Intelligent Spatial Technologies (iST) Inc. announced the availability of a a unique mobile local search and content delivery platform that allows users to search the internet or query databases simply by pointing a wireless phone or other mobile device at a building, landmark, or point of interest.

iPointer is iST's first product that enables next generation location-based services. This is deemed useful for visitors of amusement and theme parks and historic areas, mobile real estate search, pedestrian navigation, and city guides. Users will just point their cell phone, PDA, or other mobile computing device toward a location or landmark they wish to identify, and click.

The coordinates, such as the user's location and the pointing angle, are determined through the GPS satellites and orientation information from the digital magnetic compass, which are then sent to the iPointer device.

Positional and orientation data are submitted over the wireless network to the server-based iPointer Geospatial Search Engine. iST's geospatial database's selection algorithms identify the selected landmark and sends information back over the wireless network to be displayed in text, visuals and audio on the user's device. Mobile phones are not limited to SMS, calls and wireless web as your cellphone may become a handy gadget to give directions and information on location.