This company develops positioning technology for GPS-denied environments like indoors, underground, and underwater. Their technology enables reliable location services for public safety, defense, and industrial applications where traditional GPS fails.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Problem
GPS signals are unreliable or unavailable in indoor, underground, and underwater environments, hindering accurate positioning and tracking for personnel and assets. This limitation poses significant challenges for public safety, defense, and industrial sectors that require precise location data in these GPS-denied areas.
Solution
Balboa Geolocation provides positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) solutions for GPS-denied environments using its patented POINTER technology. POINTER employs magneto-electro-quasi-static (M/EQS) fields to determine position and orientation without relying on triangulation or line-of-sight. The system consists of a 3-axis emitter and 3-axis sensor that detects fields and solves for positions, even in the presence of obstructions and challenging ferromagnetic environments. Balboa Geo integrates its hardware with proprietary software-as-a-service (SaaS) and AI/ML models for data-driven analytics, offering a comprehensive geospatial solution.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes public safety organizations (fire, law enforcement, emergency medical services), the Department of Defense, and commercial/industrial sectors such as construction, energy, mining, and smart cities.
Features
- Utilizes magneto-electro-quasi-static (M/EQS) fields for positioning, which are not significantly perturbed by obstructions.
- Employs a 3-axis emitter and 3-axis sensor system for accurate position and orientation detection.
- Operates without the need for triangulation, reducing complexity and improving reliability.
- Achieves centimeter-level resolution for PNT in optimized systems.
- Offers operational ranges up to 200 meters with a single transmitter node, extendable with an array network.
- Provides a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform for 3D visualization and data analytics.