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Ruckus Wireless Acquires Location Based Services Pioneer YFind Technologies
Ruckus Wireless, Inc. (NYSE: RKUS) announced today that is has acquired privately-held YFind Technologies Private Limited, a pioneer in indoor positioning and real-time location analytics. With this...
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“Precision Retailing” and Indoor location-based promotions
Smart Phone GPS and mobile communication technologies are being used in limited ways such as mobile payment, digital signage and QR codes. However, the potential to really increase the size and value...
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FEMA Approves Omnilert as IPAWS Alert Originator for Emergency Alert System
Omnilert today announced the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved the company's products as IPAWS alert originators. FEMA-approved organizations can now access the Integrated Public...
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Citymaps: From Retail Store Mapping to Social Mapping
We wrote about Citymaps last December and identified its unique focus on commercial businesses. The "logo maps" made the app look and feel quite unique. Now, a new iOS app boasts features that make it...
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Intel Exits Navigation: Shuts Down Telmap
Intel acquired Telmap in 2011, hoping it'd be a valuable property that'd offer both end-user tools and white label technology for developers. The company, based in Isreal as shut down last week wtih...
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The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) and the Location Based Marketing...
The Location Based Marketing Association (The LBMA) and the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) recently signed a liaison agreement. Mark Reichardt, president and CEO of the Open Geospatial Consortium,...
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State of the Art - How Modern In-car Technologies are Deterring Vehicle Theft...
Did you know that in the USA a vehicle is stolen every 43 seconds? Location technology is aiding car owners in finding lost vehicles, but it can also help reduce insurance rates. Lauren Sutton, a...
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Citymaps Launches Global Social Mapping Platform
Create, Follow, and Share Maps of the Places You Love New York, NY, July 31, 2013 – Citymaps today entered the global map race, launching its social map platform focusing on personalization,...
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Foursquare News: Users can Edit OSM Maps and Get More Ads
Foursquare switched over the OpenStreetMap last year (we discussed it on a podcast). Now comes word of a rollout of tools for Foursquare users to correct location information in OSM: Now, Foursquare...
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HERE delivers precise indoor location content to Qualcomm
Qualcomm IZat employs HERE Venue Maps to improve indoor positioning for location-based apps August 1, 2013 - Espoo, Finland - HERE, a Nokia business, today announced that it will make available its...
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Qualcomm Taps HERE for Indoor Maps
Qualcomm Atheros, is a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, offered up indoor positioning news today. Qualcomm Atheros will be using indoor map data from HERE (among other providers) to enable its...
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Top Local-Mobile Targeting Strategies
Business Insider offers the most effective mobile ad techniques as part of a tease to sign up for a free trial of its Business Intelligence service, to download a longer report. You can download that...
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TomTom acquires Spanish leader in Fleet Management Solutions
TomTom today announces the acquisition of Coordina (Gestion Electronica Logistica, S.L.), the Spanish market leader in Fleet Management Solutions, based in Barcelona. TomTom Business Solutions, the...
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Readers Weigh In: Apple Maps Needs to Beat Google Maps
A few weeks ago we polled our readers and asked them whether Apple eventually needs to beat Google for their mapping app. The survey appeared on All Points Blog on July 22. Here are the results:
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Location Analytics of Brand Sentiment by “Listening” to Social Network Chatter
With the onslaught of public sentiment shared by social media about retailers and department stores, car companies and restaurants, how does a marketing manager quantify reactions to new products,...
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The OGC Seeks Comments on Candidate GeoPackage Standard
6 August 2013 - The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) seeks public comments on the current draft of the candidate OGC GeoPackage (GPKG) Standard. The GPKG Standards Working Group (SWG) will consider...
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IDV Solutions� Growth Fuels New Florida Office, Hiring, and Employee Promotions
Software maker IDV Solutions today announced that is has expanded over the last quarter, prompting several new hires, internal promotions, and a new Orlando, Florida office, which opened August 1. The...
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Big Data: Nine Things Marketers Need to Know
Location-based marketing is a big data problem. Real-time data with location tags can offer a wealth of information but they can also lead to incorrect assumptions. Michele Nemschoff, vice president...
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How Big Data Is Changing Hurricane Season Forecasts - Wall Street Journal
Technology and Big Data are playing an increasingly important role in storm monitoring, helping weather experts to better understand the storms as they form and approach land. Intel's Joe Curley joins...
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61% Permit Mobile Apps to Access Their “Current Location,” According to YP
Consumer Behavior Reveals Opportunities for Local Businesses to Engage Today’s Connected Consumers Atlanta, GA, August 08, 2013 - A new study: “Engaging Connected Consumers – Strategies for Local...
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