Conclusion

Abstract

The Conclusion revisits the terrain the book has covered, providing recapitulations of the arguments of each of the three parts of the book and the chapters contained within them. The argument of this Conclusion is that, while locative media having shifted significantly over the course of the past decade or so, location, locative media, and location data capture remain central concerns, both in the present and within and for new technological developments. It is, for instance, central to visions of “smart” or “networked” cities, and of depth-sensing vision capture technologies. Location is also crucial to recent developments in mapping and indoor mapping, autonomous vehicle development, environmental sensing, the internet of things, machine learning, and distributed ledger technologies.