This paper describes our experience with the use of Universal Description, Discovery and Integration (UDDI) technology for supporting location-based service discovery. Our goal is to allow Web Services to be associated with physical locations and then queried according to spatial criteria. This would enable location-based applications to use local UDDI registries todiscover the Web Services that are relevant for the current location of a mobile user. However, the current model for Web Services discovery in UDDI does not directly support the particular requirements of location-based discovery. The main limitation is the inadequacy of the query-processing mechanism, based on exact matching between query criteria and servicecategorizations, to support discovery models based on proximity. We propose an approach that includes a space model that allows external entities to obtain information about the spatial structure of the local environment, a set of querying taxonomies that allow UDDI queries to include spatial criteria while maintaining conformance with the UDDI standards, and a proxy that allows application to benefit from spatial queries while maintaining the approach transparent. This approach iscurrently being used and evaluated in the VADE project.
Pinto, Rui José Held, and Vilas Boas Noé. "Using a Private Uddi for Publishing Location-Based Information to Mobile Users." In From information to knowledge: Proceedings of the 7th ICCC/IFIP International Conference on Electronic Publishing. ELPUB. Minho, Portugal: Universidade do Minho, 2003.
Keywords: Web Services, Uddi, Service Discovery, Mobile Computing, Location-Based Information and Info-Mobility