Abstract
Location Based Services (LBS) leverages user' s physical location to provide
him the desired information. Latest research shows that there has been a
significant increase in the use of LBS. This can be attributed to the
increasing need for instant services, received at ease. The growth in LBS
services is mainly fueled by the growth in smart phones adoption worldwide.
These GPS enabled smart phones lay platform for enhanced service requirements
like asset management, fleet management etc. LBS is now rapidly advancing in
providing solutions to such requirements. Research indicates, LBS is primarily
used for enterprise applications in industries. For consumers, it is mainly
used for finding directions and then for finding location of friends and
children. LBS find application in many industries; like transportation,
courier services, healthcare, etc. In the healthcare industry, where quick
response is of high priority, LBS has made a profound impact.
Advent of LBS in healthcare has enabled healthcare industries to consolidate
various applications like fleet management, asset management, people
surveillance etc (as all such applications can be handled by LBS alone). This
has led to a new trend of consolidation of application in the healthcare
industry.
The report by TechNavio Insights forecasts the size of the Global Location
Based Service Market in Healthcare Industry over the period 2008-2012. It
segments the market into various geographic regions (representing the market
size for each of these regions). Further, it discusses the LBS segmentation
usage categories, key market trends, drivers and challenges of the Global
Location Based Service Market in Healthcare Industry, and profiles some of the
key vendors of this Industry.
TechNavio Insights is a set of reports based on TechNavio - a market
intelligence platform for the IT industry. It builds on the intelligence
available within TechNavio, and leverages on the custom research experience of
the ' Technology Navigators' . TechNavio is built on years of experience of
Infiniti Research in deep dive custom research and consulting for over 30
Fortune 500 companies and numerous large and mid-sized companies.
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