Niantic Spatial 🌎
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We're building real-world foundation models that unlock physical AI for a more productive and resilient world. Powering robotics, defense, and oil & gas.
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Most digital twin investments stall for one reason: They’re not grounded in how the world actually looks today. Niantic Spatial’s Reconstruction capability fixes this, creating a living, machine-readable 3D model that stays in sync with reality, so every system, team, and workflow operates from the same ground truth. In a new blog by Trista Pierce, Business Development Lead, explore how Scaniverse’s Reconstruction technology changes the cadence entirely. Read more:
Niantic Spatial 🌎417,659 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat
Physical AI needs more than maps, GPS, or pixels alone. It needs a living, geometrically accurate understanding of the real world. Niantic Spatial and Spexi are partnering to transform drone imagery into large-scale 3D intelligence for physical AI. 🔗Learn more: #NianticSpatial #Spexi #PhysicalAI #Reconstruction #GaussianSplat #DigitalTwins #Robotics #GeospatialAI #AI #GeospatialIntelligence #GEOINT #SpatialIntelligence
Niantic Spatial 🌎26,931 Aufrufe • vor 11 Tagen
SPZ 4 is here. 🚀 3–5x faster encoding. 2x faster loading. 20x faster in the browser. Tens of millions of points, no sweat. The "JPG for 3D Gaussian splats" just leveled up. Big thanks to everyone who made this release happen, especially the team at Adobe. Read more: #NianticSpatial #Scaniverse #SPZ #GaussianSplat #Reconstruction #PhysicalAI #GeospatialAI #AI #Adobe
Niantic Spatial 🌎62,595 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat
Today, Niantic Spatial introduces Scaniverse — our flagship product and the gateway to our spatial intelligence platform and Large Geospatial Model. Here’s what’s new: 🔹Scaniverse (iOS mobile + web): Capture once, generate multiple outputs—VPS maps, meshes, and Gaussian splats (Android coming soon) 🔹Collaborative mapping: Multi-user scans fused into a single, continuously improving model 🔹 On-device validation: Preview VPS coverage and test localization in real time 🔹VPS 2.0: Global-scale positioning—centimeter-accurate where mapped, reliable everywhere else (even where GPS fails) 🔹NSDK 4.0 (coming soon): A unified SDK across Unity, Swift, Android, and ROS 2 Read more: #NianticSpatial #Scaniverse #VPS #GeospatialAI #AI
Niantic Spatial 🌎108,829 Aufrufe • vor 2 Monaten
We built maps for people. Now, we’re building a new kind of map for robotics and AI. 🤖📍 Niantic Spatial CEO John Hanke shares why this foundation will be as essential to the future of AI as digital maps were for the web. 80% of the global economy operates in the physical world. For AI to truly scale, it must move beyond chatbots and synthetic worlds. It needs to navigate, understand, and safely interact with our reality. Read more: #PhysicalAI #SpatialIntelligence #NianticSpatial
Niantic Spatial 🌎82,829 Aufrufe • vor 3 Monaten
Construction sites change fast. Constant site revisits are expensive and time-consuming. With Scaniverse, teams can capture and operationalize real-world environments with precision at scale using high-fidelity textured meshes and Gaussian splats. Monitor progress remotely, improve collaboration, document site conditions, and reduce unnecessary visits — all from a phone or 360° camera. Sign up for Scaniverse today and begin to #SplatYourWorld. #NianticSpatial #Scaniverse #VPS #GeospatialAI #AI #GaussianSplat #Reconstruction #PhysicalAI
Niantic Spatial 🌎16,444 Aufrufe • vor 17 Tagen
Congratulations to the team on making Pokémon Playgrounds available to more places around the world! This update brings us closer to the dream of seeing and interacting with Pokémon as they inhabit the world around us, as if they are truly there. Hear the latest from our engineering team!
