1. Future for location based services and
Android
Philipp Kandal / Twitter: @apphil / CTO & Co-Founder skobbler / GM Telenav Europe9th April 2014

2. Trends for Location based services
Maps / Location are going to be fully
everywhere
@apphil #2
Location based services are
having a huge breakthrough

3. Trends for Location based services
#1 Augmented reality & Glasses
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Finally AR is making a
breakthrough

4. Trends for Location based services
#1 Google Glass: Navigation example
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5. Trends for Location based services
#2 Smart watches
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6. Trends for Location based services
#2 Smart watches: Navivation integration
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7. Trends for Location based services @apphil #7
#3 Car integration (MirrorLink / CarPlay /
Windows in the car / Android in the car)

8. Trends for Location based services
#4 Rise of indoor location (NFC & iBeacon)
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NFC would be a huge boost for
indoor location and payment

9. Trends for Location based services
#4 iBeacon: Short range indoor location
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10. Trends for Location based services (Right map ODBL @OpenStreetMap)
#5 Styling – custom maps based on app UI
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Pushed by: Google Maps API
and Mapbox

11. Trends for Location based services (Maps OdBL @OpenStreetMap)
#5 Styling – custom maps based on app UI
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12. Trends for Location based services
#6 The rise of open data and open maps
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13. OSM Introduction
OpenStreetMap facts
The OpenStreetMap community grows continuously and is very active.
13
2013
(Russia / day)

14. Trends for Location based services
#7 Always-on location
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2014 / 2015 low-power GPS
receivers will cause
breakthrough for always on
location services

15. Trends for Location based services
#8 Glonass & more accurate location
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Modern phones include multi-
band GPS / GLONASS
receivers for faster and more
accurate positioning

16. Trends for Location based services
#9 Geofencing (preserves battery)
@apphil #16
Google Play Services 4.0+
(with great battery live)

17. Trends for Location based services
#10 HTML5 Geolocation and IP fallback
@apphil #17
Location is becoming a key
ingredient in all modern
browsers

18. Trends for Location based services
#11 Discovery over searching
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XYZ

19. Trends for Location based services
#12 From distance to time based
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Normal users don’t
understand km – use minutes

20. Trends for Location based services
LBS are moving in very fast
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21. Recommended reading
Further reading
@apphil #21
„ Apphil.net (My blog on mobile & location)
„ Abalakov’s thoughts on OSM: www.abalakov.com
„ OpenGeoData Blog: http://opengeodata.org/
„ TNW Location blog
„ Latitude41 Blog
„ Google Geo developers blog

22. Thank you for your attention!
Get in Touch: philipp.kandal@skobbler.com
Phone: +49-172-4597015
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