Localize
Niantic Spatial’s Visual Positioning System (VPS) delivers precise, vision-based positioning and orientation anywhere in the world, including places where GPS is denied or compromised. Powered by the Large Geospatial Model, Niantic Spatial’s VPS builds on traditional visual positioning systems to return the best available location and pose with greater coverage and reduced data requirements.
Niantic Spatial’s Visual Positioning System (VPS) delivers adaptive 3DOF (GPS and orientation) and 6DOF (full spatial position and orientation) localization, allowing customers to enhance global vision-based positioning with their own mapped data for continuous and seamless operation.
Localization Capabilities
Global Coverage
Vision-based localization that works outdoors, mapped indoor locations, and GPS-denied environments. Use Niantic Spatial Capture tools and services to combine proprietary or captured data with a continually growing network of pre-mapped locations worldwide.
Private Mapping Integration
Bring your own data to map private indoor and outdoor spaces, with frequent updates as needed.
Uninterrupted Service
Switch seamlessly between private and public maps.
Superior Accuracy
More precise positioning and orientation than GPS and compass, available wherever visual data can be captured.
What Sets Niantic Spatial VPS Apart
| Feature | Niantic Spatial VPS | Others |
|---|---|---|
| Data Sources | Deep learning based architecture enables localization from a variety of 2D and 3D data sources. | Requires pre-mapping using proprietary software or use of closed proprietary datasets. |
| Robustness | Industry-leading research underpins a redundant deep-learning based system that ensures robust performance. | Rely on brittle CV approaches that may not be reliable in varying lighting and weather conditions. |
| Pipeline | Pipeline produces localization maps and 3D digital twins with semantic content. | Localization pipelines produce only limited mesh outputs. |
Secure Localization for Private Environments
Niantic Spatial VPS is available to organizations needing localized coverage within controlled, private spaces. Create and manage access-restricted locations while retaining full data ownership.
Key Features
Secure data control: Keep spatial data private with encrypted storage, governed access, and full data ownership.
Role-based management: Assign permissions for who can view, edit, or localize within specific areas.
Flexible scalability: Scale coverage and costs dynamically based on the number of active locations.
Built for the Real World
Public Sector
Enable mission-critical situational awareness with real-time 3D positioning and orientation, even in GPS-compromised or denied areas.
Robotics & Autonomy
Provide continuous positioning and orientation to enable robots, drones, and vehicles to navigate complex environments safely and efficiently.
Intelligent Field Operations
Enhance decision-making, logistics, and inspection workflows by providing reliable localization and mapping at enterprise scale, including in remote and dynamic environments.