What Else Can We Expect?
There are some exciting innovations emerging in geolocation already, but there’s surely much more value to be had from this technology. Some of the developments I’m most interested to see are:
A collection of user-generated information about a place, like a location-based Wikipedia
Mobile check-in for flights, bypassing the long check-in counter queues
Mobile check-in at doctors’ offices, sending the secretary an automatic notification of your arrival
Mobile identification, providing entry to adult-only venues like nightclubs (our phones are already replacing cash, so why not our photo IDs?)
Digital, geotagged nightclub stamps to prove you’ve paid to get in
Bookmarking for places with push notifications, so you’ll finally remember to check out that café your friend keeps recommending
Interactive maps attached to promotional material (with QR codes?) so you can easily find the new pizza place that sent you coupons in the mail