Mobile phones turned into real life GPS pointer

7 August 2006 by axxxr

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When users wish to identify a landmark, they point the hand-held device and press a button.The iPointe device receives coordinate signals from GPS satellites and orientation information from the digital magnetic compass to identify the user's location and device's pointing angle.

Intelligent Spatial Technologies a leading developer of location-based services for mobile users, announces the availability of a unique mobile local search and content delivery platform that allows users to search the internet or query databases simply by pointing a wireless phone or other mobile device at a building, landmark, or point of interest.

The iPointer, enables next generation location-based services such as walking tours, city guides, pedestrian navigation, mobile local search, and targeted advertising. iPointer powered mobile applications are easy to use:

• Users point their cell phone, PDA, or other mobile computing device toward a location or landmark and click.
• Geospatial search criteria is acquired through input from off-the-shelf GPS receiver and digital magnetic compass components - either onboard the user’s mobile device or connected via Bluetooth.
• Positional and orientation data are submitted over the wireless network to the server-based iPointerTM Geospatial Search Engine.
• The location is first identified and then relevant location-specific content is assembled and delivered to the user’s handset. www.i-spatialtech.com