Abstract Several mega trends are converging giving rise to the reality of the wide spread commercialization of location based Travel/Tourism systems. Tourism is both a leading revenue generator worldwide and an umbrella industry that enhances regional, SME, cultural, sports and many other industry sectors. It is in essence an information-based industry that is emerging from a sluggish 2002. Location Based Tourism Systems (LBTS) are computerized systems that depend on the automated detection of the location of a target (e.g. a tourist on the move, a tour vehicle) to either deliver or collect information. Currently mobile phones are seen as the obvious (but not the only) means of information delivery/collection for LBTS applications and this technology has considerable potential for the Australian tourism industry. This paper aims to assess the state of knowledge regarding LBTS applications, present a range of applications from around the globe, classify the applications into a schema and then explore potential LBTS applications. Findings show that three types of applications are emerging into the market space, consumer revenue generation applications, supplier applications and information provision portal type applications. It is apparent much innovation is taking place with LBTS development and the emergent LBTS application market is seeking to create revenue from the convergence of the Internet access, cell phone ubiquity and tourism.

Sistema G-Mobbit - novo meio de comunicação » O Sistema G-Mobbit é um novo meio de comunicação que permite difundir listas sequenciais de conteúdos multimedia (playlists), de cariz informativo/noticioso e publicitário, numa rede de ecrãs criada à medida com a dispersão geográfica desejada, facilitando o uso de variáveis temporais e de geo-referenciação na manipulação dos conteúdos.

Welcome to Node The only commercial solution for location based media Whether at a tourist site, sporting event or on an educational field trip, the ability to deliver mobile media direct to a user, depending on who they are, where they are and what they are looking at, takes the experience further and deeper than ever before. Node has created the world's first commercial platform for delivering these experiences in a reliable, efficient and robust manner. We licence this platform to partners who then deliver products to the Tourism, Sport, Education, Heritage, Real Estate, Retail and Industrial sectors.

iPod* ha cambiado el modo de vivir la música. Hoy gracias a él cambia el modo de ser turista. La cultura y la belleza de la Italia; Roma, Venecia y Florencia, se pueden descargar directamente en el iPod. ItalyGuides® son miniguías ideadas para ser descargadas y escuchadas sin restricciones. Los espectáculos del Coliseo, el Tesoro de San Marco, el David de Miguel Ángel vivirán en el iPod y les narrarán cómo era la Italia durante su máximo esplendor. Disponibles también con formato mp3. Las ItalyGuides® están disponibles también con formato mp3 compatible con los modernos teléfonos celulares. No todos los teléfonos son compatibles y, además, algunos tienen una memoria muy reducida para poder descargar en su totalidad las guías. The files can be downloaded to you computer and then saved on your phone using a USB cable or Bluetooth technology. Disponibles también por GPS Garmin® Las ItalyGuides® están disponibles también por navegador GPS Garmin. You can download them directly from Garmin website by clicking here: Garmin.it

Using iFIND, you and your buddies can instantaneously exchange your locations on campus, talk to users nearby, and microcoordinate more effectively. If you are a geek, you will even be able to arrange meetings in real time using the group's center of gravity!

Plundr is a location-based game of piracy and trading on the high seas created by area/code. Start out as a bilge-spewing land-lubber in a leaky tub, search the ocean for unsuspecting ships to pillage, upgrade your ship, and amass a fortune in black market goods.

You will need the Loki location-sensing browser plugin to play this game. Once you have installed Loki, click here to install the plundr channel.

Location based services can tell you where you are, GeoVector can tell you what you're looking at.

Cityzeum vous offre la possibilité de participer à une expérience unique : la construction du premier guide de voyage multimedia, communautaire, entièrement interactif et téléchargeable à la demande sur vos supports mobiles : téléphones, PDA, iPod, lecteurs mp3, système de navigation... En savoir plus

The Calabash World Explorer™ is a revolutionary, hand-held, GPS device which seamlessly unites an unprecedented amount of travel information with state-of-the-art technology, providing a superior travel experience.

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