Indoor location-based services are about to get a healthy boost thanks to efforts put forth by a collection of 22 different tech industry giants which include Nokia, Samsung, Sony, Qualcomm, and Broadcom. The nearly two dozen tech companies will be known collectively as In-Location, and together, the group will work to further develop and ultimately increase adoption of mainstream indoor positioning technology along with any and all services that might be associated with it. The indoor location innovations are set to be based mostly on Bluetooth 4.0 and current Wi-Fi standards, plus there will be an emphasis on open interfaces and standards-based technologies to ensure multivendor compatibility. Expect the newly developed indoor location-based services to launch some time next year.
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- Here is the full list of In-Location members: Broadcom, CSR, Dialog Semiconductor, Eptisa, Geomobile, Genasys, Indra, Insiteo, Nokia, Nomadic Solutions, Nordic Semiconductor, Nordic Technology Group, NowOn, Primax Electronics, Qualcomm, RapidBlue Solutions, Samsung Electronics, Seolane Innovation, Sony Mobile Communications, TamperSeal AB, Team Action Zone and Visioglobe.
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One big potential use is allowing smartphone users to broadcast their locations on a more exact level, allowing friends to find them in crowds with minimal fuss (think about what this will mean for services like Foursquare).- Ricardo Bilton, Venture Beat
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