Open AccessThe role of location‐based services in shaping sense of place
Author(s) -
Farrelly Glen
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
proceedings of the american society for information science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1550-8390
pISSN - 0044-7870
DOI - 10.1002/meet.14504901251
Subject(s) - sense of place , location based service , mobile device , internet privacy , connection (principal bundle) , relation (database) , computer science , world wide web , telecommunications , geography , engineering , economic geography , structural engineering , database
The increasing ubiquity of mobile devices with positioning technology has enabled more people to access and create information where it is geographically relevant. These location‐based services are growing in user adoption, yet the role of such emerging technology in our relationships to the places we encounter has not been fully examined. This paper reports on a survey study that examines how people use mobile devices in relation to place and the potential for location‐based services to improve sense of place. It was found that location‐based services enhance people's familiarity, personal engagement, and social connection to place, leading to an improved sense of place.