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Blickfeld designs and manufactures LiDAR sensors and detection software for autonomous mobility and IoT applications. Its LiDAR systems measure direct 3D distance data using silicon MEMS mirrors and off-the-shelf components, enabling object detection and mapping. The integrated devices include data capture and processing capabilities that support real-time mapping, usage pattern analysis, and city planning. The company serves automotive, transportation, industrial, and robotics sectors and focuses on low-cost fabrication to support automotive mass-market adoption. It is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

Blickfeld designs and manufactures LiDAR sensors and detection software for autonomous mobility and IoT applications. Its LiDAR systems measure direct 3D distance data using silicon MEMS mirrors and off-the-shelf components, enabling object detection and mapping. The integrated devices include data capture and processing capabilities that support real-time mapping, usage pattern analysis, and city planning. The company serves automotive, transportation, industrial, and robotics sectors and focuses on low-cost fabrication to support automotive mass-market adoption. It is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

Blickfeld designs and manufactures LiDAR sensors and detection software for autonomous mobility and IoT applications. Its LiDAR systems measure direct 3D distance data using silicon MEMS mirrors and off-the-shelf components, enabling object detection and mapping. The integrated devices include data capture and processing capabilities that support real-time mapping, usage pattern analysis, and city planning. The company serves automotive, transportation, industrial, and robotics sectors and focuses on low-cost fabrication to support automotive mass-market adoption. It is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

Blickfeld designs and manufactures LiDAR sensors and detection software for autonomous mobility and IoT applications. Its LiDAR systems measure direct 3D distance data using silicon MEMS mirrors and off-the-shelf components, enabling object detection and mapping. The integrated devices include data capture and processing capabilities that support real-time mapping, usage pattern analysis, and city planning. The company serves automotive, transportation, industrial, and robotics sectors and focuses on low-cost fabrication to support automotive mass-market adoption. It is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

Blickfeld designs and manufactures LiDAR sensors and detection software for autonomous mobility and IoT applications. Its LiDAR systems measure direct 3D distance data using silicon MEMS mirrors and off-the-shelf components, enabling object detection and mapping. The integrated devices include data capture and processing capabilities that support real-time mapping, usage pattern analysis, and city planning. The company serves automotive, transportation, industrial, and robotics sectors and focuses on low-cost fabrication to support automotive mass-market adoption. It is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

Scopis GmbH, founded in 2010 and based in Berlin, Germany, specializes in the development and manufacture of navigation systems for minimally invasive surgeries. The company offers a range of products including the Scopis TGS for navigated functional endoscopic sinus surgery and the Hybrid Navigation System, which integrates with endoscopic towers to provide HD documentation capabilities. Scopis also produces a variety of surgical instruments and accessories designed for applications in ENT, spine, cranio-maxillofacial (CMF), and neurosurgery. Their offerings include EM instruments, malleable suction tubes, sensor-equipped instruments, and various tracking and mounting devices. Additionally, Scopis provides Building Blocks Planning Software, which facilitates the planning and execution of surgical procedures. As a subsidiary of Stryker Corporation, Scopis maintains a global distribution network and has a strong focus on enhancing navigation technologies, particularly in endoscopic surgery, through innovations such as their augmented reality navigation system, MATRIX POLAR AR.

p3d systems GmbH specializes in the development and distribution of advanced systems for acquiring three-dimensional environmental data. The company focuses on portable laser scanning technology, providing solutions that include terrestrial laser scanners and navigation units to capture spatial information effectively. Its offerings encompass mobile mapping, portable scanning, and 3D scanning capabilities. Additionally, p3d systems has developed a software platform that allows customers to operate their existing laser scanners in a kinematic mode, enhancing the versatility and functionality of their scanning operations. Through its innovative technology, p3d systems aims to facilitate the accurate representation of physical spaces in three dimensions.

Scopis GmbH, founded in 2010 and based in Berlin, Germany, specializes in the development and manufacture of navigation systems for minimally invasive surgeries. The company offers a range of products including the Scopis TGS for navigated functional endoscopic sinus surgery and the Hybrid Navigation System, which integrates with endoscopic towers to provide HD documentation capabilities. Scopis also produces a variety of surgical instruments and accessories designed for applications in ENT, spine, cranio-maxillofacial (CMF), and neurosurgery. Their offerings include EM instruments, malleable suction tubes, sensor-equipped instruments, and various tracking and mounting devices. Additionally, Scopis provides Building Blocks Planning Software, which facilitates the planning and execution of surgical procedures. As a subsidiary of Stryker Corporation, Scopis maintains a global distribution network and has a strong focus on enhancing navigation technologies, particularly in endoscopic surgery, through innovations such as their augmented reality navigation system, MATRIX POLAR AR.

Locr GmbH is a company based in Braunschweig, Germany, specializing in geo-based services and photo sharing. Founded in 2006, it operates an online platform that allows users to tag photos with location information through geotagging, enabling the visualization of these locations on maps and satellite images. Locr offers various geo-related products, including geo photography and geotagging software solutions, which help marketers leverage geographic data to enhance their marketing communications. By utilizing data from sources like OpenStreetMap, Locr provides personalized maps and geo-information services aimed at improving engagement and response rates for businesses and advertisers.

