BOSTON --
Skyhook Wireless[R], provider of the patented Wi-Fi Positioning System (WPS)
and the hybrid location system XPS, today announced an integration with
LifeAware, the leading Android family and friend finding app.
LifeAware
utilizes location information to facilitate location awareness between family
members and friends. It increases your awareness of the whereabouts of your
family and friends by updating maps accessible on your mobile handset and the
web. Safety features of the application allow you to receive automatic alerts
when a family member enters or leaves a fully customizable geographical zone,
or send your location to anyone, even individuals whom are not LifeAware
members so that they can find you. Geo-tagging capabilities allow you to mark
any location and let LifeAware guide you back to it later.
"Due
to the nature of the LifeAware application, it is critical that a user's
location be captured quickly and accurately," said Gregory Moore, founder
and CEO of LifeAware. "Skyhook Wireless provides location performance and
accuracy that is not available with the current Android API, especially
indoors."
"There
are thousands of location aware mobile apps available today, and they all
require fast and accurate location," said Kate Imbach, director of
marketing and developer programs at Skyhook Wireless. "Where native
platforms like Android don't offer reliable location, developers are turning
more and more to Skyhook."
LifeAware
can be downloaded today in the Android Marketplace. Skyhook Wireless offers a
publicly available SDK for Android developers, available here:
http://www.skyhookwireless.com/developers/sdk.php.
About
Skyhook Wireless
Founded in
2003, Skyhook Wireless has pioneered the development of the first hybrid
positioning system to fully leverage Wi-Fi, GPS and cell towers delivering
precise location data supporting the growing market for location-based
services. Skyhook's hybrid positioning system XPS requires no new hardware,
works indoors and outdoors, provides an instant location and is more accurate
than current technologies in congested downtown areas. Skyhook Wireless is headquartered
in Boston, MA, and is privately held. Investors include RRE Ventures, Bain
Capital Ventures, Intel Capital and CommonAngels. For more information visit
www.skyhookwireless.com, send email to info@skyhookwireless.com or call
617-314-9802.
About LifeAware
Founded in
2008, LifeAware LLC is a Kansas City based startup with the vision of
revolutionizing the way people use mobile phones in order to stay in touch with
their family and friends. LifeAware was honored to be selected as one of the
Top 50 applications in the Android Developer Challenge I. LifeAware has been
designed with enhanced privacy controls and safety features for end users.
Location sharing can easily be turned on or off at any time on a
friend-by-friend basis or for all friends at once. For more information, visit
the LifeAware website at www.lifeaware.net or send an email to
info@lifeaaware.net.
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