Dr. Moose@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoFCC chair says we’re too dependent on GPS and wants to explore ‘alternatives’ (read: multi billion contract with Musk)www.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square45fedilinkarrow-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 · 6 days agomessage-square45fedilink
minus-squareQuadratureSurfer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days 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-squareKecessa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoYeah so good luck using that in the middle of the woods
minus-squaretehWrapper@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoWould this work in a war zone if everything that used to be there was gone now?
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.
Yeah so good luck using that in the middle of the woods
Would this work in a war zone if everything that used to be there was gone now?