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business5 days ago•36 min saved

Scopely Rebrands Niantic’s Gaming Arm as Scopely Explore

Today Niantic’s games team officially renamed to Scopely Explore, marking the latest step in Scopely’s control of Niantic’s gaming division since its 2023 acquisition; the Pokémon GO team remains unchanged. The broader deal was orchestrated by Savvy Games Group (Saudi Arabia’s PIF) for about $4.9B in 2023. Niantic Spatial will continue as a geospatial AI entity, while Peridot is set to sunset with app store removal on May 14, 2026 and servers closing August 31, 2026, as other projects like Ingress Prime and Hello, Dot continue under the new structure.

via Pokémon GO Hub|

#business #niantic #niantic-spatial

technology28 days ago•3 min saved

From Pokémon Go to Battlefield NAV: Scans Fuel Military Drone AI

Billions of user-submitted Pokémon Go scans are powering Niantic Spatial’s Visual Positioning System, which defense contractor Vantor is embedding in drones for GPS-free navigation. The system uses camera feeds matched to a detailed 3D map to resist jamming, but the partnership raises privacy concerns about players unknowingly fueling military tech and highlights the broader use of collected data in defense, including Ukraine-related AI training with a human-in-the-loop approach.

via UNITED24 Media|

#data-privacy #drones #niantic-spatial

technology29 days ago•7 min saved

Pokémon Go data fuels GPS-denied drone AI, sparking ethical questions

Niantic Spatial is training a large geospatial model using billions of real-world images captured by Pokémon Go players to power a visual positioning system for GPS-denied navigation, with partnerships aimed at delivery robots and drones; the effort has drawn ethical questions about consent and the potential military uses of gameplay data.

via Ars Technica|

#drones #geospatial-ai #gps-denied

technology1 month ago•15 min saved

Pokémon Go AR Data Won’t Feed Drones, Niantic Spatial Clarifies

Niantic Spatial says Pokémon Go AR scans aren’t shared with it after Niantic’s move to Scopely, and that the data-sharing arrangement with Vantor is in early stages and does not include Pokémon Go data. The AR scans were voluntary and used to help train spatial AI, with data sharing effectively ended during the transition away from Niantic to Scopely.

via Kotaku|

#drone-navigation #niantic-spatial #pokemon-go