The nearest gas station is three kilometers, and the string-le children are still in school - this kind of information will soon be able to provide us with your mobile phone. Poland is one of the first countries in which they are placed on so-called location-based services. When they used to provide is the ability to automatically determine the current position of the camera and the same subscriber. This cell will be able to play the role of guide, but a spy. - Many ride around the country and are often looking for the nearest gas station or place where I could eat or sleep. Sometimes I lose it a lot time. It'll be easier if the relevant information obtained in a few seconds, using a mobile phone - said Janusz Kulig, Polish rally champion.The advantages of the new functions cell pone spy can already see Plus GSM subscribers and owners of mobile Simplus. The pilot service is available plus information about upcoming hotels, restaurants, petrol stations, bank branches, ATMs, cinemas, theaters and shops in the corporate network 40 thousand. locations. For now, you must first send an SMS to the address at which it is located, and then receives instructions on how to get him to an interesting place. - Coming soon introduce the automatic determination of user position - Richard Woronowicz provides network Plus GSM. It is worth noting that the approximate location of the camera can be determined from the beginning of the development of mobile phones (each phone is assigned to several base stations), but operators are only now beginning commercial use of this data.Gradually, the Plus will be incorporated information about the subsequent facilities, including hospitals, police stations, pharmacies, post offices and supermarkets. Similar information may be subscribers of Age. The city website accessible via WAP collected data on institutions and establishments of service of two thousand locations. Is tested automatically identify your location in Poznan and Warsaw.An employee under the magnifying glassSince April of location-based services can use Polish companies. Work on the company Protek Monitel began in early 2000 - By Protec employer's non-stop to see the map, where are their employees. This particular feature is useful for shipping companies, security services and service and companies that employ agents working on the ground - said Andrzej Pęk, President Monitela. The new system also helps to efficiently manage time and increasing productivity of employees is one of most effective methods of reducing costs.- An operator at headquarters, taking the order, or the application of carriage of goods burglary, can easily transmit them to the closest emergency courier or team - bunch of translators. The application consists of two parts: one works on a server in the customer's premises, the other is installed on the SIM card in a camera mobile workers. The accuracy of the location in the city amounts to tens of meters, and in the open - a few hundred meters.- We sell computer equipment in Poland. Any failure of the team remove the three servicemen. If we get information about the vulnerability in Bydgoszcz, and we can see on your computer that work in Torun is finished, we do not need to send specialists from Warsaw. Just that we will send the team in Torun SMS from the customer address. In this way, we limit the expenses related to communications and transport - explains using Proteki Miroslaw Alexandrovich, Vice President Kirk Prodimex. The system also installed Monitela Malborska Haulage company Organika Trans. - At any time we can tell the client where or when the shipment arrives to the car to pick up cargo. This facilitates the management of fleet consisting of eighty trucks. At any time we can see who is within, for example, 50 km from that point and thus may be the fastest on the client. So far, to agree on implementation of the task, we had to call several and even dozens of times - says Maciej Specht, president Organika Trans.Users of the system rejects charges of spying on employees. - The system can, of course, the possibility of some control over the persons employed. If someone was to do the job in Szczecin, and the map shows that from a few hours sitting in Kashubia, you probably turned on the fish. Known, however, the employee must take a break for lunch or refuel the car. Moreover, he turns the system on when you start the work week, and disables it after its completion - emphasizes Alexandrovich. The possibility of "surveillance of workers' Specht also excludes: - Drivers are not opposed - they also recognize the benefits of the improvement work. Besides, if we see that the car for a long time does not move, we can check whether there was an accident or breakdown.Possibility of monitoring employees is the most important for the owner of warehouse of chemical from Warsaw: - People who employs the product delivery services to the surrounding shops. Often, overtime report. Prepare written reports, but are difficult to verify. By monitoring their position I might see if I do not cheat.