IP3 2017-Location Based Services 2

This lot is generally related to location-based applications. Disclosed are techniques to create a list of applications in the current or anticipated location of the mobile device using a distributed application service or widget having a graphical user interface (GUI). Also disclosed are techniques to form a crowd of users and provide access to corresponding crowd data. Further disclosed are techniques for crowd creation, provide access to crowd data for crowds for a large geographic area, racking crowds of users in a mobile environment, etc. The technology may be implemented in location based services, secured social networking applications, online data sharing, etc.