Title :
The Problems for Diffusion of Location Based Services in Rural Areas
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Law & Letters, Ehime Univ., Matsuyama, Japan
Abstract :
The progress and diffusion of ICT enabled various information services. Location based service, it is kinds of information services, has attracted attention in recent years. Since Location based service is composed of several kinds of platforms, the diffusion of location based services may be hampered in rural areas which have a tendency to be insufficient in platforms. In this study, we examine the problems for diffusion of location based services in rural areas by several case studies in Japan.
Keywords :
diffusion; information services; information technology; mobile computing; ICT; diffusion; information services; location based services; rural areas; Accuracy; Cellular phones; Cities and towns; Games; Global Positioning System; IEEE 802.11 Standards; Poles and towers; Information granurality; Location based service; Motivation; Platform;
Conference_Titel :
Applications and the Internet (SAINT), 2010 10th IEEE/IPSJ International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Seoul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7526-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-7695-4107-5
DOI :
10.1109/SAINT.2010.37
