⛰️ Colorado, we’re coming your way! Niantic Spatial will be presenting at United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) #GEOINT2026 with a series of main stage panel sessions that dig into the future of geospatial intelligence and AI. ✨ Sunday, May 3 🔹 1:15 PM MT | Main Stage “Resilent Autonomy in a GPS-Denied Environment” Hugh Hayden, Head of GTM examines technologies enabling autonomous operations in GPS-denied environments, focusing on resilience, navigation alternatives, and maintaining mission effectiveness in contested or degraded conditions. ✨ Tuesday, May 5 🔹 9:45 AM MT | Main Stage “The Intelligence Inflection Point: AI, GEOINT, and Decision Superiority” Brian McClendon, Chief Technology Officer at Niantic Spatial will deep dive in the various ways how AI is transforming GEOINT. 🔹 2:30 PM MT | Main Stage “From Schema to Semantics: The Future of Analytics Ontology in the Age of LLMs ” Jim Young, Head of Federal Sales, will discuss how AI can synthesize meaning without explicit schema and the future role of traditional ontological frameworks. 📅 Want to chat with our team? Visit us at Booth #803 or book a 1:1 meeting: https://hubs.ly/Q04f9FTd0 Still need a ticket? Use "USGIFTEN26" for a 10% discounted rate. #NianticSpatial #GEOINT #USGIF #GeospatialIntelligence #PhysicalAI #Scaniverse #VPS #AI #DefenseTech #GPSDenied #DDIL
Niantic Spatial, Inc.
Software Development
Building a living model of the real world for machines
About us
We are an AI company building the foundational models for the era of robotics and spatial computing. Today's most powerful AI systems excel at language and code. But the real world isn't text — it's physical, dynamic, and constantly changing. If AI is to operate in the physical world, it needs a spatial brain built on the real world, not an imagined one. We are building that brain. Built on 25 years at the frontier of spatial computing. Niantic Spatial's founding team built Keyhole — the satellite imagery platform acquired by Google that they grew into Google Earth and Google Maps. They went on to create some of the largest location-based games ever made, and to pioneer Visual Positioning Systems at global scale. That foundation in real-world spatial data, geospatial AI research, and planetary-scale deployment is what Niantic Spatial is built on. Today we are an independent AI company deploying spatial intelligence across robotics, energy, construction, logistics, large venues, and the public sector.
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https://nianticspatial.com/
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- Industry
- Software Development
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
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- Privately Held
- Specialties
- Spatial Computing, Spatial Mapping, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Extended Reality, Computer Vision, Visual Positioning System, Artificial Intelligence, Physical AI, Robotics, Geospatial Intelligence, and Spatial Intelligence
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at Niantic Spatial, Inc., we're building the real-world model for physical AI. we believe the next generation of AI will move beyond the screen, into real-world environments where some of the hardest problems need to be solved. with high-fidelity gaussian splats as the foundation – robots, AI agents, & autonomous systems can see, localize, understand, & operate in the environments that matter most.
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3 days left until United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) #GEOINT2026! This is not your usual breakfast session. We’re inviting you to a deep dive with Niantic Spatial executives. ☕🌍 Join us for an executive-led deep dive into the "3D Interoperable Geospatial Data Layer" exploring how high-fidelity capture drives precise localization and real-time spatial understanding to power operations in GPS-denied environments. Expect candid insights, technical depth, and meaningful conversation with leaders driving decision advantage with next-generation GEOINT. Seats are limited! Secure your spot: https://hubs.ly/Q04f4Fh40 Still need a ticket? Use "USGIFTEN26" for a 10% discounted rate. #NianticSpatial #GEOINT #USGIF #GeospatialIntelligence #PhysicalAI #Scaniverse #VPS #AI #DefenseTech #GPSDenied #DDIL
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What does it look like when a robot truly understands where it is in the real world? It starts with Niantic Spatial’s Scaniverse, capturing a real-world environment and reconstructing it into a high-fidelity Gaussian splat. From there, our Robot Adventures demo simulates how VPS could localize a robot within that environment, mirroring 360° video of it navigating the physical space. From capture → reconstruction → localization, we’re making it faster than ever to turn real-world environments into spatially intelligent systems that robots and autonomous can actually utilize to navigate the real world. 🔗Get started with Scaniverse today: https://hubs.ly/Q04dPkhP0 #NianticSpatial #Scaniverse #Reconstruction #VPS #GeospatialAI #AI #PhysicalAI #Robotics
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Heading to United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) #GEOINT2026? Stop by the Niantic Spatial booth to see how we turn multi-source data into a unified, centimeter-accurate 3D coordinate system, enabling precise geolocation and real-world understanding where GPS falls short. 📍Exhibiton Hall, Booth #803 📱Hands-on demos 🎁 Exclusive, free swag 🗓️ Book 1:1 meetings https://hubs.ly/Q04dD9Wj0 Interested in attending the event? Use "USGIFTEN26" for a 10% discounted rate. #NianticSpatial #GEOINT #USGIF #GeospatialIntelligence #PhysicalAI #Scaniverse #VPS #AI #DefenseTech #GPSDenied #DDIL
