The German Fraunhofer Institute (Franhofer IIS), developer and promoter of the indoor and outdoor WLAN positioning technology Awiloc, said last week that N-Solut and CloudMade, two companies based in Germany, are new partners to use their technology for indoor geo-location.
Awiloc is a software-based technology using the field strength distribution of WLAN stations for the purpose of positioning. The database of WLAN strength is contained in the device therefore not requiring data communication for operation. The solution, that provides a complete privacy to the user, has been tested by the Bavarian State Office for Data Privacy Oversight.
Stefan Langguth, Managing Director at N-Solut: “As a classic provider of satellite-based navigation solutions, indoor navigation represents an extremely interesting growth field for us. With Fraunhofer IIS and awiloc®, we have found a competent partner as well as the right technology for expanding our navigation solutions to areas inside buildings.”
Awiloc is a software-based technology using the field strength distribution of WLAN stations for the purpose of positioning. The database of WLAN strength is contained in the device therefore not requiring data communication for operation. The solution, that provides a complete privacy to the user, has been tested by the Bavarian State Office for Data Privacy Oversight.
Stefan Langguth, Managing Director at N-Solut: “As a classic provider of satellite-based navigation solutions, indoor navigation represents an extremely interesting growth field for us. With Fraunhofer IIS and awiloc®, we have found a competent partner as well as the right technology for expanding our navigation solutions to areas inside buildings.”
Nihat Küçük, managing director for Germany of the geospatial provider CloudMade, added: “While the market for road navigation systems is largely saturated, unlimited possibilities still exist in the indoor area. We are focusing here in particular on indoor solutions for large infrastructures such as airports, shopping centers and event locations.”
Awiloc, that was launched in 2008 and initially focussed more on the outdoor location market - competing with companies such as Skyhook Wireless or Navizon - has however gained thus far little traction outside Germany.
Fraunhofer IIS indeed does not provide a global database of access points but let its partners use the technology to collect their own data. Therefore this system is more suitable for indoor location and local products, than for use outdoor, in a global product that could work everywhere.
Awiloc, that was launched in 2008 and initially focussed more on the outdoor location market - competing with companies such as Skyhook Wireless or Navizon - has however gained thus far little traction outside Germany.
Fraunhofer IIS indeed does not provide a global database of access points but let its partners use the technology to collect their own data. Therefore this system is more suitable for indoor location and local products, than for use outdoor, in a global product that could work everywhere.
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