jailcd2017053: Location Based Service in Social Media: An Overview of Application

Abstract

This paper presents a literature review on the use of geolocation data on social media. Geolocation is one of the feature on the social media which utilize the GPS devices embedded in the smartphones, tablets, or computers gadget that can show a user’s location map. This is related to a virtual user activity in the parts of the world, when and where they are. The main objective of this research is to investigate the extent to which spread of articles related to the application of location-based data on social media, such as problem issues, techniques applied, problem solved especially in urban environment context, published from 2010 to 2016. We analyzed 35 references which accordance with this field. The attribute prepared based on the application area, years, and author's parts to simplify the organizing of geolocation data applications. Then, the data format summarized in the tabular form for helping a readers. Authors find that three important issues that we have identified related to this field; distances, locations, and movements. Our research can contribute for the researchers for them future work, regarding the use of geolocation social media data.