(keitai-l) Re: Location Based Services ?

From: Curt Sampson <cjs_at_cynic.net>
Date: 08/30/03
Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.4.51.0308302031030.507@angelic-vtfw.cvpn.cynic.net>
On Fri, 29 Aug 2003, Ken Chang wrote:

> the response time is an issue, but accuracy is much more important.
> cell id won't reliably tell you the nearest station because it can
> easily have error of kilometers and give you wrong directions.

Not all location based services need an exact position, of course, so it
really depends on the particular LBSS.

But under what circumstances would you get an error of "kilometers" when
using cell ID?

cjs
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Received on Sat Aug 30 14:38:53 2003