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Screenshot of dronexl.co: Pokémon Go Scans Trained the Navigation Tech for Military Drones

Pokémon Go Scans Trained the Navigation Tech for Military Drones (dronexl.co)

673 points by vrganj 4 months ago | 304 comments

DroneXL article reporting that Pokémon Go player scans helped train Niantic's visual navigation technology now being used in military drones.

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Screenshot of nianticlabs.com: Niantic announces “Large Geospatial Model” trained on Pokémon Go player data

Niantic announces “Large Geospatial Model” trained on Pokémon Go player data (nianticlabs.com)

403 points by bookstore-romeo 1 year ago | 305 comments

Niantic blog post announcing its Large Geospatial Model, built from scans collected via Pokémon Go and other apps for visual positioning and spatial understanding.

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Pokémon Go Scans Trained the Navigation Tech for Military Drones(dronexl.co)

Niantic announces “Large Geospatial Model” trained on Pokémon Go player data(nianticlabs.com)

Pokémon Go Scans Trained the Navigation Tech for Military Drones (dronexl.co)

Niantic announces “Large Geospatial Model” trained on Pokémon Go player data (nianticlabs.com)