Cellular GSM Technology - Location aware SMS processing

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Location aware SMS processing

vadim.berman

2008-03-23, 10:33 pm

I'm developing an SMS application where location awareness is not a
must but a strong plus. Basically, a user SMSes the system and then
given location-neutral or location-based services.

I searched the group. I know that normally bulk SMS centers such as
Clickatell do not provide any location information, as a special
agreement with the operator is required.

However, I found this:
http://client338.lab.telin.nl:8080/...p/CellStats.jsp

I guess that given a cell ID I can obtain the user's coordinates
somehow. But still, cell ID is not provided either by Clickatell.

I also found this:
http://www.KnowledgeWhere.com
but I never heard of them before.

Questions:
1. Are there any SMS centers such as Clickatell that provide a cell ID
or any other hint I can use here?
2. Did anyone use the services of Knowledge Where, or any other
location aware SMS processors?

Much appreciated.

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