positioning aware applications

Hi,

> I am working on a project in which we would like to integrate
> the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) and CC/PP. Is there
> any literature for, or work in progress in this area? It

There have been different projects on-going for some time in Estonia, which
aim at development and testing MPS (GSM based mobile positioning system)
based information services. Namely Ericsson, local GSM operator and
geographic information company are very active here.

Also action line for this theme is currently open (see below, deadline 15
January 2001) under the Information Society Technologies
(www.cordis.lu/ist/) programme and we are considering extending the scope of
the current developments here.

Best rgds,
Marek

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IST 2000 - V.1.3 CPA3: Ubiquitous and intelligent info-mobility and
geo-information systems

Objectives: The aim is to develop, demonstrate and validate new/improved
user friendly info-mobility services for transport/travel, business,
tourism, leisure and other applications. These should be realised by linking
fixed/mobile communications with navigation/positioning, efficient
transmission and delivery over the network as well geo-information. These
services allow the mobile citizen to have seamless access to, and
interaction with personalised - location dependent when necessary- rich
content multimedia information, and are at the same time essential parts of
the autonomous and self-configuring business structures that are emerging in
electronic business.
Focus:
The work will address different aspects of mobility (including virtual
mobility) and will cover, in particular, the following topics:
? Info-mobility systems and services which exploit and build on the existing
and future telecommunications, navigation and positioning networks, based on
terrestrial and satellite (GNSS) infrastructures
? Integration of telecommunications, navigation and positioning systems with
geographical information systems
? Development of technologies and tools for mainstreaming the use of
geographic information also for info-mobility services, including
large-scale heterogeneous and distributed collection of geo-spatial data and
for creating a sustainable European landscape for geographic data creation,
use, management and publishing
? Creation of new models, concepts and functionality into multimedia
geo-information content, to improve its availability, accessibility,
acceptability and usability, including dynamic environments and 4D
applications
? Development and validation of new mobile eCommerce and eWork business
models, solutions and practises for travel/transport and related
info-mobility services.
? Information access and interaction techniques, including intelligent
interfaces for multifaceted presentation of information.
Priority is given to user driven, interactive systems and services
simultaneously contributing towards more efficient, information-based use of
the transport infrastructure. Due attention must be given to accessibility,
usability, dependability, quality, safety, privacy and trust of information
and services, and to legal and ownership issues. Test-beds can be used for
testing interoperability of the developed systems and services, and for
demonstrating interoperability and integration.
Type of actions addressed: RTD


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Received on Thursday, 16 November 2000 03:25:56 UTC