A location-based service is an information and entertainment service, accessible with mobile devices through the mobile network and utilizing the ability to make use of the geographical position of the mobile device.LBS services can be used in a variety of contexts, such as health, work, personal life, etc.LBS services include services to identify a location of a person or object, such as discovering the nearest banking cash machine or the whereabouts of a friend or employee. LBS services include parcel tracking and vehicle tracking services. LBS can include mobile commerce when taking the form of coupons or advertising directed at customers based on their current location. They include personalized weather services and even location-based games. They are an example of telecommunication convergence.This concept of location based systems is not compliant with the standardized concept of real time locating systems and related local services, as noted in ISO/IEC 19762-5 and ISO/IEC 24730-1.

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