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Handbook of Research on Urban Informatics: The Practice and Promise of the Real-Time City
An article or story along with follow-up discussion centered around a physical location; possibly as a location sensitive application
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Supporting Community with Location-Sensitive Mobile Applications
John M. Carroll (The Pennsylvania State University, USA)
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 14
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-152-0.ch023
Abstract
We discuss the vision, plan, and status of a research project investigating community-oriented services and applications, comprising a wireless community network, in State College, Pennsylvania, USA. Our project specifically investigates new possibilities afforded by mobile and location-sensitive wireless networking access with respect to community engagement and informal learning, as well as broader changes in community attitudes and behaviors associated with the deployment of this new infrastructure.
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