Actualité et informations diverses

AT&T étend l'horizon de son service GPS : http://www.informationweek.com/news/telecom/business/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=209400778.     "AT&T will take its Navigator Global Edition GPS service abroad, the   company announced, saying that it will provide directions on GPS-capable smartphones to 20   countries. The expansion, which will cover North America, much of Western Europe, the   Caribbean and six cities in China, makes AT&T the lone major U.S. wireless carrier   with an international navigation service, according to this article."

 

Est-ce que la localisation pourrait conduire le futur de la simple   SIM card? : http://www.andrewgrill.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/could-location-drive-the-future-of-the-humble-sim-card/.     "As a tool that securely manages a subscriber’s identity, the SIM is   the only remaining element of the mobile an operator actually owns. The way in which an   operator chooses to use the SIM could offer huge potential to drive revenues from the next   generation of mobile applications. For a service like social networking, by adding the   element of a person’s location, the SIM is offering a new opportunity to provide   actual relevance to a user’s browsing. [...] To enhance the way a person uses social   networking on their mobile, location technology delivered on the SIM could play a pivotal   role. By introducing the long held desire of real-time subscriber location, operators   could energise social networking sites and provide users with an enhanced contextualised   service that most PCs could not offer. On a handset, this could include status updates   about a person’s location or presence, give an alert if friends were in close   proximity to each other or alternatively provide location specific information when   signing in to the account."

 

Les villes européennes en 3D dans Google Earth : http://earth.google.fr/ . Google propose aux villes   européennes qui disposent d’une modélisation 3D de leurs bâtiments de les   intégrer dans son logiciel de photos par satellite Google Earth. Baptisé « Google Earth   Villes en 3D », ce programme est disponible en France, en Allemagne, en Italie et au   Royaume-Uni. Les collectivités locales peuvent partager leurs données 3D, mais aussi   "mettre à profit les nombreuses fonctions de cet outil pour communiquer auprès   du public, des professionnels du secteur privé et des visiteurs de la ville",   souligne Google. Premier avantage du programme : mettre en avant les lieux touristiques à   découvrir avant de visiter ces villes, ce que la cartographie ne permet pas.

 

Le téléphone est un guide touristique personnalisé : http://www.atelier.fr/usages/10/23062008/le-telephone-est-un-guide-touristique-personnalise-36734-.html.     SAMAP permet aux voyageurs de chercher une destination ou des visites sur place   selon des critères de goût, de budget et de mobilité. Le système fonctionne sur   mobile, ce qui permet d'y accéder à tout moment.

 

Les déplacements humains sont extrêmement prévisibles : http://www.atelier.fr/telecoms-fai/10/10062008/deplacements-humains-previsibles-geolocalisation-36669-.html.     Ils suivent une grande régularité et ont les même caractéristiques quels que   soient les individus. Un résultat qui pourrait aider à la création de services   géolocalisés.

 

Utell : nouveau service de réservation d'hôtels via mobile : http://www.tourmagazine.fr/Utell-nouveau-service-de-reservation-d-hotels-via-mobile_a7289.html.     Utell lance un service de réservation de chambres d'hôtels sur téléphone   portable, via un microsite mobile.utell.com. Une centaine d'établissements sont   disponibles dont huit en France, à Paris.

 

Pas d'échappée pour les clients de Telstra : http://www.bwcs.com/news_detail.cfm?item=7544&from=mdd.     "Australian telco Telstra has developed the antidote to lonely evenings by   launching a new location-based service called "Whereis Everyone". In return for   a small fee subscribers can keep constant track of friends and family via small maps sent   to their mobile devices and consequently arrange meetings more easily, so the phone   company says. The new service uses Telstra's Assisted Global Positioning System and its   network positioning system. The idea is that the user can be located whenever his or her   mobile phone is switched on and within an area covered by Telstra networks. Should the   user wish to be alone, or, for whatever reason, disguise their whereabouts from a wife,   husband or partner, the user can switch off the whereabouts button. However, this of   course may lead to close questioning as to why the service was switched off and what the   user was trying to hide."

