Capterra Glossary
Location-aware Technology
Location-aware technology detects the current geographical location of a person, mobile device, or other moving object using various sensors and methods. Location-aware technology in the device interacts with the device's operating system to deliver location-aware or location-specific data. Location tracking methods include GPS data, cell tower triangulation, Wi-Fi data, QR codes, and RFID technology.
What Small and Midsize Businesses Need to Know About Location-aware Technology
SMBs can use location-aware technology in a variety of ways including proximity-based marketing strategies and mobile workforce management capabilities.
Related Terms
- Synchronous
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Intranet
- Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR)
- Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- Managed Service Provider (MSP)
- Haptics
- WAN (Wide-Area Network)
- Service-oriented Architecture (SOA)
- Augmented Reality (AR)
- Chief Information Officer (CIO)
- Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
- Platform as a Service (PaaS)
- Service-Level Agreement (SLA)
- Scalability
- Data Center
- Authorization
- Multitenancy