Testing Indoor Positioning and Analysis Technology without Equipment for Location Reference

COMPANY INFORMATION

Company Name	Mapsted Corp.
Homepage	https://mapsted.com/
Headquaters	CANADA

ABOUT

Introduction

Founded in 2014, Mapsted is an innovative Canadian technology firm and a world leader in location-based solutions. Unlike competing platforms, Mapsted’s patented award-winning location technology doesn’t rely on the use of expensive external hardware to determine position, making it highly accurate, scalable, and cost-effective. The company holds 80 patents for its innovations.

Details of Businesses and Services

Mapsted offers advanced front and back end location-based technology solutions to meet the growing needs of the global business community. The company is divided into three distinct business segments. Under the Location Positioning Technology division, Mapsted offers a suite of products that deliver seamless outdoor-indoor navigation without the need for beacons, Wi-Fi, or additional external hardware. Mapsted’s Location Marketing Technology arm helps clients find the right audience for their services and improves customer engagement with advanced market segmentation and targeted notification tools. The Location Analytics Technology unit provides business clients with deep insights into customer behaviour and a comprehensive location-based analytics suite to help them take their companies to the next level. Mapsted is proud to serve clients in a wide range of industries including transportation, retail, property development, higher education, health care, hospitality, manufacturing, and government.

PROJECT

Outline of the Proof of Concept (PoC)

We demonstrated three Mapsted services for the future implementation of indoor location solution services. We are currently aiming to verify the technical effects of our indoor positioning solutions at facilities operated by our partner companies, improve convenience and productivity, and utilize the results of the PoC for planning and marketing.

Main Items for Verification

From the preparation stage to the PoC, we sequentially figured out the issues. Moreover, we have comprehensively evaluated the system’s performance and the practicality of its implementation.

• Positioning accuracy
• UI / UX
• Practicality

PoC process

1. Selection of assumed use cases
2. Selection of facilities to be used for PoC
3. Digitization of target facility maps
4. Calibration* implementation
5. Demonstration using a demo app and dashboard
6. Discussion of items such as issues for implementation with participating partner companies for multi-faceted decisions

*Calibration: Collecting indoor data about the target facility in advance using a dedicated Mapsted app to enable proper indoor positioning.

RESULT

Coming soon.

Future Developments

Mapsted’s goal is to be a one-stop-shop for client technology solutions. We strive to use our innovative technological innovations to meet our clients’ business needs and provide support that exceeds their expectations. Going forward, we aim to continue developing solutions that build relationships of trust with our clients and improve their lives.