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Accuware Launches Video-Based Indoor Positioning SystemAccuware has announced the launch of the first member of its new product line: the Visual Positioning System (VPS) code-named Dragonfly, which leverages video signal processing of a mobile device's camera to determine its location in three dimensions with high accuracy. VPS Dragonfly software runs on camera-equipped mobile devices, processing images from the video camera to identify and decode physical location Markers deployed throughout a venue. Similar to QR codes, Markers, which are created via Accuware's online dashboard, encode 3-dimensional location coordinates that include 4 attributes: latitude and longitude, altitude (off the floor) and level (first floor, second floor, basement). The location coordinates can enable automated mobile robots (AMR) and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to navigate indoors oroutdoors, in environments where Markers are deployed. "Our tests indicate that this system delivers accurate positioning within a few inches. This will provide a reliable building block for systems that require flexibility for autonomous vehicles to adjust to environmental conditions, such as warehouses where humans and AMRs work side by side," said Cyril Houri, Accuware's CEO. "We are excited to make this product available for markets that thrive on innovation." About Accuware Accuware is a leading provider of indoor location products, spun off in 2015 from Navizon, the global and indoor location leader. Accuware products, installed at hundreds of locations worldwide, are the right tools for a wide variety of needs: whether monitoring the movements of customers in a store, providing indoor navigation for visitors at a shopping mall or travelers at an airport, or simply tracking the location of staff and valuable assets globally and indoors. Additional information available at accuware.com.
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