Thomas Kunz
Dept. of Systems and Computer Engineering
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Tourist Guides
nMost (all?) guides
include mapping component
nLocation information
possibly provided by GPS or other location
tracking sensors
nData has to be
served from a server
–client devices very constraint (space, memory, CPU)
–data changes dynamically (overlay of busses, traffic
congestion, accidents, …)
nQuestion: can we
design “mapviewer” client on PDAs?
–On The Move: CityGuide works under Windows 95
–Citikey: Maps static and stored locally (if available at
all)
–Use Java for ease of portability/development