The ability to determine the position of any one or anything in real time is driving new business opportunities in many industries. There is a growing ecosystem of solution providers offering complementary hardware, software and data needed to drive the Geospatial and Location Based Services. The key to driving this new business area is successful collaboration and partnership. Oracle and Tele Atlas, both recognized industry leaders within this domain, are looking for partners to join them in creating a community that can drive the market for geospatial and location based solutions.

Overview

The European Center for Innovation in Geospatial & Location Based Services is a new multi-disciplined community focused on :

• Introduction of new ideas
• Networking
• Knowledge sharing
• Value proposition building

in the domains of Geospatial and Location Based Services. We will welcome organizations from the ICT industry, Public Sector, the academic world, the European Community and industry.

Launch Conference

Oracle and Tele Atlas will launch the community in June 2007 with a conference on Geospatial & Location Based Services. As well as hearing from speakers from a number of key industry players, the conference will :

• bring together organizations with complementary skills & knowledge
• present the community operating mode
• identify areas of joint collaboration and further engagement
• present a working community to drive adoption of Geospatial and Location Based Services
• share knowledge on innovative solutions, partnerships and case studies

Community Governance

All members of the community will be invited to participate in the agenda definition, training, knowledge sharing and lead generation events. A rotating council will meet at regular intervals to drive the community forward. Further details on how to participate will be clarified during the kick-off event.