science

Geobrowsing

Geobrowsing is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Geobrowsing rather than just read about it. In short: Geobrowsing is seeking and accessing information on the Internet via a method that is reverse of the traditional Web navigational path. Rather than navigating through a series of linear or non-linear hyperlinks, users browse content visually — typically on a map — similar to the way they think, and then navigate down to the textual information.

Key takeaways

Geobrowsing belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Geobrowsing to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Geobrowsing from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Geobrowsing is seeking and accessing information on the Internet via a method that is reverse of the traditional Web navigational path. Rather than navigating through a series of linear or non-linear hyperlinks, users browse content visually — typically on a map — similar to the way they think, and then navigate down to the textual information. An example of this would be the confluence of "points of interest," the user's location and a virtual map coming together to allow the user to efficiently find what they are looking for within a specified radius from where they are standing. Other tenets of Geobrowsing include the user's presence and the presence of friends, the ability to interact among those friends and other contextual information. Geobrowsing as a concept has its roots in AOL, where it was prototyped in the late 1990s. Today, XOHM is generally credited for pioneering initial demonstrations of Geobrowsing on its mobile broadband network, now merged with Clear.

External links "In the Wireless World, 3 Things Matter: Location, Location, Location'". TechNewsWorld. September 11, 2008. "Sprint's XOHM WiMax service launching next month, geobrowsing detailed". Engadget. August 29, 2008. "Sprint Announces Geobrowsing for XOHM Mobile Internet". Light Reading Mobile. August 28, 2008.

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Geobrowsing

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Geobrowsing claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Geobrowsing before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Geobrowsing ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Geobrowsing

In research: Geobrowsing appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Geobrowsing in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Geobrowsing is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Telecommunications-related introductions in the 1990s, Web design, World Wide Web, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Geobrowsing outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Geobrowsing in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Geobrowsing means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Geobrowsing out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Geobrowsing in simple terms?

Why does Geobrowsing matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Geobrowsing?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Geobrowsing.