Niantic
VPS

Niantic’s
Visual
Positioning
System
(VPS),
global
map,
and
World
Pose
technology
provide
the
most
sophisticated
AI-powered
world-understanding
and
positioning
technology
for
your
applications,
across
operating
systems
and
device
types.

VPS

Achieve
centimeter
scale
positioning
and
continuous
relocalization
through
AI-powered
cloud
services
and
client
SDKs

Niantic’s
VPS
is
a
cross-platform,
engine-agnostic
solution,
independent
of
specific
hardware
vendors
and
walled-garden
ecosystems.
It
provides
industry-leading
accuracy
for
geolocation
and
6
degrees
of
freedom
(6
DOF)
orientation
and
tracking
across
pre-mapped
worldwide
locations.
Our
mapping
technologies
and
solutions
enable
new
areas
to
be
quickly
and
easily
added,
directly
by
end
users
or
through
our
on-demand
mapping
service.

Key
Features

  • Cross-platform
    compatibility,
    engine-agnostic

  • Centimeter-level
    accuracy
    for
    geolocation
    and
    6
    DOF
    orientation

  • Over
    1
    million
    live,
    pre-mapped
    global
    locations

  • Rapid
    daily
    expansion
    of
    mapped
    locations

  • Independent
    of
    hardware
    vendors
    and
    closed
    ecosystems

Private
VPS

Create
access-controlled
VPS
locations

Private
VPS
enables
the
creation
and
management
of
access-controlled
VPS
locations,
giving
owners
full
control
over
visibility,
access,
and
lifecycle
of
each
location
and
its
scan
data.
Billing
is
based
on
the
number
of
locations
managed.

Key
Features

  • Controlled
    visibility
    and
    access
    to
    VPS
    locations

  • Owner-managed
    lifecycle
    and
    scan
    data

  • Flexible
    billing
    based
    on
    location
    quantity

  • Secure,
    private
    environments
    for
    customized
    AR
    experiences

On-demand
mapping
image
developed
for
a
Federal
Government
customer.

On-Demand
Mapping

Expand
geospatial
data
for
more
precise
mapping

Niantic’s
on-demand
mapping
service
works
with
Niantic’s
VPS
to
provide
an
expanded
geospatial
data
system
for
areas
not
yet
fully
mapped.
It
utilizes
direct
user
input
or
service
requests
to
rapidly
generate
precise
location
maps,
resulting
in
highly
accurate
and
stable
positioning
data
for
AR
experiences.

Key
Use
Cases

  • Rapid
    expansion
    of
    geospatial
    coverage
    for
    AR
    apps

  • Precise
    mapping
    of
    user-defined
    or
    requested
    locations

  • Enhanced
    geographic
    data
    for
    augmenting
    AR
    experiences

  • Scalable,
    accurate
    location
    mapping
    for
    macro-scale
    projects

The
technology
to
build
digital
experiences
for
the
real
world

Persist AR Across Sessions and Users

Localize users and persist AR content with centimeter-level accuracy in seconds. Using Niantic’s technology, you can create applications with content and experiences embedded in the real world and persist at locations over time. End users will see and experience the applications that you develop in exactly the same way. This is the future of spatial computing – your imagination is the only limit.

2D, 3D Audio and Visual Content

Niantic's VPS enables developer applications to position 2D, 3D, audio and visual content with centimeter scale accuracy to power AR and location-based solutions – 3D overlays and interactive content, audio visual guides, dynamic gaming and marketing experiences, and much more.

Future-Proof Technology

Niantic’s VPS works today across thousands of handsets running iOS and Android and a growing number of AR and MR headsets. Developers can also use Niantic Studio to create immersive, cross-platform WebAR experiences. You can build your applications around Niantic VPS with confidence that your solution can be accessed using today’s handset technology and future headset technology.

World
Pose

Improve
accuracy
using
geo-coordinates

World
Pose
is
a
client
SDK
that
works
with
VPS
to
provide
an
enhanced
geographic
positioning
system
for
broad
areas
not
yet
fully
covered
by
VPS.
It
uses
computer
vision
to
update
and
refine
position
and
location
estimates,
using
the
camera.
This
results
in
more
accurate
and
stable
device
positioning
and
orientation,
supporting
macro-scale
AR
experiences
using
geo-referenced
coordinates.

Key
Use
Cases

  • Enhanced
    AR
    apps
    with
    precise
    location-based
    interactions

  • Accurate
    third-person
    views
    of
    device
    location
    on
    a
    3D
    map

  • Geographic
    data
    integration
    for
    augmenting
    camera
    views

  • Procedural
    generation
    of
    virtual
    worlds
    mirroring
    real-world
    topology

Localize
the
world
accurately.
Navigate
confidently

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