A geographic XML-based format for the mobile environment

The rapid emerging of the mobile Internet provides new opportunities for information services. One of the service types is tied to mobile location technology that allows the definition of the geographical location of a mobile user. It enables the development of a new class geographical information services. Location-based applications require careful development of the general architecture as well as a data format for information transfer due to restrictions of mobile devices and wireless data networks. The author examines the use of different format types in mobile information services for the representation of geographical information. Then, he proposes to use an XML-based data model language for geographical information description in such systems. He describes the logical structure for the new format and basic tags. He expects that the format helps in effective development of geographical applications for the mobile environment.