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The table below lists the attributes of specific location based services as determined by the GSM Alliance Services Working Group. It is possible for the network operator or service provider to define additional, non-standardised service types.

Location based services categories Standardized Service Types Public Safety Services Emergency ServicesEmergency Alert Services Location Sensitive Charging   Tracking Services Person TrackingFleet ManagementAsset Management Traffic Monitoring Traffic Congestion Reporting Enhanced Call Routing Roadside AssistanceRouting to Nearest Commercial Enterprise Location Based Information Service NavigationCity SightseeingLocalized AdvertisingMobile Yellow Pages Service Provider Specific Services  

Canadian market research firm IE Market Research Corporation (IEMR) forecasts that global GPS/LBS devices shipments will rise from 526.3 million in 2011 to 946.7 million in 2015 for a CAGR of 15.8%.”

GPS/LBS Devices Shipments to Rise 15.8% per Year until 2015

“The key driver behind GPS Navigation adoption will be smartphones-- we forecast that global shipments of smartphones with GPS/LBS capability will increase from 297.7 million in 2011 to 604.9 million in 2015. This is the biggest growth among all the categories of GPS/LBS devices,” said Nizar Assanie, Vice President Research at IEMR.