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Uploading Routes to Garmin fēnix 3 (or: #letmeusemydata)

One problem described recently is how to get useful track and waypoint information out of Garmin's rather closed world. The other direction can be equally tricky, by which I mean how to get tracks and waypoints onto the device to... Read more →

How to Create and Use Waypoints with Garmin Devices (or: #givememydata)

Imagine you are hiking or walking and you are using a GPS to record your track. Modern devices such as Garmin's watches allow you to "Save Locations" along the way, which can be a handy way to mark some kind... Read more →

A JSON Format for GPS Data on the Web

The Global Positioning System (GPS) has revolutionized many things, and has become an integral part of many mobile computing scenarios. Also, it has become essential for many outdoor and sports enthusiast, or simply fitness-interested people, by using GPS-enabled wearables (such... Read more →

JSON or RDF? Just Decide

A little while ago (almost three years), Mark Nottingham wrote his excellent article JSON or XML? Just Decide, and it seems that it's time to update that a little. But it also is a good opportunity to put it in... Read more →

LocWeb 2015: Call for Papers

The 5th International Workshop on Location and the Web (LocWeb 2015) Held in conjunction with WWW2015, the 24th International World Wide Web Conference Florence, Italy, May 19, 2015. We are very happy to announce that LocWeb 2015 will take place... Read more →

Why Wear Wearables?

With the iWatch hype reaching all-time highs, it seems clear that the landscape of wearables will change quite dramatically over the next year or so. But as usual, it's much harder to predict how things will change, instead of just... Read more →

Open Spatial Services

is location a web concept (yet)? not really so far, even though of course there are many location-based services (LBS) out there. but many are trapped in specific services such as google maps or foursquare, often for business reasons, sometimes... Read more →

Web of Things 2011 (WoT 2011): Call for Papers

Second International Workshop on the Web of Things (WoT 2011) In conjunction with the Ninth International Conference on Pervasive Computing (Pervasive 2011), San Francisco, California Web site: http://www.webofthings.com/wot/2011/ Paper submission deadline: February 4, 2011 Notification of acceptance: March 11, 2011... Read more →

LocWeb 2010: Call for Papers

Third International Workshop on Location and the Web (LocWeb 2010) http://medien.informatik.uni-oldenburg.de/LocWeb2010/ Tokyo, Japan, November 29, 2010 Co-located with Internet of Things 2010 (IoT 2010) http://www.iot2010.org/ Twitter: @LocWeb2010 The Third International Workshop on Location and the Web (LocWeb 2010) focuses on... Read more →

OneSpace 2010: Call for Papers

3rd International Workshop on Blending Physical and Digital Spaces on the Internet (OneSpace 2010) In conjunction with the Future Internet Symposium 2010 (FIS 2010) September 20, 2010, Berlin, Germany Deadline for submission: July 23, 2010 Full, demos, and position papers... Read more →