So, Snap Inc., yep, the Snapchat people, with those fancy Spectacles AR glasses, are teaming up with Niantic Spatial. You know, that company famous for Pokémon Go. It’s kinda like a win-win, right? Snap gets these crazy precise city-level positioning powers, and Niantic? They get a load of user data. Double win.
Think about it – those AR devices, like your headset, figuring out where they are by looking around and all. But here’s the thing. Imagine two devices trying to hang out in the same spot. They’ve gotta sync up, right? Share the same map so everyone sees the same, awesome thing at the same time. That’s where Niantic’s Visual Positioning System comes in. Standard GPS? Nah, it’s too shaky for that.
Now, Niantic’s hooking up with Snap to splash their VPS magic on Snapchat and those AR glasses. They’ve even got this swanky video showing future city stuff – like meeting up with friends but in some sci-fi setting. Wild.
With this tech, AR creators can attach experiences to real places with, wait for it, centimeter-level precision. So, picture this: a virtual concert when you step into a city square, or a hidden portal at a park bench. Everyone sees it simultaneously. Crazy, right?
Their big announcement? It’s this “strategic multi-year partnership.” Sounds fancy, huh? And Snap might’ve thrown some cash at Niantic too. So, Snap scores with this killer positioning tech, and Niantic? They’ve got this sea of new data rolling in to make their system bigger and badder.
And if you think about it, Niantic’s already an old-timer in using user scans for their spatial tricks. They’ve been rocking this since games like Ingress and, obviously, Pokémon Go. But now? Looks like they’re doubling down on mapping everything with this snazzy new name: Niantic Spatial.
Sure, Snap’s Spectacles are just getting started, but with like 900 mil Snapchat folks already out there, Snap and Niantic might just build the supreme geospatial AR database. Anyway — was I thinking about downloading Pokémon Go again, or… yeah, uh, off on a tangent there.
