Spatial CloudKūkan Cloud — indoor positioning and spatial data
Connect information
to space.
Even indoors, where GPS barely reaches, image recognition works out where you are — and information is kept tied to that place. From patrol and inspection records to wayfinding inside a facility and AR content, it adapts to what you need.
One mechanism, many ways to use it
Nefront Spatial Cloud is the spatial cloud that works out where you are from the camera image, even indoors where GPS barely reaches, and manages a building’s information tied to that place. PatrolGO is one way of using it — specialized for patrol and inspection work. The same mechanism also supports wayfinding inside a facility and presenting AR content. We shape it together around what you need.
The real building and space
What people come to us with
- We want to deliver place-aware guidance or content inside a facility
- We want to organize and manage a building’s information place by place
- We are exploring a new service built on AI, smart glasses or robotics
- We have a problem managing information inside a building, but no solution decided yet
Indoor positioning — two methods, chosen to suit the environment
We work out where you are by matching the camera image and sensor data from a phone against spatial information registered in advance. No two indoor environments are alike, so we offer two methods and pick or combine them to suit the site.
VPS
The camera image tells us where you are and which way you are facing. Our patented processing handles the repeating indoor geometry that existing VPS struggles with. It also works where you would rather not put markers on show.
Suits — spaces with visual character that change little
AR markers
A QR code or AR marker carrying spatial information is recognized, and that tells us where you are. It limits where you can start, but it is the more stable and general-purpose method.
Suits — spaces that change a lot, or have little visual character
※ Once your position is set, it keeps updating as you move. If accuracy drops, scan again to correct it.
What the spatial cloud provides
Indoor positioning
Match the camera image and sensor data against spatial information registered in advance to work out where the device is in the building, and which way it is facing.
Tying information to space
Record, store and share photos, notes, documents and video — each one carrying its own coordinates inside the building.
Input and output in AR and on the map
Show the spatial data overlaid on reality in AR. Input and display on the floor map are supported too.
Integration with other systems
The spatial data you build up can be connected to your existing management systems and to BIM.
Standing up a space
This is the work of preparing your building as a space the system can handle. Once it is done, any of the services can run on top of it.
Scan the space
Scan the features of the space to build a map. Even without a scan, accurate drawings usually get you most of the way.
Put up the markers
Place QR codes around the facility that let a device work out where it is in the building.
Tie information to it
Either recognize a marker and then enter or photograph what you want to record, or attach information from the map view.
Not a technology just for construction sites
Wherever you want to tie a place to a piece of information, it applies — whatever the industry. Construction and real estate are where we compete today, but the spatial cloud reaches much further. We are extending it into uses such as guiding people around a facility.
Construction sites and equipment maintenance
Make inspection and repair records visible, and let them build up tied to the place. This is the area PatrolGO covers.
Wayfinding inside a facility
Show clear, visual guidance based on where someone is standing. Well suited to multilingual support.
Exhibitions and live venues
Guide people to booths and seats. Also for place-specific AR content and mini-games.
AR content and advertising
Deliver content or coupons that appear only in a particular place.
And more
If you have a problem managing information inside a building and no solution decided yet, please get in touch.
And beyond that, a spatial AI platform
Indoor positioning is the base. On top of it we are adding: search across nearby data, a read on what is going on, know-how pulled out of work records, and AI that guides people and hands out work.
Pair that with something you wear all day, like smart glasses, and you can simply ask the building a question and get an answer back.
The same base lets us plug in robotics, starting with patrol robots. Once a building's spatial information is in place, physical AI can work out how the building is laid out and move around on its own.
Smart glasses, autonomous robots, smartphones
Shall we talk about putting spatial information to work?
We welcome inquiries about using it in a facility, joint research and development, and technical evaluation. It is fine if the problem has no concrete solution decided yet.
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