Niantic Spatial 🌎182,972 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr
🎉 At “Beyond The Strand,” celebrating 10 years of KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS (KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS (Eng)), Hideo Kojima & Niantic Spatial CEO John Hanke made a surprise appearance. 🤝 They announced a partnership to to bring Kojima’s iconic storytelling into the real world. 🔗
Niantic Spatial 🌎80,713 Aufrufe • vor 8 Monaten
VPS 2.0 Outperforms GPS Alone. Niantic Spatial’s Visual Positioning System (VPS) matches live camera data to a spatial model for precise 6DoF localization—indoors, outdoors, and in complex environments where GPS fails. 🔹 ~10-15cm accuracy in mapped areas 🔹 Works in GPS-denied environments 🔹 Persistent spatial anchors Explore this deep dive to learn how VPS works: #NianticSpatial #Scaniverse #VPS #GIS #GeospatialAI #GEOINT #PhysicalAI #AI #Robotics
Niantic Spatial 🌎19,716 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat
GPS told you that you're 3 metres away. But which direction? For blind and low vision people, that gap is the difference between arriving and not arriving. We built NaviNote to close it. 🏆 CHI 2026 Honourable Mention - top 5% of thousands of submissions. Read blog: #NianticSpatial #GeospatialAI #AI #PhysicalAI #VPS Thread 👇(1/5)
Niantic Spatial 🌎11,667 Aufrufe • vor 27 Tagen
“Do you know where a sidewalk begins and ends?” — a simple question from Niantic Spatial CEO, Inhi Cho Suh, that gets to the heart of what today’s AI is missing. For robots, this isn’t theoretical. To safely navigate something as everyday as a sidewalk, they need to understand boundaries, context, and change in real time. Learn about how Niantic Spatial is building the missing piece in Physical AI. #NianticSpatial #HumanX #GeospatialAI #Robotics #AI #PhysicalAI
Niantic Spatial 🌎18,645 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat
🚀 Niantic Spatial SDK v3.15 now supports Meta Quest 3 via the new Passthrough Camera API—bringing advanced AR capabilities like meshing, semantics, and VPS to one of the most accessible mixed reality headsets. 🛠️ Try it now at to set-up the SDK and explore sample projects. Give us feedback via [email protected] or our developer forum. 🔗 #SpatialComputing #NianticSpatial #MetaQuest3 #AR #VPS #ComputerVision #DeveloperTools #MixedReality
Niantic Spatial 🌎57,820 Aufrufe • vor 10 Monaten
$10T is pouring into AI — but intelligence can’t stay trapped on screens. The next leap must be into the physical world. John Hanke, CEO of Niantic Spatial, writes in The Information about the company is building a Large Geospatial Model so AI can understand, navigate, and act in the real world. 🔗Read more: #Paywall #NianticSpatial #JohnHanke #AI #Robotics #GeospatialAI #LLMtoLGM
Niantic Spatial 🌎25,645 Aufrufe • vor 3 Monaten
Niantic Scaniverse 4 brings splatting into the real world. What’s a splat? 🗺️The future of 3D photography 🌐The next step in spatial computing 🌎The key to build the world’s next great map together 🚀The background for your next Niantic Studio creation Read on:
Niantic Spatial 🌎91,332 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr
Our product team walks through the full journey: Capture → Reconstruct → Localize Scaniverse creates high-fidelity 3D inputs from the real world—built for reconstruction, localization, and semantic understanding. Watch the full YouTube playlist: #NianticSpatial #Scaniverse #Reconstruction #VPS #GeospatialAI #AI #PhysicalAI
Niantic Spatial 🌎10,921 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat
📲💻Capture and scan with Scaniverse, then bring your sites directly into NSDK 4.0. A unified spatial data pipeline connects capture → reconstruction → localization → runtime—so your scans are immediately usable in your XR projects. Build with Unity, Swift, Kotlin, and early ROS2 support, and deploy high-performance experiences across mobile and robotic systems within your existing workflows. 🔗Get started today: #NianticSpatial #Scaniverse #NDSK #GeospatialAI #PhysicalAI #AI #XR #VR #Robotics #Unity #Kotlin #Swift
Niantic Spatial 🌎10,734 Aufrufe • vor 1 Monat
🚀 Niantic Spatial and Snap Inc. Inc. are pushing the limits of AI and spatial computing with Project Jade, an innovative demo debuted at AWE 2025. 🐈 Spatially-intelligent AI companion 👓 Built for AR glasses 📍 Anchored with precise VPS localization 🧠 Informed by real-world context 🤖 Designed for everyday interaction 👉 Read the full story behind Project Jade — from design and testing to real-world deployment. 🔗 #NianticSpatial, #GeospatialAI, #SpatialComputing, #VPS, #AI, #Peridot
Niantic Spatial 🌎40,884 Aufrufe • vor 10 Monaten
SXSW featured the best of the best of our AR executions. Take a look! #SXSW
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