The world’s most accurate and inclusive personal navigation app.

Waymap的愿景是开发世界上最准确、最包容的个人导航智能手机应用程序(APP)。不是简单地把用户送到火车站，想象一下，如果一款应用程序可以将他们通过大楼、地下到正确的站台、上下火车，一直到最终目的地，会是什么样子。这些都是Waymap可以实现的真正的端到端之旅。市场上没有其他个人导航应用程序(谷歌地图、苹果地图、Citymapper、Okeenea等)已经充分解决了室内的巨大问题，这代表着一个重大的商业机会。Waymap是由皇家盲童协会(RSBC)确定的要求诞生的。通过几个焦点小组，RSBC将独立的城市导航确定为视障儿童的关键问题，并委托Waymap开发一种高科技解决方案，使他们能够像没有残疾的孩子一样在城市中导航。因此，Waymap开发了世界领先的核心技术和智能手机应用程序，可以定位和导航用户，定位和导航精度高达1米和10度航向。2021年，Waymap扩展了其核心定位算法“轨迹”的功能，以确保应用程序有效运行，同时智能手机以普通通勤者携带手机的所有方式进行携带，例如，在发短信时，或在包中。所有这些都是在没有物理基础设施和不需要外部信号的情况下完成的，这意味着导航应用程序可以在室内、室外、地下以及智能手机处于飞行模式时工作。创新贷款项目将使Waymap能够最终完成最低可行产品的开发和验证，并在英国(Network Rail)、西班牙(Arriva马德里)和美国(华盛顿特区地铁)的3个真实世界试验中对其进行测试。专有技术的成功演示将为项目结束后12个月内的市场部署铺平道路。

Waymap's vision is to develop the world's most accurate and inclusive personal navigation smart phone application (app). Rather than simply routing a user to a train station, imagine if an app could then route them through the building, underground to the correct platform, on and off the train, and all the way to the end destination. These are the truly end-to-end journeys that Waymap can make a reality. No other personal navigation app on the market (Google Maps, Apple Maps, Citymapper, Okeenea etc.) has adequately addressed the great indoors, which represents a major commercial opportunity.Waymap was born out of requirements identified by the Royal Society for Blind Children (RSBC). Through several focus groups, the RSBC identified independent city navigation as a key issue for visually impaired children and tasked Waymap to develop a high-tech solution that would allow them to navigate cities as if they had no disability. As a result, Waymap has developed world-leading core technology and a smart phone app that locates and navigates users to an accuracy of up to 1m and 10 degrees heading.In 2021, Waymap extended the functionality of its core location algorithm, known as "Trace", to ensure the app operates effectively while the smart phone is carried in all the manners that a usual commuter would carry their cell phone in, for example in their pocket, whilst texting, or in a bag. All of this is done with no physical infrastructure and no external signal required, meaning that the navigation app can work indoors, outdoors, underground, and when the smart phone is in flight mode. Waymap's unprecedented level of accuracy and ability to be used anywhere makes it a truly unique and game-changing proposition.The Innovation Loan project will enable Waymap to finalise the development and validation of a minimum viable product and test it in 3 real-world trials in the UK (Network Rail), Spain (Arriva Madrid), and the US (Washington D.C. Metro). Successful demonstration of the proprietary technology will pave the way for market deployment within 12 months of project closure.