GI3010 Location Based Services Syllabus:

GI3010 Location Based Services Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

 To impart knowledge to design and develop next generation location based information systems involving mobile devices.

UNIT I INTRODUCTION

Introduction – Evolution of Location Based Services – Application Areas of Location Based Services (LBS) – Application Taxonomy – LBS Privacy – LBS Markets and Customer Segments

UNIT II PLATFORM AND ARCHITECTURE

LBS Components – Data Capture and Collection – LBS Middleware Standards (Open GML,KML) – Mobile Platform Technologies for LBS

UNIT III DATA AND VISUALIZATION TOOLS

LBS Data – Crowd Sourcing and Open street Maps ,Google Earth, Google Maps, Bing Maps – Content Distribution formats – GeoJSON, GeoRSS, KML – Generating KML‟s Dynamically – Location determination: Indoor GPS, Network based positioning techniques, short range positioning, Hybrid Positioning

UNIT IV LBS APPLICATIONS

Vehicle Tracking: Tracking concepts, components of vehicle tracking, online and offline tracking. Alarms used in vehicle tracking, Fleet Management – Vehicle Navigation: Navigation concepts for Road, Waterways and Airways – components of vehicle navigation, file formats used for navigation – Distress call management

UNIT V COMMUNICATION & BUSINESS IN LBS

Communication in LBS: maps – issues –multi model and context aware modes – emerging sectors – emerging products – standard digitization – legal and social issues

TOTAL :45 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES:

On completion of the course, the student is expected to
CO1 Understand the evolution and application of Location Based Services
CO2 The concepts of Location Based Services and architecture
CO3 Summarize the tools available for data and visualization of LBS
CO4 Identify the various feasible LBS applications
CO5 Identify the communication modes and business in LBS

TEXT BOOKS:

1. Location-Based Services and Geo-Information Engineering by Allan Brimicombe, Chao Li, ISBN: 978-0-470-85737-3 August 2009
2. Jochen Schiller & Agnes Voisard“ Location – Based Services” Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 2004
3. Richard Ferraro & Murat Aktihanoglu “Location-Aware Applications” Manning Publications Company, 2011
4. Syed A. Ahson& Mohammad Ilyas “Location-Based Services Handbook: Applications, Technologies, and Security – CRC Press, 2010

REFERENCES:

1. Next Generation Location Based Services for Mobile – Sidney Shek CSC – http://assets1. csc.com/lef/downloads/CSC_Grant_2010_Next_Generation_Location_Based_Services_for Mobile_Devices.pdf