Glympse

 http://www.glympse.com/

Glympse, a geospatial application developed to share your location with friends, family and business associates . Glympse is an application which uses smart phone technology to track real time locations and make them available for others to view. With Glympse, security features permit you to choose who is able to see your current location. These features allow for you to post your location to the social networking sites Facebook and Twitter or merely send it to the phone of a selected individual. The technology of real time location sharing provided by Glympse is an important tool in communicating with others and an alternative to texting or talking while driving . Because the program displays a real time location of your whereabouts it is easier for people to locate you and know of your safety. Glympse is an application that can be used for numerous purposes with the main objective to share your geographical location, routes and destinations. Location sharing applications are not only available with Glympse but through different programs such as Loopt, Gowalla and Foursquare. The program Loopt allows you to use your current location to find friends, places and activities nearby . Gowalla is another program which is designed to share your location with others as well as share your experiences through photos and recommendations . This application also provides ‘badges’ for explored locations like Foursquare. Foursquare is the application which simulates a game, encouraging people to explore new spaces for point collection . Although Glympse does not provide features such as nearby attractions, location recommendations and photos or a game like experience, it is an ideal program for simple location communication. Before getting into more details about Glympse, here is a video describing this geospatial application:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg-MsCQJ6n4

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