Amedo Smart Tracking Solutions GmbH, founded in 2008 and based in Bochum, Germany, specializes in developing, manufacturing, and marketing innovative tracking technologies. The company focuses on laser-based navigation systems designed for CT-guided medical interventions, notably offering the amedo-LNS, a laser-controlled navigation solution. Additionally, Amedo provides advanced wireless positioning technology that utilizes passive RFID tags for precise tracking in three-dimensional space, achieving millimeter-level accuracy. Its products cater to a diverse clientele, including hospitals, resident radiologists, and medical technology firms, enhancing operational efficiency and precision in medical procedures.

United Maps strategy is to licence basemaps - from vehicle navigation market leaders like Navteq, Tele Atlas or AND – and algorithmically match them with value-added cartographic data and relevant information layers thereby conflated into new data products. United Maps generates content-rich, white-labeled, highly detailed and fully routable vector maps for mobile and pedestrian usecases. Proprietary conflation algorithms automatically match vectorized basemaps with a high degree of precision. Relevant content layers are added for mobile usecases and seamless multimodal navigation: » public transport (subway, tram, railnetworks) » pathes, walkways and trails for hiking and outdoor » precise house footprints, addresses The hyperlocal mapping products enable location-based applications, media and services for connected mobile devices, BPO, LBS and multi-modal navigation on a mobile, human scale. United Maps operates in B2B and professional services, offering white-labeled and on-demand services. Germany is scheduled for Q1/09, followed by Austria, Switzerland and a rollout of 200 larger European cities.

United Maps strategy is to licence basemaps - from vehicle navigation market leaders like Navteq, Tele Atlas or AND – and algorithmically match them with value-added cartographic data and relevant information layers thereby conflated into new data products. United Maps generates content-rich, white-labeled, highly detailed and fully routable vector maps for mobile and pedestrian usecases. Proprietary conflation algorithms automatically match vectorized basemaps with a high degree of precision. Relevant content layers are added for mobile usecases and seamless multimodal navigation: » public transport (subway, tram, railnetworks) » pathes, walkways and trails for hiking and outdoor » precise house footprints, addresses The hyperlocal mapping products enable location-based applications, media and services for connected mobile devices, BPO, LBS and multi-modal navigation on a mobile, human scale. United Maps operates in B2B and professional services, offering white-labeled and on-demand services. Germany is scheduled for Q1/09, followed by Austria, Switzerland and a rollout of 200 larger European cities.

Amedo Smart Tracking Solutions GmbH, founded in 2008 and based in Bochum, Germany, specializes in developing, manufacturing, and marketing innovative tracking technologies. The company focuses on laser-based navigation systems designed for CT-guided medical interventions, notably offering the amedo-LNS, a laser-controlled navigation solution. Additionally, Amedo provides advanced wireless positioning technology that utilizes passive RFID tags for precise tracking in three-dimensional space, achieving millimeter-level accuracy. Its products cater to a diverse clientele, including hospitals, resident radiologists, and medical technology firms, enhancing operational efficiency and precision in medical procedures.

Qiro GmbH runs the mobile & online community Qiro. As a unique service for the handset, Qiro connects a community with a localization- and buddy finder-service as well as providing over a million static/dynamic points of interest over a backgroup of digital maps. The service answers the most frequently asked question automatically: “where are you?” Qiro continuously shows its users where they are currently located, who is near-by at that time and what is happening in that area as well as enabling the user to make low-priced contact with friends. Qiro offers business partners via its location based services an extensive and innovative level of advertising that can be distributed to customers pending on where they are about at the time. In order to receive the service, users can register via PC and download the software free of charge onto their mobile phone. Qiro is currently usable in all German mobile networks.

Locr GmbH is a company based in Braunschweig, Germany, specializing in geo-based services and photo sharing. Founded in 2006, it operates an online platform that allows users to tag photos with location information through geotagging, enabling the visualization of these locations on maps and satellite images. Locr offers various geo-related products, including geo photography and geotagging software solutions, which help marketers leverage geographic data to enhance their marketing communications. By utilizing data from sources like OpenStreetMap, Locr provides personalized maps and geo-information services aimed at improving engagement and response rates for businesses and advertisers.

Orbster is a developer and publisher of location-based mobile games. Its core platform enables players and game idea providers to create GPS-powered games without programming knowledge, targeting the growing market for location-based mobile content.

Qiro GmbH runs the mobile & online community Qiro. As a unique service for the handset, Qiro connects a community with a localization- and buddy finder-service as well as providing over a million static/dynamic points of interest over a backgroup of digital maps. The service answers the most frequently asked question automatically: “where are you?” Qiro continuously shows its users where they are currently located, who is near-by at that time and what is happening in that area as well as enabling the user to make low-priced contact with friends. Qiro offers business partners via its location based services an extensive and innovative level of advertising that can be distributed to customers pending on where they are about at the time. In order to receive the service, users can register via PC and download the software free of charge onto their mobile phone. Qiro is currently usable in all German mobile networks.