Re: GEOPRIV and ECRIT experiments at IETF 72

... and of course, I mean IETF 72 in the first paragraph ...

Richard Barnes wrote:
> I wanted to let folks know about an experiment that some folks from the
> GEOPRIV and ECRIT working groups have been working to set up at IETF 71 
> to see if we can deliver some basic location-based applications 
> (including emergency calling), using the IETF network as a platform.
> 
> The prinicpal challenge in creating location-based applications is 
> getting location in the first place.  This experiment is getting 
> location via the IETF network: When you send the location server a 
> request for your location, it looks up which AP you're connected to and 
> returns the location of that AP (if it knows it).
> 
> Based on this location platform, we've created a few different 
> applications, including
> -- Basic location mapping
> -- ECRIT emergency calling
> -- Location-enhanced Jabber presence
> -- LoST-based discovery of nearby points of interest (e.g., museums)
> 
> Much more information is available on the web page we've created at the 
> following URI:
> <http://geopriv.googlepages.com/>
> 
> Please feel free to send email to me if you're interested in 
> participating or helping out in any way, or if you have any feedback on 
> the experiment.
> 
> Thanks
> --Richard
>