Location based social networks - definition, current state of the art and research agenda

Transactions in GIS

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 763-784

  Roick, Oliver ^a   Heuser, Susanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

'CURRENT; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION; LOCATION BASED; LOCATION-BASED SOCIAL NETWORKS; RESEARCH ACTIVITIES; RESEARCH AGENDA; SMART PHONES; SOCIAL NETWORK SITES; STATE OF THE ART;

LOCATION;

GIS; LOCATION DECISION; LOCATION-ALLOCATION MODEL; RESEARCH WORK; SOCIAL NETWORK;

EID: 84885470330     PISSN: 13611682     EISSN: 14679671     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tgis.12032     Document Type: Review

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