Sessions at Where 2.0 2011 about Location

Tuesday 19th April 2011

• Over the Radar

  by Tom Coates

  “Over the Radar” is premiering for its kick-off season at Where 2.0 on April 19, 2011 during Ignite. This new chat fest sponsored by NAVTEQ Network For Developers, hosted by Brady Forrest, program co-chair of Where 2.0, will feature this team of dynamic visionaries who will discuss and in some cases debate the future of experiencing location in today’s hectic world. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore what type of armor developers, carriers, manufacturers and investors will need to set trends and keep up with the growing expectations of the public.

  • Geolocation
  • Location

  At 7:30pm to 8:00pm, Tuesday 19th April

Wednesday 20th April 2011

• Bootstrapping: Getting to an Open Spaces Database

  by Christof Hellmis, Matt Galligan, Justin Shaffer, Darian Shirazi and Tom Coates

  Stores, Malls, Bars – there locations are facts. Not owned by anyone, but gathering that data and just as importantly keeping it accurate is expensive. What can a startup do? Can they depend on larger players’ APIs? Should they buy the data? Should they depend on their users? Or should companies pool together and just maintain one canonical database of places?

  • Context and Location-based Services
  • Geo
  • Geolocation
  • Identifiers
  • Location

  At 4:20pm to 5:00pm, Wednesday 20th April

Unscheduled

• iPhone Tracking Press Conference

  by Pete Warden and Alasdair Allan

  Press conference about the #iPhoneTracking discovery.

  • iPhone
  • Location
  • News
  Coverage video