AbstractWhere's Waldo? An Explanation of International GIS/Location Based Services Track: Location Services Author(s): Rebecca Robbins The presentation will provide information on international LBSs. In-depth answers to how an international locator service is used as a component within Internet e-commerce, channel management and opportunity management application will also be presented. The following topics will be covered: How is an international LBS created with GIS data and software? Case study Denmark or Israel 1. Acquiring the GIS data: Contacting vendors Sample and test Contracting and licensing 2. Software for the LBS: Esri software in preprocessing Esri software for Internet Manning multiple international LBSs that have a 24 hour load. Case study of InfoNow Corporation's client, Visa International How do Internet users around the world interpret an international locator Web site? Rebecca Robbins InfoNow Corporation GIS Development 1875 Lawrence St Suite 1100 Denver , CO 80202 USA Phone: 303 308 3328 Fax: 303 293 0213 E-mail: rrobbins@infonow.com |