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Abstract


Paper
Where'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