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?