This module offers a comprehensive overview of the applications, opportunities and impacts of location-based services. It covers:

• the current and emerging technologies for creating platforms for mobile content, services and applications;
• location-based business models emerging in the mobile marketplace;
• how to plan and design a system architecture suitable for developing location-based services for a range of applications and target audiences;
• the legislative framework pertaining to location-based services; and
• the social implications of the provision of personal location-based information.