1. Introduction -- 2. The mobile phone -- 3. The Java platform micro edition (Java ME) -- 4. MIDlet development -- 5. Other important programming aspects -- 6. Obtaining the user's position -- 7. Storing and retrieving the data : the database -- 8. Sending and receiving data : communications -- 9. Java ME Web services -- 10. System administration -- 11. Data visualization -- 12. Processing the data -- A. Installing the software development environments (SDE).

The book provides a comprehensive introduction to developing location-based information systems based on GPS-enabled cellular phones. It describes all of the components needed to develop a location-based information system and provides readers with the opportunity to build an example application. Chapters cover obtaining a user's location, storing and retrieving data, communicating over a network, Java ME Web services, and visualizing data. In the theoretical chapters, the authors address location provider architectures, the hardware and software architecture of a mobile phone, the Java ME platform, and other important programming aspects for mobile phones-- Provided by publisher.