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IndoorAtlas Helps You Navigate Indoors Using Geomagnetic Fields
16Jul2012 Filed under: Software & Technology Author: Rebekah
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Navigation comes easily in animals, and it seems to be an innate ability for migrating animals to be able to navigate using the geomagnetic fields of the Earth.
IndoorAtlas hopes to bring this ability to us as well, not to navigate the long distances that mirating animals travel but to help us find our way inside buildings. To to this they will be equpping us with an updated version of mankind’s oldes navigating technology, the humble compass on our smartphones.
Developers from Finland’s University of Oulu discovered that steel masses inside buildings are able to affect the Earth’s magnetic field in a way that it creates a unique pattern to navigate by. The result of these patterns of magnetic fields is a navigatable map generated on the smartphone.
IndoorAtlas Ltd was created to commercialize the invention. The best part about how the technology works is that it does not require any help from wireless signals in order to function. The innovation is also accurate to within 0.1 meter to 2 meters, depending on the building you’re in. Online toolkits are already available online to download
Watch the video on the entire IndoorAtlas solution here.
This is pretty cool technology, seeing as not too long ago the only way to navigate indoors was by static maps on information counters, or the old fashioned way of asking for directions. New technology is definitely much more interesting, even if it can be used for something as simple as finding an isle in the supermarket.
Kashif
July 16th, 2012 at 4:21 pm
Indoor atlas is doing awesome. We need something to help us in indoors so that we can get to our destination quickly.
used tires
July 16th, 2012 at 11:09 pm
The video link appears to be missing but the technology sounds useful. I have been in many big buildings that don’t have helpful signs and directions to know where we are and how to go to a particular section that we are looking for.
-Jean
panaceabharti
July 17th, 2012 at 1:27 pm
Great instrument to watch indoorAtlas solution here.
sims
July 17th, 2012 at 11:14 pm
This is really pretty cool technology. It is really helpful to navigate indoors.
Edwin
July 18th, 2012 at 1:15 am
Awesome! This is very helpful to everyone and thanks for sharing with us…
richard
July 18th, 2012 at 9:03 am
this is indeed very good for indoor navigation. All credit to this company from finland to make this possible. Now you won’t get lost indoors.
Property Marbella
July 18th, 2012 at 7:28 pm
Something for the army which must sometimes navigate in the dark, underground, in the catacombs, the ruins of large steel buildings, etc.
used tires
July 19th, 2012 at 2:05 am
I would think that building interiors would have to manually mapped out from inside though, sort of like the detailed Google streets and stuff. So for army it might not be of use since they are of course going into unknown buildings.
-Jean
Briquette Machinery
July 19th, 2012 at 1:32 pm
The movie weblink seems to be losing but the technological innovation seems to be useful. I have been in many big structures that do not have beneficial symptoms and guidelines to know where we are and how to go to a particular area that we are looking for.
Azis
July 20th, 2012 at 10:54 am
Interesting – reminds me of Microsoft Imagine Cup’s final projects.
Gord
July 22nd, 2012 at 3:40 am
I wish for this every time i enter an IKEA.
John
July 23rd, 2012 at 1:39 am
Good technology… Very much useful for indoors.
Newlaunch Guru
July 23rd, 2012 at 7:57 am
@Used someday we gonna use X-ray or infra sound of sort to map out the details of the interior from the door, some day.
nashvillephotographer
July 25th, 2012 at 1:33 pm
Fantastic technology. I would love to use this to provide location and heading info for an augmented reality application inside of a building.
umapathy
July 26th, 2012 at 6:27 am
Great Technology, how often we are struck inside a building not knowing where to go. This will highly help.
Newlaunch Guru
July 26th, 2012 at 7:24 pm
@umapathy i think so too!
Kashif
July 27th, 2012 at 7:34 pm
Very nice technology for larger buildings…
Mobile Reviews
July 28th, 2012 at 12:30 am
I think that blind people could use this technology.
Apoteka Online
July 28th, 2012 at 3:25 am
It’s a great piece of technology, but i think it could be used to violate human privacy.
Top 10 Games
July 31st, 2012 at 2:46 am
It’s amazing how they’ve utilized the available hardware of a smartphone to do such an amazing thing. I wonder if the smart phone sends the information to their server to do the processing.
panaceabharti
July 31st, 2012 at 12:37 pm
Outstanding product
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July 31st, 2012 at 2:10 pm
The video link appears to be missing but the technology sounds useful. I have been in many big buildings that don’t have helpful signs and directions to know where we are and how to travel to a particular section that we are looking for.
Anders J.
August 1st, 2012 at 7:36 pm
This is just awesome. Developing technology as this will increase chances on developing more awesome technology that will be even more usefull. As IndoorAtlas sounds a bit trivial, it would still help in larger buildings, but might be a little irrelevant in smaller buildings, in my opinion.
//Anders J.
Jacob
August 2nd, 2012 at 3:51 pm
Anders, trivial ? Cant you see the larger picture here ?
Geotagging is absolutely incredible
Briquette Machinery
August 3rd, 2012 at 2:24 pm
It clip weblink seems to be losing but the technological innovation seems to be useful. I have been in many big structures that do not have beneficial symptoms and guidelines to know where we are and how to go to a particular area that we are looking for.
zesty updates
August 4th, 2012 at 2:28 am
It’s amazing how they’ve utilized the available hardware of a smartphone to do such an amazing thing. I wonder if the smart phone sends the information to their server to do the processing.
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August 6th, 2012 at 11:52 pm
That is really impressive, How cool would it be to use in one of the many oversized malls and or outlets.
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August 7th, 2012 at 4:28 am
This could well be used to plot terrorist activity :/
Jacob
August 7th, 2012 at 8:54 pm
You are absolutely right. Problem is, so much can…
Briquette Machinery
August 8th, 2012 at 6:47 pm
this is indeed very good for inside routing. All credit score to this organization from finland to make this possible. Now you will not get missing inside your home.
pc_technology
August 17th, 2012 at 10:15 am
Another great use for the ole’ smart phone. Looks awesome. Lots of possible uses.
Randolph Neil Sherrod
August 19th, 2012 at 7:00 am
This can help many people! –Randy Neil Sherrod
NewLaunch.com.sg
September 2nd, 2012 at 11:37 pm
that day i was lost in the mall looking for a restaurant in Bangkok, I do hope this will come to real life application soon.
The Xenophobe
September 7th, 2012 at 10:05 am
Awesome! You can pretend your in a video game lol.
Skies Miltonia
September 13th, 2012 at 11:14 pm
if they have this u probably wouldn’t be lost any more.
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September 17th, 2012 at 1:47 pm
The video link looks to be missing but the technology sounds useful. I have been in many big buildings that don’t have helpful signs and directions to know where we are and how to go to a particular section that we are searching for.
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October 9th, 2012 at 1:15 pm
I would think that building interiors would have to manually mapped out from inside though, sort of like the detailed search engine streets and stuff. So for army it may not be of use since they are of course going into unknown buildings.
Gary Lee
December 20th, 2012 at 1:21 pm
This is very helpful to everyone and thanks for sharing with us…
Singapore New Launch Properties
February 1st, 2013 at 7:25 pm
Cool technology indeed; just like those robotic mouse kind of concept. Using such an application will allow one to maneuver out of a maze quickly.
Property Marbella
February 22nd, 2013 at 5:05 pm
There are so many new apps every day so it can find you quickly.
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March 21st, 2013 at 2:48 am
Wonderful! No doubt it is a really interesting and useful system, I love and appreciate this pretty cool technology.