Location-based Services

Nokia City Lens (http://nokia.ly/Im17jr) instantly connects you to all of the places you're looking for—and even more importantly—gets you there exactly when and how you want to. Now available on Nokia Betalabs. Just landed in town and looking for a good restaurant? Interested in checking out the local museum or theater? Time to hit the nearest transit station to catch a ride uptown? No longer is finding your chosen destination a hassle—whether you're in a new city or your hometown. Now you can simply launch Nokia City Lens on your phone to easily find all the places you want to go. City Lens instantly reveals what you're looking for on your phone's camera display, no matter if it's down the street or just around the corner. You simply tap your chosen destination on your screen to conveniently access walking directions, make a reservation, or learn more detailed information about the locale.

You can now access photo tours which stitch together user contributed photos from around the world to give you a 3D photo scene of a place.

Here is an introduction to Directions Magazine's Location Intelligence and the Oracle Spatial User Conference. Directions Magazine and Oracle are collaborating to offer consecutive events over two days in Washington, DC. First, on May 22, the LI Conference will offer a multi-track program exploring the latest industry trends. Then, on May 23, the Oracle Spatial User Conference will offer a day of technical deep dives and use case sessions around Oracle's spatial technologies. Attendees may attend either event on its own, or both together. Held in an exclusive venue in Washington, DC, both events will include tracks of value to senior management, C-level directors, as well as developers. For more information and the complete agenda, go to: http://www.locationintelligence.net

Indoor Positioning company Qubulus is bringing the idea of web analytics to the physical world: mobility patterns, transitional flows and geo fencing to drive visitor conversion.

We believe technology should work for you — to be there when you need it and get out of your way when you don't. A team within our Google[x] group started Project Glass to build this kind of technology, one that helps you explore and share your world, putting you back in the moment. Follow along with us at http://g.co/projectglass as we share some of our ideas and stories. We'd love to hear yours, too. What would you like to see from Project Glass?

Interview with Christof Hellmis, Nokia's Vice President Map Platform, explaining the advancements in Nokia’s location business.

The OGC is an international consortium of more than 435 companies, government agencies, research organizations, and universities participating in a consensus process to develop publicly available geospatial standards. OGC standards support interoperable solutions that

Apple Tries to Keep Edge With New iPad - a report by Wall Street Journal reporter Jessica Vascellaro.

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