Comments on: GloPos Bets Handsets Without GPS Can Provide Better-Than-GPS Accuracy

By: Stardust Global Ventures » Beyond mere location to global positioning

Stardust Global Ventures » Beyond mere location to global positioning — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:32:31 +0000

[...] that technology can improve and automate – indoor positioning. A few months back Kevin Tofel wrote on GigaOm about a company that’s been working on patent pending location both indoors and underground [...]

By: Startups Stay Inside to Find Location’s Next Big Opportunity

Startups Stay Inside to Find Location’s Next Big Opportunity — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 21:26:00 +0000

[...] here and find new ways to leverage navigation solutions. With that in mind, Point Inside and others like GloPos are going where the big boys don’t yet tread — in fact, Point Inside is actively [...]

By: Peter Cranstone

Peter Cranstone — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:57:13 +0000

>> Is there some reason why the phone with this capability cannot phone the server / home to impart this location information? No internet connection is required.<<

Let's say it does. What do you do with the data? Does it have as much "value" if you cannot communicate back to the individual on the phone. Essentially it becomes a tracking device and I suspect will be difficult to monetize especially when everyone is now connecting to the Internet via their phones and there's free software out there that can send location to any web server.

By: macdad

macdad — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:11:20 +0000

Is there some reason why the phone with this capability cannot phone the server / home to impart this location information? No internet connection is required.

By: This Week in Mobility #71 « This Week in Mobility

This Week in Mobility #71 « This Week in Mobility — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 01:06:58 +0000

[...] technology offers positioning to within 1-40 meters, including indoor and underground locations. GigaOm Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)SlingPlayer Mobile 1.1 for iPhone picks up App [...]

By: Peter Cranstone

Peter Cranstone — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:03:23 +0000

Alex,

>> it’s not a service nor an app.

Then what is it?

What format is the data in?

Does the data go to GloPos servers or can you send it anywhere ie… to any web server?

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:46:05 +0000

Yes the dependency is a connection, but the actual data is less than 0,1kb =100 bytes per position. So for example, turn-by-turn navigation could be used for a whole day with less than one megabyte of data

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:43:08 +0000

GloPos is a technology that enables indoor positioning on any phone, it’s not a service nor an app.

By: Alan Cheslow: GloPos improves cellular triangulation location accuracy | Consumer Electronics | Connected Devices | Digital Home

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:40:15 +0000

[...] Cheslow GloPos improves cellular triangulation location accuracy – http://gigaom.com/2009… 1 hour [...]

By: Stev

Stev — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:27:03 +0000

Huxley and Orwell must be spinning in their graves.

By: Peter Cranstone

Peter Cranstone — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:08:47 +0000

So the dependencies are “an internet connection” (fine as we’re all going to have one soon).

Next question – can it go to any server or is it just their servers?

Plus what format is it in? NEMA?

By: DEC

DEC — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:06:29 +0000

“its location algorithm, which sends small amounts of data — as little as 100Kb — from a standard phone to a server”

So, that 2005 RAZR has a 3G data plan?Anyone on a pay as you go plan would see their bill shoot up dramatically. For example, VZW hits you with a $1.99 charge per MB, and they don’t round down. How many times per day would GloPos be phoning home?

By: Peter Cranstone

Peter Cranstone — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:18:04 +0000

The problem is no longer location – it’s the service it attaches to. There’s free software out there that allows your mobile browser to send location and device data to any web server on the planet (no need to code a mobile app) all you need is a script to read the incoming data.

So now you have the data – what service do you deliver back?

Also one other question – do they encrypt the location data they send to their servers?