Google on Wednesday announced version 2.0 of Google Maps for mobile featuring a beta version of its new “My Location” service that serves as an alternative to GPS technology. Rather than relying on global positioning satellites for identifying a mobile user’s location, My Location uses cell tower ID information to provide users with their approximate location, helping them determine where they are, what’s around them and how to get there, Google said. The result is that users who don’t have GPS-enabled mobile phones can still take advantage of location information.
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Google Mobile Finds You, No Satellite Required
Posted by: Katherine Noyes November 28, 2007 02:14 PMGoogle on Wednesday announced version 2.0 of Google Maps for mobile featuring a beta version of its new “My Location” service that serves as an alternative to GPS technology. Rather than relying on global positioning satellites for identifying a mobile user’s location, My Location uses cell tower ID information to provide users with their approximate location, helping them determine where they are, what’s around them and how to get there, Google said. The result is that users who don’t have GPS-enabled mobile phones can still take advantage of location information.