ai, Pokemon Go and Geospatial Model

It's not just a game. Your Pokemon Go player data is training AI map models.
Niantic's geospatial model is using geolocation data from scans players submit of real-world locations while playing the company's mobile games.
Pokemon GO Data Used to Train Geospatial AI Model
Pokemon Go developer Niantic reveals its long-term use of player data in the creation of a new large geospatial AI model.
Pokemon GO developer Niantic is using player data to train new AI model
Pokémon GO developer Niantic is developing an AI model capable of predicting and recreating real-world locations, and using player location data to train it. In an official post published by Niantic last week (12 November), the company revealed that it was "building a Large Geospatial Model to achieve Spatial Intelligence."
Your Pokemon Go data is training an AI model
Niantic, the company behind Pokémon Go, revealed its ambitions to develop a Large Geospatial Model (LGM), an AI designed to help machines navigate and understand the physical world.
'Pokemon Go' players revealed to have been training game developer’s new AI model
Pokemon Go” developer Niantic announced its new AI model on Nov. 12, created using data players have sent over the years. The large geospatial model (LGM), built using the San Francisco-based studio’s visual positioning system (VPS),
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Pokemon Go Uesd Data to Train AI According To Developer Niantic
Pokemon GO developer Niantic has revealed that they used player data from the popular mobile game to help build their large geospatial model. Released in 2016 and taking the world by storm, Pokemon GO is a popular mobile version of the iconic Pokemon series.
Niantic is building a ‘geospatial’ AI model based on Pokémon Go player data
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Niantic Unveils AI Geospatial Model Built from Pokémon Go Player Data
Niantic has launched a "Large Geospatial Model" (LGM) that leverages millions of scans from Pokémon Go players. The LGM ...