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Location-based services allow mobile users to receive services based on their geographic location or position. Although there are a number of mobile positioning systems in use throughout the world today, they lack interoperability. The aim of LIF is to produce a common
view on positioning technologies and system solutions to meet the
emerging service requirements such as information retrieval and mobile
commerce applications. LIF will also give recommendations about how interoperability and testing of location services can best be implemented. The first applications based on the LIF recommendations are expected to be available already starting in 2001. The LIF members anticipate that
location based services will roll out both in 2nd generation as well
as 3rd generation networks and terminals. Being both personalized and
location-specific, location-based There are numerous areas in which
location data can be utilized. For example, a user can review the
menus of nearby restaurants over WAP, receive advertising according to
personalized profiles or find out if there are any friends around in
town. In addition to lifestyle services, location information also
plays a significant role in public safety and emergency services. LIF
Mission
Statement (October 2000) LIF's purpose is
to define, develop, and promote -through the global standard bodies
and specification organisations - a common and ubiquitous location
services solution. Such a solution will: 2. Promote a family of standards-based location determination methods and their supporting architectures, that are based on Cell-ID and Timing Advance, E-OTD (GSM), AFLT (IS-95), and MS Based Assisted GPS. 3. Establish a framework for influencing the global standard bodies and specification organisations to define common methods and procedures for testing and certifying the LIF-recommended access method and positioning technologies. LIF intent is to
have representation from a mix of network operators, equipment
manufacturers, and service providers responsible for deploying
equipment utilizing this solution. Its members will define this
solution and submit it to the working standards groups. The members
will then support the solution developed in the LIF in the appropriate
existing global standard bodies and specification organisations and in
the deployment of their systems and services. Home > Location Based Services Location
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