Application of Mobile Mapping and Location ...

Location Based Services (LBS) has emerged as the most powerful application of Mobile GIS. The mobile GIS based applications are becoming an important utility services on traffic information, track of the fleet, emergency services etc. An application of mobile mapping and LBS for Dehradun health services is developed with the integration of remotely sensed satellite data using Geographical Information System (GIS) and web GIS technologies. The spatial data is generated using mobile mapping. The tool addresses the emergency medical services through web GIS technology interlaced with Mobile GIS and provides medical facilities in a GIS environment for various mobile clients to find suitable facility using network analysis. The major contribution of this paper is the integrated approach of mobile GIS, LBS and Information Computing Technologies (ICTs) for health services in Derhadun city.