Sunnyvale, California-based start-up Micello has announced the availability of its Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) that provide web and mobile developers the ability to include indoor maps in their own applications.
“The APIs are designed to parallel the traditional maps services, but have some key differences. Anyone familiar with map APIs from Google(TM) or Microsoft(TM) will find it very easy to work with our platform. We will constantly be adding new functionality through our APIs,” said David Sutter, PhD, CTO of Micello. “The Micello Maps Platform has been in private beta for the last 90 days. Companies of all sizes that operate in shopping malls, airports, hospitals, and schools have given us very valuable feedback. We’ve iterated the code and are now very pleased to allow everyone use it,” he added.
“The APIs are designed to parallel the traditional maps services, but have some key differences. Anyone familiar with map APIs from Google(TM) or Microsoft(TM) will find it very easy to work with our platform. We will constantly be adding new functionality through our APIs,” said David Sutter, PhD, CTO of Micello. “The Micello Maps Platform has been in private beta for the last 90 days. Companies of all sizes that operate in shopping malls, airports, hospitals, and schools have given us very valuable feedback. We’ve iterated the code and are now very pleased to allow everyone use it,” he added.
$0.05 per Map Session
The APIs are free for development use, education and non-profit organizations. For commercial use 5,000 map sessions per month are offered free of charge, then additional map sessions cost $0.05 per session. It includes unlimited navigation/routes and search capabilities within a Map Session.
This announcement from Micello happens on the heels of NAVTEQ unveiling their first batch of indoor maps at the CTIA trade show (read here). The indoor navigation space is definitely heating up. However, the technology to be used for the determination of indoor location remains a question mark with many competing technologies: inertial sensors, indoor augmented cellular-based location, Wifi, GPS Pseudolites, Bluetooth, and a few others...
More information:
Browse through our "indoor location" special section here
The APIs are free for development use, education and non-profit organizations. For commercial use 5,000 map sessions per month are offered free of charge, then additional map sessions cost $0.05 per session. It includes unlimited navigation/routes and search capabilities within a Map Session.
This announcement from Micello happens on the heels of NAVTEQ unveiling their first batch of indoor maps at the CTIA trade show (read here). The indoor navigation space is definitely heating up. However, the technology to be used for the determination of indoor location remains a question mark with many competing technologies: inertial sensors, indoor augmented cellular-based location, Wifi, GPS Pseudolites, Bluetooth, and a few others...
More information:
Browse through our "indoor location" special section here
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