 

"In-car WiFi to Hit the Road Next Year" : http://www.bwcs.com/news_detail.cfm?item=7533&from=mdd.     "US car maker Chrysler will this week announce its new UConnect Web System   for its cars. The company reportedly plans to introduce the WiFi on-board system into some   of its vehicles from next year. Chrysler says it will effectively turn new cars into   moving broadband WiFi hotspots with drivers and passengers able to access the internet   from the dashboard. The system, which is supported by Microsoft, is expected to appear   first in 2009 on new versions of the company's larger Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge models.   Chrysler said that the WiFi connections will be supplied via normal mobile phone networks   and that motorists wishing to use the service will be charged a monthly fee. A spokesman   for the giant car-maker, quoted in the US press earlier in the year, said that Chrysler   intends to be the first automobile company to offer in-car internet access. In fact, BMW   also unveiled a similar in-car system at the Geneva Motor Show this spring, though the   German company has not yet said when it will add such features. From what the US car   company has said, it appears that the router will be fitted into the in-car radio and will   assist with navigation as well as providing drivers, or hopefully, their passengers, with   internet access via a browser. Some car rental agencies, such as AVIS, already offer   in-car WiFi hotspot services as a premium service in some markets where business travelers   can't wait to find a Starbucks coffee shop or a bookstore to stop and check company email."

 

Mappy va ouvrir ses cartes aux applications mobiles. Mappy et   Mobile Distillery travaillent au développer d'une API permettant la création   d'applications de géolocalisation sur mobiles. L'API de Mappy sera intégrée dans   Celsius v5, la plate-forme de développement de Mobile Distillery. L'API mobile de Mappy   comprendra des fonctionnalités de géocodage, de cartographie, de calcul d'itinéraires,   de référencement des points d'intérêt spécifiques et recherche de services de   proximité. Selon Morgan Stanley, 10 à 15 % des nouveaux terminaux mobiles   commercialisés en Europe seront équipés d'un système GPS d'ici 2009, contre 15 à 20 %   au niveau mondial. JdNet

 

Dans le transport, les GPS améliorent la relation client : http://www.atelier.fr/mobilite/10/02072008/dans-le-transport--les-gps-ameliorent-la-relation-client-36805-.html.     Aux Etats-Unis, les sociétés de transport investissent dans des solutions GPS. Le   système permet de mieux gérer les itinéraires, forcément, mais optimise également le   rapport au client : les salariés ont plus de temps.

 

TeleAtlas rejoint le projet Google Android : http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121482656543915589.html?mod=dist_smartbrief.     "In a show of consumers' demand for GPS services, Tele Atlas completed a   five-year licensing deal with Google that gives the Dutch maker of digital maps a spot on   phones that will run on Google's new Android operating system. The deal gives Tele Atlas   -- a unit of TomTom -- broad access to Google's mobile, online and desktop platforms that   operate now and in the future."

 

L'allemand Gofalk vient concurrencer ViaMichelin : http://www.journaldunet.com/ebusiness/tourisme/actualite/l-allemand-gofalk-vient-concurrencer-viamichelin.shtml.     L'éditeur d'outils cartographiques Falk part à l'assaut de cinq marchés   européens, dont la France. Il mise sur les contenus de ses guides de voyage pour séduire   les internautes.

 

Mappy et ViaMichelin, champions des itinéraires routiers : http://www.journaldunet.com/questionnaire/fiche/7555/d/f/1/.     Plus des deux tiers des lecteurs du JDN utilisent désormais un service de calcul   d'itinéraires routiers pour partir en vacances. Mappy et ViaMichelin se taillent la part   du lion.

