Location-based service

A digital service that uses a device’s geographic location to provide information or functionality tailored to where the device is.

Global Positioning System: A satellite navigation system that provides positioning, navigation, and timing information worldwide. It supplies outdoor coordinates that many location-based services use.
Navigation system: A system that determines routes and guides movement between locations. Live positioning lets it update directions as a traveler moves.
Geographic information system: A system for collecting, managing, analyzing, and displaying data tied to geographic locations. It provides the broader mapping and spatial-analysis framework behind many services.
Location privacy: The control and protection of information that reveals where a person or device is or has been. Location-based services can expose routines and sensitive visits through collected data.
Inertial navigation system: A navigation system that estimates movement from accelerometers and gyroscopes without external positioning signals. It can track motion without continuously relying on network or satellite location.
Wi-Fi positioning system: A method of estimating location by measuring nearby Wi-Fi access points and comparing them with a database. It can locate devices indoors or where satellite signals are weak.
Ride-hailing: A service that connects passengers with drivers through an app-based booking and payment system. It uses pickup and destination locations to match trips with nearby drivers.
Digital map: A computerized representation of geographic features, places, and spatial relationships. Services use maps to present locations and relate them to roads or landmarks.
Location tracking: The monitoring of a person’s or device’s geographic movements over time. Persistent service records can turn individual location requests into movement histories.
Radio-frequency identification: A technology that identifies tagged objects using radio waves between tags and readers. It identifies objects within reader range rather than providing general geographic coordinates.

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