Want to put your LBS application in the hands of millions of mobile device users? Enter the 2008 NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge for your chance at cash, prizes, and the opportunity to showcase your location-enabled application to the entire LBS industry. Eight previous LBS Challenge contestants have received venture capital funding and nine past LBS Challenge winners have launched commercial applications on major wireless carriers, including Verizon Wireless and Sprint. Click here for details.
11:00 AM Central, Thursday, August 30, 2007 Presenters: Steven Si, Technical Consultant; Ejaz Iqbal, Technical Consultant; Adam Grabowski, Content Manager
Learn RDF extraction techniques from NAVTEQ experts. This webinar will focus on best practices and guidelines for working with the NAVTEQ RDF format.
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This article outlines the differences between WiMax, a second-generation wireless digital communications system, and Wi-Fi, which uses an unlicensed spectrum to provide access to a network. With WiMax, WiFi-like data types are easily supported, but the issue of interference is lessened. Click here to dowload this article!
JSR 179 is a specification developed under the Java Community Process. It defines a J2ME optional package that enables developers to write mobile location-based applications for resource-limited devices. The API, at a minimum, works on the J2ME Connected, Limited Device Configuration (CLDC) v1.1. It is designed to provide a compact and generic API that produces information about the device's present physical location to Java applications. This developer guide intends to provide the user with a comprehensive overview of the JSR including sample code. Click here to download this developer guide!
Route calculation has a significant impact on the experience an end-user has with your LBS application. In order to fully optimize this experience, it is essential the basics of Route Calculation are understood. 'Understanding the Basics of Route Calculation' is the first in a series of introductory webinars provided by the NAVTEQ Network for Developers topics core to LBS development. This webinar will focus on introductory topics such as...
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