This IDC study examines the market for GPS devices, focusing on the three key components of the device ecosystem ? the map data providers, navigation software developers, and the hardware sellers. The report also considers the major trends in the area of GPS and location-based services (LBS), as well as the main challenges currently facing GPS companies.

"The demand for GPS is picking up pace in APEJ, benefiting the myriad of local players in the market. For some, though, fortunes in 2007 were down from 2006, as incumbents were squeezed by global entrants and domestic upstarts. The APEJ GPS value chain is thus in a state of flux, and consolidation is likely to occur in the next two years," says Aloysius Choong, research manager, IDC Asia/Pacific.

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3Q.2009 Global Location Based Services (LBS) Market Forecast, 2009 - 2013: Global market for consumer-centric LBS to rise to $7.85 billion in 2013, a CAGR of 57.8%
3Q.2009 Asia-Pacific Location Based Services (LBS) Market Forecast, 2009 - 2013: Consumer-centric LBS market to rise to $1.66 billion in 2013, a CAGR of 50.5%
3Q.2009 Eastern Europe Location Based Services (LBS) Market Forecast, 2009 - 2013: Western Europe consumer-centric LBS market to rise to $180 million in 2013, a CAGR of 86.4%
3Q.2009 Middle East and Africa Location Based Services (LBS) Market Forecast, 2009 - 2013: Consumer-centric LBS market to rise to $124 million in 2013, a CAGR of 88.3%
3Q.2009 North America Location Based Services (LBS) Market Forecast, 2009 - 2013: North American consumer-centric LBS market to rise to $2.7 billion in 2013, a CAGR of 40.5%
3Q.2009 South and Central America Location Based Services (LBS) Market Forecast, 2009 - 2013: Consumer-centric LBS market to rise to $213 million in 2013, a CAGR of 68.2%