Visual positioning technologies are everywhere, quietly powering advancements in disaster response, autonomous vehicles and precision geolocation. And it all started with a Snorlax. In this episode, Neil Barbour talks with Brian McClendon, CTO at Niantic Spatial, about how data collected from Pokémon Go plays a major role in reshaping the way machines and people interact with the real world.

Key topics include:➤ Visual positioning systems moving beyond GPS for centimeter-level accuracy➤ How Pokémon Go's opt-in player scans enable high-precision mapping➤ Helping robots find their way around the real world and the potential for driverless cars➤ Gaussian splats, the next leap in 3D visualization

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Credits:

• Hosts: Neil Barbour
• Guest: Brian McClendon, CTO at Niantic Spatial.
• Produced & Edited By: Neil Barbour
• Published With Assistance From: Sophie Carr, Feranmi Adeoshun, Patrick Moroney