Dr. Moose@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoFCC chair says we’re too dependent on GPS and wants to explore ‘alternatives’ (read: multi billion contract with Musk)www.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkFCC chair says we’re too dependent on GPS and wants to explore ‘alternatives’ (read: multi billion contract with Musk)www.theverge.comDr. Moose@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square41fedilink
minus-squareQuadratureSurfer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoOne interesting alternative would be the Visual Positioning System (VPS) that Niantic has built from Pokemon go player data. Basically you can take a picture outside and your phone will know exactly where you are: https://www.nianticspatial.com/locate#vps https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/11/niantic-uses-pokemon-go-player-data-to-build-ai-navigation-system/ Too bad they’re getting close to being bought out by a company that’s notorious for squeezing out every penny from their player base.
minus-squaretehWrapper@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoWould this work in a war zone if everything that used to be there was gone now?
minus-squareKecessa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoYeah so good luck using that in the middle of the woods
One interesting alternative would be the Visual Positioning System (VPS) that Niantic has built from Pokemon go player data. Basically you can take a picture outside and your phone will know exactly where you are:
https://www.nianticspatial.com/locate#vps
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/11/niantic-uses-pokemon-go-player-data-to-build-ai-navigation-system/
Too bad they’re getting close to being bought out by a company that’s notorious for squeezing out every penny from their player base.
Would this work in a war zone if everything that used to be there was gone now?
Yeah so good luck using that in the middle of the woods