MOPSI location-based search engine

Abstract

Traditional location-based services use databases where all entries have been explicitly georeferenced beforehand. We propose an alternative approach based on web search and using ad-hoc georeferencing of web-pages. We denote it as location-based search engine and emphasize its seemingly small but significant distinction from traditional location-based services. We outline how to construct such search engine and prove its effectiveness using a prototype called MOPSI search.