Mais sobre locative media. Posto nos próximos dias reflexões preliminares sobre esse tema que desenvolvi no evento Mobilefest (veja posts anteriores). Agora, com um celular, ou GPS pode-se encontrar lugares disponíveis para estacionar o carro em Paris. Equipamento móvel, informação direta do lugar, mobilidade…locative media. Vejam matéria do NYTimes, replicada no Cnet News:
Parking in Paris? Your phone will tell you where | CNET News.com:
“A service starting next month will allow a cell phone or GPS navigation device to search a parking lot database for nearby parking spots.The New York Times
By Jethro Mullen
The New York Times
Published: November 23, 2006, 6:00 AM PST
PARIS, Nov. 19–A service starting next month may help soothe the nerves of harried Parisian drivers: it could help them locate a nearby parking spot using a cell phone or GPS navigation device. The system will monitor about 120 garages across Paris. Using their cell phones, drivers will be able to find out whether a nearby garage is open and has available parking spots.
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Eight companies are participating: Orange and SFR, the two leading French mobile networks; Canal TP, Navx and V-Trafic, which specialize in travel and navigation software; consulting firms Setec and Carte Blanche Conseil; and New Technology for Citizens, a group of companies that provides travel services.”