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Podcast: Hybrid Positioning and Your Future


by Joe Francica and Adena Schutzberg
January 27, 2009

Hybrid positioning refers to handsets that use GPS and another technology to determine the device's location. Such solutions use Wi-Fi access points, cell towers, TV towers and their related signals, RFID and/or Bluetooth as a companion for when GPS is not enough. A recent report suggests growing use of hybrid solutions. What might your future and that of geospatial marketplace look like as these solutions proliferate? Our editors share some scenarios and point out gaps in the existing infrastructure, i.e., places to make money.

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Show Notes

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Dylan Lorimer, Product Manager, Google Enterprise Geospatial