Report Published: April 9, 2025

2025 Gartner Emerging Tech: The Future of Spatial Computing

Niantic VPS is named in 2025 Emerging Tech: The Future of Spatial Computing

Explore how technologies like Niantic’s Visual Positioning System (VPS) are breaking down technical barriers and enabling scalable, real-world spatial deployments.

Download the complimentary Gartner® research to discover:

  • How spatial computing is transforming global communication and unlocking new business models through immersive, shared digital environments

  • Key projections—such as the rise of "phygital" spaces, persistent content in retail, and real-time government data applications

  • Why open standards and anchored content are accelerating enterprise adoption across industries

  • Strategic insights to help product leaders stand out through spatial design, contextual interactions, and future-ready infrastructure

Gartner, Emerging Tech: The Future of Spatial Computing, 9 April 2025, Tuong Nguyen

GARTNER is a registered trademark and service mark of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and internationally and is used herein with permission. All rights reserved. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner’s research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.