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There is no doubt that a large amount of calculation costs a long time. With the use of cloud computing, the navigation device is able to calculate the shortest available road, distinguish traffic congestion and supply appropriate suggestions for users in an extreme short time. As Bahl, P, Han, R. Y, Li, L. E., & Satyanarayanan, M. (2012) said, blinks or speaks to the user was much easier to use than traditional navigation system. Currently, some of navigation device has such a function of speech recognition, which can be also calculation by cloud computing. What is more, cloud storage arranged for a great deal of navigation data is a significant innovation for saving time. In short, navigation device has a more effective and efficient performance with the adoption of cloud computing.
With the
improvement of people's living standards, they do not only satisfy with the only
travel information navigation, which is just the most basic function for the
new generation of navigation device. What is the first jump in your mind that what
is such a situation where people need a navigation device in most cases? Yes, that
is when they are in tour at a strange place. In contrast to traditional product
that could be observe before purchase, tourism is an intangible experience that
always comes with uncertainty and risk (Goossens, 1995). People look forward to
getting answer of the location of food, banks, hotels, fuel, airports or other
places of interests from useful navigation. This modern forms of communication
with tourists by providing information about opportunities which a
tourist-friendly region offer, will be based on the technologically advanced
information and navigation system, which will allow for efficient management of
tourist and cultural products. The system of monitoring tourists on the move
can ensure their safety and comfort on the trails.
New Business Model
Owning to the rapid spread of cloud computing
over the world, folks are desired to see more applications in diverse domains.
Navigation device is one of the practical mobile applications in our life. A
navigation device is a device that accurately calculates geographical location
by receiving information from satellites with the use of GPS (Global
Positioning System). At the beginning, this device was developed for military.
As the time has gone, it became an ordinary device that helps people find a
correct way to their destinations. Generally
speaking, a navigation device is able to provide information such as:
(1) The
roads or paths available
(2) Traffic
congestion and alternative routes
(3) Roads
or paths that might be taken to get to the destination
(4) If
some roads are busy (now or historically) the best route to take
(5) The
shortest route between the two locations
(6) The
different options to drive on highway or back roads
There is no doubt that a large amount of calculation costs a long time. With the use of cloud computing, the navigation device is able to calculate the shortest available road, distinguish traffic congestion and supply appropriate suggestions for users in an extreme short time. As Bahl, P, Han, R. Y, Li, L. E., & Satyanarayanan, M. (2012) said, blinks or speaks to the user was much easier to use than traditional navigation system. Currently, some of navigation device has such a function of speech recognition, which can be also calculation by cloud computing. What is more, cloud storage arranged for a great deal of navigation data is a significant innovation for saving time. In short, navigation device has a more effective and efficient performance with the adoption of cloud computing.
Prasad,
R., Dixit, S., Van Nee, R., & Ojanpera, T. (Eds.). (2010) predicted that in a not
distant future, wireless data connectivity between mobile device and satellites
was destined to reshape the environment we live and impact our lives in ways
that we could hardly imagine. So how is navigation device going to be and what
opportunities does it have?
With the
improvement of people's living standards, they do not only satisfy with the only
travel information navigation, which is just the most basic function for the
new generation of navigation device. What is the first jump in your mind that what
is such a situation where people need a navigation device in most cases? Yes, that
is when they are in tour at a strange place. In contrast to traditional product
that could be observe before purchase, tourism is an intangible experience that
always comes with uncertainty and risk (Goossens, 1995). People look forward to
getting answer of the location of food, banks, hotels, fuel, airports or other
places of interests from useful navigation. This modern forms of communication
with tourists by providing information about opportunities which a
tourist-friendly region offer, will be based on the technologically advanced
information and navigation system, which will allow for efficient management of
tourist and cultural products. The system of monitoring tourists on the move
can ensure their safety and comfort on the trails.New Business Model
Under the
globalization, it has a bright prospect of cooperation with other industries
such as tourism, catering and traffic, which meet the diverse requirements of
users.
According to the
research from UNWTO (2012), the number of tourist keeps growing as you see in
the following bar chart. What a tremendous potential of it! For the aspect of
tourism, navigation device can guide users to scenic spots as well as top-ranking
hotels as a guider. Therefore, tourism industries are willing to provide professional
knowledge and detailed information that attract tourists as advertisements. For
the aspect of catering, it seems that tourists prefer to have distinctive
indigenous food. Multiple choices for tourists activate the enthusiasm of the
cooperation between navigation and catering. So do other industries. In fact,
it is a win-win business model. I believe that more and more other industries
will join it in the coming day as the requirements of users are growing
invariably. In addition, globalized navigation can share the accurate, detailed
and fresh information by some self-developed internal software instantly
without time lag through cloud. Also, it allows them to handle and resolve
different requests from different places efficiently.
TomTom Company aims at developing a
series of outstanding GPS navigation devices as well as GPS sport watches. Its
strategic approaches are to provide more humanization design and comprehensive
function for products. Certainly this means that it must make more cooperation
with third party industries. The newest navigation device is available for loud
computing, speech recognition, touch screen, and playing music, DVD as a
personal digital assistant. Navigation device is not only itself but also a
multimedia device. This idea innovation was quickly accepted by users and
became popular.
New
Knowledge Management
Knowledge management (KM) is the process of capturing, developing,
sharing, and effectively using organizational knowledge (Davenport, 1994). An
emerging technology may bring a radical innovation in knowledge management. In general, in order to provide a better service for
customers, service industries have to face a challege with increasing need of
IT and infrastructure involved to keep and manage customer information. The
more sophisticated the IT landscape is, the more investment will be required
for getting the suitable IT infrastructure in place. Cloud computing provides
such a suitable way to reduce the total expenditure of ownership and change how
they spend. In the meantime, it is also showing a capability that enables the
organization to react faster towards customer demands. For these reasons, they have
better ways of knowledge management and quicker access of knowledge sharing, changing,
and improving knowledge sharing.
Innovation for TomTom
TomTom Company aims at developing a
series of outstanding GPS navigation devices as well as GPS sport watches. Its
strategic approaches are to provide more humanization design and comprehensive
function for products. Certainly this means that it must make more cooperation
with third party industries. The newest navigation device is available for loud
computing, speech recognition, touch screen, and playing music, DVD as a
personal digital assistant. Navigation device is not only itself but also a
multimedia device. This idea innovation was quickly accepted by users and
became popular.
Conclusion
In conclusion, a navigation device is a device that accurately calculates geographical location by receiving information from satellites. With the use of emerging technology cloud computing, the calculations of navigation could be optimized and provide a better performance. Under the globalization, the cloud-based industry has a bright prospect of cooperation with other industries such as tourism, catering and traffic, which meet the diverse requirements of users. A win-win model facilitates the sustainable development among them.
In conclusion, a navigation device is a device that accurately calculates geographical location by receiving information from satellites. With the use of emerging technology cloud computing, the calculations of navigation could be optimized and provide a better performance. Under the globalization, the cloud-based industry has a bright prospect of cooperation with other industries such as tourism, catering and traffic, which meet the diverse requirements of users. A win-win model facilitates the sustainable development among them.
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21-28). ACM.
(2) Prasad, R., Dixit, S., Van Nee, R., &
Ojanpera, T. (Eds.). (2010). Globalization of Mobile and Wireless
Communications: Today and in 2020. Springer
Science & Business Media.
(3) Goossens, C. F. (1995). External
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& Tourism Marketing, 3(3), 89 -107.
(4) UNWTO (2012). Tourist Arrivals by
Region of Origin.
(5) Davenport,
Thomas H. (1994). "Saving IT's Soul: Human Centered Information
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