Applications of Location Information Location aware information services e.g., E911, location-based search target advertisement, tour guide inventory management, traffic monitoring, disaster recovery intrusion detection Scientific applications e. g, air/water quality monitoring, environmental studies, biodiversity ° Military applications Resource selection(server, printer, etc.) Sensor networks ° Geographic routing Sensing data without knowing the location is meaningless IEEE Computer, Vol 33, 2000 New applications enabled by availability of locationsApplications of Location Information • Location aware information services • e.g., E911, location-based search, target advertisement, tour guide, inventory management, traffic monitoring, disaster recovery, intrusion detection • Scientific applications • e.g., air/water quality monitoring, environmental studies, biodiversity • Military applications • Resource selection (server, printer, etc.) • Sensor networks • Geographic routing • “Sensing data without knowing the location is meaningless.” [IEEE Computer, Vol. 33, 2000] • New applications enabled by availability of locations