Location based Information System using OpenStreetMap

Faced with an increasingly difficult challenge in growing both the average revenue per user (ARPU) and the number of subscribers, wireless carriers and their partners are developing a lot of new products, services, and business models based on data services. Location based services, which provide information specific to a geographic location, are a key part of this portfolio. Our Location Based Information System is such a location based application that works as a audio road guider for both the normal and visually impaired people using OpenStreetMap. OpenStreetMap (OSM) is a world-wide campaign for developing open source maps. The prospect of such open source maps is very bright in commercial, educational and political points of views. In this paper we discuss the challenges and features of our proposed Location Based Information System as an example of the usability of OpenStreetMap. We also discuss about the problems we face while developing OSM in a developing region like Bangladesh. Finally, we present the future scope of various location based services using OpenStreetMap.