 

"Seeker Wireless powers innovative new Local Zone product   from Vodafone New Zealand" : http://www.andrewgrill.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/seeker-wireless-powers-innovative-new-local-zone-product-from-vodafone-new-zealand/.     "Seeker Wireless, one of the leading location based service technology   companies announced today that its SeekerZone solution has been deployed to power the new   Local Zone product launched this week by Vodafone New Zealand. Created expressly to   support fixed mobile substitution strategies, SeekerZone allows operators such as Vodafone   to motivate subscribers to continue using their mobile phones instead of a fixed line by   setting innovative tariffs for subscribers around their "local zone". Unlike   HomeZone solutions currently deployed in Europe, the Seeker solution provides much smaller   home zones, meaning mobile operators can reduce the revenue leakage caused when   subscribers attempt calls some distance from their actual home. Results from recent   operator trials and live deployments have shown that by locating mobiles more accurately,   Seeker is able to greatly reduce the size of home zones by up to 45 times compared to   existing Cell-ID based home zone systems. Seeker’s technology has an accuracy rating   of several hundred metres for built up urban areas, and the use of smaller zones by   Vodafone New Zealand and other mobile operators means that affordable home calling is now   available on a standard mobile phone. Seeker’s unique technology does not require   operators to invest in new handsets or add-ons such as GPS. It can be deployed quickly as   the solution is pre-loaded onto the SIM card and does not rely on the design and   manufacture of new chipsets or devices, and works on both 2G and 3G networks..."

 

Whrrl et l'attraction aux réseaux LBS (vidéo) : http://mashable.com/2008/07/18/whrrl-and-the-attraction-to-location-based-social-networks-video/.     "It was very clear to most of us not in line for the iPhone that the most   exciting aspect of the iPhone 3G release were the GPS capabilities. We haven’t seen   more announcements for locationally aware social networks come across our newsbox here at   Mashable (or anything that takes advantage of GPS technology) before or since. One such   network is one called Whrrl. It’s not particular to the iPhone, but it is one   location aware socnet that’s been getting a fair amount of buzz lately. Kristen   initially reviewed it here at Mashable, describing it as "Yelp Plus Twitter."   [...]. Téléchargez le MP4 : http://ads.episodic.com/download/e26/f20/location-based-networks-and-whrrl.mp4  

 

Le tag personnalise l'affichage publicitaire : http://www.atelier.fr/usages/10/09072008/start-up-tag-service-mobile-36851-.html.     Mieux cibler le contenu d'affichages interactifs. C'est ce que propose la start-up   Connecthings, qui développe des services mobiles adaptés au contexte géographique.

 

Salzbourg voit ses évolutions en trois dimensions : http://www.atelier.fr/medias-loisirs/10/09072008/salzbourg-modelisation-urbanistique-3d-36850-.html.     La cité numérique autrichienne est en marche : le projet veut modéliser en 3D   tous les bâtiments et rues de la ville, afin de visualiser les aménagements urbains de   ces prochaines années.

 

Localisation, localisation : YouTube teste le "geo video   search" : http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-9988960-93.html.     "It can be hard to find a needle in YouTube's vast video haystack, despite   the fact that the site is owned by search expert Google. But YouTube is apparently trying   to take a page from its parent company by improving its search features, a little bit at a   time. YouTube product manager Brian Glick said that the company plans to broadly add   geographic search to the site so that people can find video clips tagged with specific   locations. The company is already testing the geographic search feature by including a   thumbnail of Google Maps in a search for a specific location, e.g. "San Francisco   green events," along with related videos from the area. In a nice touch, people can   also move the location dot on a Google Map to see new related videos in that area. More   than a year ago, YouTube began allowing people who uploaded videos to tag clips with a   location. But the company had yet to offer the ability to search videos by geography.   Meanwhile, Google Earth had started giving people links to location-specific videos in a   YouTube layer it offered last October."

