Mobile Location-Based Services for Trusted Information in Disaster Management

Mobile Location Based Services (MLBS) have been in operation since the 1970s. Conceived initially for military use, the Global Positioning System technology was later released to the world for other applications. As usage of the technology increased, mobile network points, developed by mobile service operators, supplemented its usage in various applications of MLBS. This chapter charts the trajectory of MLBS applications in the mass market, afforded by the evolution of technology, digital, and mobility cultures. Assimilating various MLBS classifications, it then situates examples into four quadrants according to the measures of user-position or device-position focus, and alert-aware or active-aware applications. The privacy implications of MLBS are captured on the economic, social, and political fronts, and its future is discussed.

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Towards a Classification Framework for Mobile Location Based Services

Mobile Commerce ◽

10.4018/978-1-59140-044-8.ch004 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 67-85 ◽

Cited By ~ 26

Author(s):

George M. Giaglis ◽

Panos Kourouthanassis ◽

Argiros Tsamakos

Keyword(s):

Business Models ◽

New Technologies ◽

Geographical Location ◽

Mobile User ◽

Location Based Services ◽

Location Services ◽

Mobile Location ◽

Classification Framework ◽

Future Potential ◽

Pricing Schemes

The emerging world of mobile commerce is characterized by a multiplicity of exciting new technologies, applications, and services. Among the most promising ones will be the ability to identify the exact geographical location of a mobile user at any time. This ability opens the door to a new world of innovative services, which are commonly referred to as Mobile Location Services (MLS). This chapter aims at exploring the fascinating world of MLS, identifying the most pertinent issues that will determine its future potential, and laying down the foundation of a new field of research and practice. The contribution of our analysis is encapsulated into a novel classification of mobile location services that can serve both as an analytical toolkit and an actionable framework that systemizes our understanding of MLS applications, underlying technologies, business models, and pricing schemes.

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Adoption of mobile Location-Based Services with Zaltman Metaphor Elicitation Techniques

International Journal of Mobile Communications ◽

10.1504/ijmc.2009.021675 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 117 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Tzong Ru Lee ◽

Shiou Yu Chen ◽

Shiau Ting Wang ◽

Shuchih Ernest Chang

Keyword(s):

Location Based Services ◽

Mobile Location

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SPARTACUS: Enabling Space Technologies in Security Research

Advances in Science and Technology ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/ast.101.145 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 101 ◽

pp. 145-151

Author(s):

Clemente Fuggini ◽

Ivan Tesfai

Keyword(s):

Emergency Management ◽

Communication Networks ◽

Disaster Management ◽

Ad Hoc ◽

Dead Reckoning ◽

Location Based Services ◽

Location Awareness ◽

Rescue Service ◽

Security Research ◽

Mission Critical

GALILEO together with EGNOS will provide more robust positioning capability enhancing the adoption of satellite technologies in services where signal continuity and integrity are required, such as those related to Public Regulated Service (PRS) and Safety of Life (SOL) applications. This will have an impact on various sectors and applications, including emergency and disaster management, Search and Rescue Service (SAR) tasks and location-based services (LBS) supporting responders in mission critical operations. In this scenario, in November 2013, the SPARTACUS project started to design, realize and test in simulated and real world scenarios GALILEO-ready tracking solutions that can be deployed in operative missions for enhancing Location Awareness in emergency management and crisis operations. SPARTACUS developed new EU-specific services to ensure precise positioning and timing capabilities to three application areas: 1) tracking, tracing and localization of critical transport assets in case of major failure of existing networks; 2) tracking the flow of relief support goods from the sending side to the receiving/end place; 3) supporting coordination of first responders in disaster management operations, ensuring their safety. By its Consortium, SPARTACUS innovations include hardware adaptations, algorithms for precision improvement, dead reckoning functionalities, location awareness, and ad-hoc independent communication networks.

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Drivers and Inhibitors of Mobile-Payment Adoption by Smartphone Users

International Journal of E-Business Research ◽

10.4018/jebr.2012070104 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 50-67 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Pavel Andreev ◽

Nava Pliskin ◽

Sheizaf Rafaeli

Keyword(s):

Perceived Risk ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Conceptual Modeling ◽

Location Based Services ◽

Mobile Payment ◽

Research Model ◽

Mobile Location ◽

Smart Mobile ◽

Conceptual Research

The widespread penetration of smart mobile devices has facilitated rapid growth of mobile location-based services (LBS), which provide users with a variety of benefits and are attractive from a marketing perspective. However, mobile-payment (M-Payment) adoption by users has been below expectations. For better understanding of drivers and inhibitors of the willingness to M-Pay for mobile LBS, this study contributes by conceptual modeling and empirical assessment of user willingness to M-Pay. To test the proposed conceptual research model, data from 122 valid responses were analyzed by employing the Partial Least Squares (PLS) technique. The findings show that Perceived Risk is the main inhibitor of user willingness to M-Pay for LBS and that the magnitude of this inhibitor’s negative impact is at least twice the magnitude of any driver’s positive impact.

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