9 years ago

sensewhere Secures €1.64 Million from Scottish Enterprise for Indoor Positioning Research

  • sensewhere, a Scottish startup providing indoor positioning solutions, has secured €1.64 million from Scottish Enterprise to support research and development

  • The funding will be used to enhance location accuracy, performance indoors and outdoors, and add the latest location features to its software

  • The grant will also create seven new highly skilled jobs at the company's headquarters in Edinburgh.

      • ProblemTechnology

      "GPS and other global navigation satellite systems are blocked in dense urban areas, making it difficult to determine a user's location indoors."

      Solution

      "Sensewhere's software uses a database of electromagnetic sources, such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth signals, to triangulate a user's location indoors, providing accurate indoor positioning even in areas with poor satellite reception."

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