Re: positioning aware applications

Can only experts attend, or those with some knowledge and a whole lot of
commercial interest attend too?

/sandeep
sandeep@wde.org
----- Original Message -----
From: "Graham Brown" <graham.brown@thewapgroup.com>
To: <www-mobile@w3.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2000 9:23 PM
Subject: Re: positioning aware applications


> Hi
>
> We are organising a get together (a knowledge share and networking evening
> of drinks) of LBS experts in London and would like to gauge the
feasibility
> of support in the London & UK area.
>
> Let me know.
>
> Regards
>
> Graham
> lbs@thewapgroup.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ron Lake <rlake@galdosinc.com>
> To: Marek Tiits <marek@ibs.ee>
> Cc: <>
> Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2000 1:00 PM
> Subject: Re: positioning aware applications
>
>
> We are working on integration of SOAP and GML (Geography Markup Language).
>
> Cheers
>
> Ron
>
>
> Marek Tiits wrote:
>
> > 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
> >
> > ---8<---
> >
> > 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
> >
> > ---
> > Marek Tiits                                E-mail: marek@ibs.ee
> > Innovation Centre, Archimedes Foundation   WWW: http://www.irc.ee/
> > Kompanii 2                                 Phone: (372-7)300329
> > Tartu, 51007                               Fax:   (372-7)300336
> > ESTONIA
> >
> >            Estonia - Your new source for IT Solutions
> >                  http://www.esis.ee/ist2000
>
>

Received on Thursday, 16 November 2000 23:08:07 UTC