about you?