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Indoor Mapping Technologies
Articles on the interweb about Reckon Point’s indoor mapping technology.
San Antonio is known as Cyber City USA so it’s no surprise that Gabe is a Navy veteran with experience in aviation, radars and navigation. When it comes to indoor navigation, a common shortfall is how do you know where things are inside a building. As of right now, they are getting within 1.5 meters which is pretty darn close to accurate.
After completing a 16-week residency with the City of San Antonio, a homegrown startup is poised to make a bid to continue its work developing an app to help people find their way around the San Antonio International Airport. To CEO Gabe Garza, it was clear from the beginning that the City was committed to supporting innovation.
After 16 weeks of hard work, the first CivTechSA residency ended July 27 for two San Antonio startups. Kinetech Cloud and Reckon Point worked with the City of San Antonio’s Department of Human Services and the San Antonio International Airport respectively, devising solutions to their municipal challenges.
TECH SA: Local startup hoping to help airport with indoor navigation system
08/07/2018
“Reckon Point has been working for the last three years developing indoor positioning technology and that technology allows you to identify where a specific device or mobile phone is indoors,” Garza said. San Antonio International Airport’s Chief Strategy and Development Officer Syed Mehdi said they are constantly looking at innovation.
SA robotics startup building tool for easier airport terminal navigation
05/18/18
SA robotics startup building tool for easier airport terminal navigation // Reckon Point, a San Antonio-based startup, showcases a robot that can map interior spaces. San Antonio International Airport is piloting a local startup’s technology to help passengers navigate inside the terminal.
CivTechSA Residency Celebration
4/11/2018
Last night’s event was AMAZING! Thank you so much to everyone who showed up to celebrate the 2018 CivTechSA Residency Program winners, Kinetech Cloud and Reckon Point. The City of San Antonio came out in full force to support the Residency winners, too, which just speaks to how much San Antonio, as a whole, is involved in this Program and these startups.
City Taps Local Startups Reckon Point, Kinetech Cloud to Take On Tech Issues
4/9/2018
Two homegrown startups – one uses robots to create indoor maps, the other wants to automate utility bill assistance – will take up residency at the City of San Antonio for 16 weeks. The City selected Reckon Point and Kinetech Cloud on Thursday to create solutions for civic challenges as part of CivTechSA’s inaugural residency program.
San Antonio Enlisting Help From Startups
4/6/2018
Two companies — Kinetech and Reckon Point — will embed in San Antonio city departments to solve problems as part of CivTechSA. The city partnered with Geekdom and released seven challenges in January from departments ranging from indoor mapping technology to solid waste as part of the program.
City of San Antonio, Geekdom Select Local Startups for CivTechSA Residency Program
4/5/2018
The City of San Antonio’s Office of Innovation and Geekdom announced today San Antonio-based startups Reckon Point and Kinetech Cloud have been selected to join CivTechSA’s residency program. “This was a very competitive process and we were pleased to see many intriguing proposals submitted from San Antonio’s startup community…
Local Startup Adds Sophistication to Wearable Devices
01/30/2017
Reckon Point is developing a robot that can survey interior spaces to create detailed maps of electromagnetic signals. “Our vision is to become the Google Maps for indoor mapping and navigation,” CEO and founder Gabe Garza explained. “From helping sight-impaired people navigate to aiding robotic navigation in manufacturing and supply chain operations, the applications are endless.”
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