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

世界上最准确、最具包容性的个人导航应用程序。

• 批准号: 83001959
• 金额: $ 126.22万
• 依托单位: WAYMAP LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Innovation Loans
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=83001959
• 关键词: world; most; accurate; inclusive; personal

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.

Waymap的愿景是开发世界上最准确和最具包容性的个人导航智能手机应用程序（app）。想象一下，如果一个应用程序可以将用户引导到建筑物、地下到正确的站台、上下火车，一直到最终目的地，而不是简单地将用户引导到火车站。这些是 Waymap 可以实现的真正的端到端旅程。市场上没有其他个人导航应用程序（Google 地图、Apple 地图、Citymapper、Okeenea 等）能够充分满足室内环境的需求，这代表着一个重大的商业机会。Waymap 的诞生是根据英国皇家盲童协会 (RSBC) 确定的要求。通过多个焦点小组，RSBC 确定独立城市导航是视障儿童的一个关键问题，并责成 Waymap 开发一种高科技解决方案，让他们能够像没有残疾一样在城市中导航。因此，Waymap 开发了世界领先的核心技术和智能手机应用程序，可对用户进行定位和导航，精度可达 1m 和 10 度航向。 2021 年，Waymap 扩展了其核心定位算法（称为“Trace”）的功能，以确保应用程序在智能手机以普通通勤者携带手机的所有方式携带时有效运行，例如放在口袋里，同时 发短信或放在包里。所有这一切都是在没有物理基础设施和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。 Waymap 前所未有的准确性和在任何地方使用的能力使其成为真正独特且改变游戏规则的主张。创新贷款项目将使 Waymap 能够完成最小可行产品的开发和验证，并在英国（网络铁路）、西班牙（Arriva 马德里）和美国（华盛顿特区地铁）的 3 个实际试验中对其进行测试。专有技术的成功展示将为项目结束后 12 个月内的市场部署铺平道路。