 

A San Francisco, les capteurs garent les voitures : http://www.atelier.fr/applications-it/10/16072008/a-san-francisco--les-capteurs-garent-les-voitures-36887-.html.     La ville s'équipe d'un réseau de capteurs capables d'identifier les places de   parking libres et d'en informer les automobilistes en temps réel. Ces derniers peuvent   aussi régler leurs tarifs à distance depuis leur mobile. L'Allemagne déploie déjà des   réseaux de capteurs et des bases de données informatisées pour mettre en place un   réseau routier virtuel permettant de fluidifier la circulation. San Francisco   s'intéresse à un autre problème accusé de congestionner les routes : la recherche de   places de parking. Pour permettre aux automobilistes de trouver plus facilement où se   garer, la ville travaille sur une initiative qui permettra d'alerter automatiquement les   conducteurs de la présence d'une place libre à proximité. Les informations seront   affichées sur un écran dédié et installé dans leur véhicule ou sur leur smartphone,   pour ceux qui en possèdent. Concrètement, le système consiste en un réseau de capteurs   sans-fil, capables d'indiquer en temps réel si une place est occupée ou non. Le   dispositif peut également indiquer la vitesse moyenne de circulation dans une rue...

 

La géolocalisation sécurise le trafic aux intersections   routières : http://www.atelier.fr/applications/10/11072008/ford-securise-intersections-routieres-36874-.html.     Pour éviter les accidents de la route qui ont lieu aux intersections et   carrefours, Ford développe un GPS relié sans fil à ces différents points. Via ce   système les chauffeurs sont avertis des incidents et guidés dans leur conduite.

 

Asie-Pacifique : un marché prometteur pour les PND : http://www.atelier.fr/usages/10/10072008/asie-pacifique-assistant-de-navigation-personnel-36862-.html.     Malgré l'engouement qu'y suscitent aussi les services de géolocalisation par   mobile, la région devrait bientôt passer devant l'Europe et les Etats-Unis en nombre   d'assistants de navigation personnelle.

 

Mobileyes garde un oeil en temps réel sur le trafic routier : http://www.atelier.fr/applications/10/10072008/mobileye-garde-un-oeil-sur-le-trafic-routier-36857-.html.     L'application propose aux conducteurs de recevoir en vidéo sur leur mobile les   données sur le trafic de New York. Ce, en reliant le combiné aux caméras qui   surveillent les axes routiers.

 

La navigation personnelle va rester l'application LBS la plus   populaire pour les cinq prochaines années, mais les applications en entreprise   généreront plus de revenus : http://www.mobileeurope.co.uk/news_wire/114014/Personal_navigation_to_remain_most_popular_LBS_application_over_next_five_years_-_but_enterprise_apps_will_generate_most_revenue%2C_says_research_.html.     "While many Location Based Services applications, such as friend finders   and location-based search, will be launched by carriers in the next few years, personal   navigation will remain the most important LBS category providing high value and clear   benefits to end users, according to a new study from ABI Research. However, according to   ABI Research principal analyst Dominique Bonte, "Enterprise LBS applications for   asset and vehicle tracking and work force management will become an important revenue   generator for carriers in the future as companies will increasingly deploy mobile   solutions to reduce costs, increase efficiency and improve customer service. As the   reliability and performance of mobile enterprise solutions improves and the concerns about   maintenance costs, data protection and integrity are addressed, corporations will   increasingly adopt mobile solutions and LBS applications in their daily activities."  

 

"Marriage of GPS and Web proves boon to some" : http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/11/AR2008071103296.html?hpid=topnews.     "The market for location-based cell phone services has almost tripled in   the past year as the pairing of GPS tracking applications and Internet browsing has proved   a bonanza for merchants, online advertisers and other businesses as well as a convenience   for parents and people who want to keep track of their friends. But the tracking features   may also let unintended audiences keep tabs on their whereabouts."