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We’re heading to GEOINT 2026 hosted by the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) 💫 Visit our booth to see how we solve real-world mission operations—from capturing high-fidelity 3D models with Scaniverse to multisensor data fusion across ground and aerial inputs. See how our Visual Positioning System (VPS) enables precise ground-to-aerial localization in GPS-denied conditions, along with the ability to search, analyze, and annotate 3D environments. 📍 Experience the demos 🤝 Connect on geospatial intelligence 📅 Book a meeting: https://hubs.ly/Q04dh8wT0 #NianticSpatial #GEOINT #USGIF #GeospatialIntelligence #PhysicalAI #Scaniverse #VPS #AI #DefenseTech
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My colleague David Hollin recently built a demo that simulates how robots can localize where they are in the real world while navigating. We took our robot to the top of Mount Tamalpais to show this off. This high-fidelity Gaussian splat was captured in just a few minutes with an Insta 360 X5 camera. Create your own Splats today with Sacinverse at https://lnkd.in/gmTE8xA8 Powered by: Niantic Spatial, Inc. Try this demo yourself: https://lnkd.in/gYEZXfNQ
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Capture → Reconstruct → Localize Scaniverse enables high-fidelity 3D capture of the real world, creating the foundational inputs needed for reconstruction, localization, and semantic understanding. By turning physical environments into structured data, it unlocks a new layer of spatial intelligence that can be used across applications, workflows, and systems. Go deeper with our product team as they walk through the full journey. Watch the full YouTube playlist: https://hubs.ly/Q04d65QN0 #NianticSpatial #Scaniverse #Reconstruction #VPS #GeospatialAI #AI #PhysicalAI
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Large venues aren’t static environments. They’re constantly evolving — events, layouts, equipment, and foot traffic change daily. Yet most teams are still working off outdated maps, fragmented data, or manual site walks. With Scaniverse, teams can quickly scan, capture, and reconstruct large venues using just a mobile device — turning physical spaces into high-fidelity, georeferenced 3D models. 🏟 Event & Operations Planning: Capture a stadium, convention center, or festival site and simulate layouts. 🦺 Safety & Emergency Readiness: Create up-to-date spatial models for evacuation planning, hazard mapping, and first responder coordination. 🛠 Facilities & Asset Management: Track infrastructure, monitor changes over time, and maintain a living record of the venue for maintenance and upgrades. Download and try it for yourself: https://hubs.ly/Q04cYk150 #NianticSpatial #Scaniverse #GeospatialAI #PhysicalAI #AI #3D #DigitalTwins #Reconstruction
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Huge congrats to the team on an Honorable Mention at CHI 2026 🏆 — proud to see work like NaviNote pushing accessibility forward with spatial audio + precise navigation. #NianticSpatial #GeospatialAI #PhysicalAI #AI #XR #VPS #CHI2026
I’m excited to share that our paper, NaviNote, received the 🏆𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 at ACM CHI Conference 2026! NaviNote is a last-few-meters navigation and spatial annotation system for people who are blind or low vision (BLV). Combining visual positioning system (VPS)—a technology that determines users’ location with sub-meter-level accuracy—and agentic AI, NaviNote empowers BLV users to explore their surroundings by accessing and authoring precise audio notes for diverse audiences and purposes: -- Curious about a statue? Ask NaviNote and hear what others have said about it. -- Found an attractive landmark? Leave a note to record and share your experience. -- Meeting a friend? Leave a note at the meeting place, and your friend can ask NaviNote to provide turn-by-turn instructions to the meeting place. -- Notice an inaccessible spot? Leave a warning to alert others and to suggest improvements. We ran two studies with BLV participants. In a formative study (N=24), we identified six categories of desired spatial annotations and learned that precise navigation is a prerequisite for exploration. In our evaluation (N=18), NaviNote significantly improved navigation success, helped participants understand their surroundings, and enabled all 18 to independently create annotations. This project was done during the internship that Yuheng W. and I did at Niantic Spatial, Inc., in collaboration with University College London. Huge thanks to our advisors, Jessica Van Brummelen and Gabriel Brostow, for their guidance throughout this project, and to our wonderful collaborators, Charlie Houseago, Filipe Gaspar, Filippo Aleotti, Dorian Galvez-Lopez, Oliver Johnston, Diego Mazala, Guillermo Garcia-Hernando, and Maryam Bandukda, PhD, for their support and collaboration! I won’t be in Barcelona in person, but Jess will be presenting the work. Looking forward to the presentation! Paper: https://lnkd.in/gxsBcbqt Video presentation: https://lnkd.in/gCmnF5TX
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