 

"Next step: Parking spot reservations?" : http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/12/business/12newpark.html.     "San Francisco will experiment this fall with a sensor system that advises   motorists where they can find the rare empty parking space on city streets. The sensors,   connected to 4-inch-by-4-inch strips of plastic that are attached to pavement beside the   parking spots, will alert people either by overhead street signs or a smartphone alert.   The technology also will enable users to feed their meter via their handset."

 

Et aussi :

   

• "Navtones Adds GPS Navigation Voiced by Kim Cattrall"       : http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/06-25-2008/0004838760&EDATE=       
   
• "Location-Based Microblog Service Globme Goes Beta"       : http://mashable.com/2008/06/26/globme/       
   
• Les Pages Jaunes ajoutent 4 nouvelles villes au service Ville en 3D       : http://v3d.pagesjaunes.fr/
   
• "Palm announces unlocked Centro, Google Maps with My       Location" : http://www.palm.com/us/products/smartphones/centro/       
   
• "Skyhook plugs into GPS for geolocation service" :       http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9980618-7.html       
   
• "Mio Technology debuts Knight Rider-themed GPS device"       : http://www.fiercewireless.com/press-releases/knight-rider-tm-gps-mio-brings-k-i-t-t-every-car       
   
• "Google Maps takes steps toward walking directions"       : http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2008/07/google-maps-tests-walking-directions.html       
   
• "mobilePeople extends deal with Yell UK. Search firm       mobilePeople has continued its collaboration with Yell UK on map-based info" : http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/30977/mobilePeople-extends-deal-with-Yell-UK       
   
• "Yell mobile updates mobile mapping location" : http://www.andrewgrill.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/yell-mobile-updates-mobile-mapping-location/       
   
• "Praized Offers Websites Free Local Search" : http://mashable.com/2008/07/09/praized/       
   
• "Good at Location-Based Networking, ZKOUT Has Its Limits"       : http://mashable.com/2008/07/12/zkout/       
   
• "Now Browse Whole Towns and Cities in 3D with Google Earth"       : http://mashable.com/2008/07/15/google-earth-3d-cities/       
   
• Cannes modélise ses projets urbanistiques en 3D : http://www.atelier.fr/medias-loisirs/10/08072008/cannes-modelise-ses-projets-urbanistiques-en-3d-36840-.html       
   
• Des alertes SMS localisable ! :       http://www.servicesmobiles.fr/services_mobiles/2008/07/des-alertes-sms.html.       Démonstration : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ja1GO-s6Pkk       
   
• "Google Maps for walkers, Microsoft Virtual Earth expand"       : http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-9996435-2.html       
   
• "Crowd-sourcing the e-car" : http://uk.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUKL1870916120080723       
   
• "1394 Trade Association Introduces New 1394 Copper       Automotive Standard for Vehicle Navigation, Entertainment, Environmental, Camera Systems"       : http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20080725005147/en       
   
• "Nissan has announced the first commercial application of       the Star Wings navigation system, the joint project between Nissan and the Beijing       Transport Information Centre (BTIC)" : http://social.telematicsupdate.com/content/star-wings-navigation-system-goes-commercial       
   
• "Lenovo launches GPS-enabled laptops for SMB market"       : http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/index.php?action=article&numero=968       
   
• "Vodafone UK and Telmap have partnered with Microsoft's       Multimap to launch Find & Go - a service that links a web-mapping portal with       navigation and local search on a mobile phone" : http://social.telematicsupdate.com/content/vodafone-uk-and-telmap-team-multimap       
   
• "TrafficCast enhances Yahoo! Map interactivity with       real-time traffic data" : http://social.telematicsupdate.com/content/trafficcast-extends-partnership-yahoo       
   
• "Clear Channel Radio's Total Traffic Network (CCTTN) has       announced that half a million people are now signed up for the company's real-time traffic       service" : http://social.telematicsupdate.com/content/clear-channel-radio%E2%80%99s-ttn-delivers-real-time-traffic-500000-subscribers