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This article showcases Startup Pill’s top picks for the best Mapping Services startups. These startups are taking a variety of approaches to innovating inside of the Mapping Services industry and around the world. They are all exceptional startups well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
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Top Mapping Services Startups
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Nextbillion.ai
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Nextbillion.ai aims to deliver a wide range of AI-powered hyperlocal solutions starting with the area of mapping. Nb.ai is working on building the geospatial infrastructure needed for enabling location based experiences for the next billion users.
The complexities in markets like India, Indonesia and Nigeria are far greater than the traditional developed countries and we are building the future of location technology. Underdeveloped infrastructure, the rise of mega cities, complex addresses and an ever changing road network make things even more challenging and we are trying to solve these extremely complex problems using a combination of data, AI, platform and people..
Urban Sky
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Urban Sky is developing the first-ever reusable ‘micro-sat’ version of a near-space balloon, armed with sensors that collect high-value Earth observation data over entire cities, serving a multi-billion dollar imagery market and making daily and weekly aerial imagery collection a cost-effective reality. Leveraging advances in component miniaturization, first-of-its-kind balloon reusability, and the high vantage point of the stratosphere, the Microballoon drastically reduces the cost of high-resolution remote sensing and weather-related data capture over broad areas, leading to more impactful data over more areas than ever before.
With a new wealth of data from the stratosphere – this completely untapped layer of Earth’s atmosphere – we can fundamentally change the collective human understanding of the surface of our planet and urban centers.. .
geoFluxus
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GeoFluxus is an academic spin-off company that specializes on research projects. GeoFluxus develops an open-source platform for mapping public waste data as the essential trigger for a Circular Economy.
The company uses technological solutions to take care of data sensitivity and legislative agreements. GeoFluxus aims to upscale the platform to include broader geographical and material range, improve user friendliness, interoperability, and analytical capabilities..
Juicey Turf
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Juicey Turf is an AI door to door sales mapping application intended to maximize the reps profits of a veteran salesperson. They improve the working and environmental ecosystem by digitalizing the process of the map’s planning of Sales representatives by using AI technology.
The company’s platform provides machine learning and artificial intelligence technology, enabling top agency owners and leaders to boost team performance and improve the bottom line. Juicey Turf was founded in 2019 and is based in Vancouver, BC, Canada..
GraffitiTagr.com
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FREE YOUR CITY OF ILLEGAL GRAFFITI Illegal graffiti is vandalism. Removing it is expensive —and it makes us feel unsafe in our own cities.
Let’s free up that money for important stuff. You can help by taking photos of illegal graffiti and uploading them to the app.
We collect and process the data and use it preventively, in close cooperation with the authorities and private companies. Doing this benefits you, your city and our country.
Download the app and get started in 2 minutes.. .
blackshark.ai
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blackshark.ai provides powerful insights into the world by extracting information from satellite imagery fully automatically. A scalable artificial intelligence builds the core of the blackshark platform, detecting features with incredible precision and speed.
A novel machine learning approach was developed to train a neural network for new features rapidly, enabling blackshark to serve various use cases in many different industries. Input sources supported: – satellite imagery – 2D photographs (aerial, street level, …) – point clouds (photogrammetry or lidar) – HD map data – OSM – & more Examples for feature detection: – buildings (footprint, height, type, roof, orientation, facade) – vegetation – streets – land classification – flood detection – & more blackshark.ai can also fully automatically and semantically reconstruct detected features in 3D, using a patent-pending technology for efficiently storing and streaming petabytes of data.
blackshark.ai is a team of 50+ data scientists, geospatial engineers, 3D rendering programmers and developers, based in San Francisco, US, and Graz, Austria. We are on a mission to answer questions such as: – Can my drone land in this backyard? – How many solar panels are installed in India? – How many tents does a certain refugee camp have? – How many cars are parked in a specific parking lot? What would you like to know?.
Gleensite
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Gleensite develops worldwide Predictive Analytics Mapping Technologies leveraging Big Data & AI to improve decision making across all sectors and industries. The company currently focuses more particularly on the Real Estate sector.
Real estate market participants and investors must sift through tens of millions of records or data points to discern clear patterns and place their bets with few supporting tools to glean insights from that material. Gleensite applies state-of-art process to massively and continuously collect data while always ensuring its quality, it then applies adaptive and modulable predictive models using machine learning algorithms and finally enables end-users to visualise insights on real-time mapping platform.
For instance, by using conventional and non-conventional data points, Gleensite provides insights on how a certain area (e.g. region, country, city, street) may look like in the next 5 to 15 years.
Gleensite helps Asset & Fund Managers, Investors, Corporations and Key participants understand how and to what extent traditional and non-traditional variables can influence specific variables of their interest across space and time. At Gleensite, we are convinced that everything is connected and we are determined to understand the causal links of all past events to better anticipate potential future events.
We believe in helping individuals and organisations make the right choice at the right time.. .
Matidor.com
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Matidor is a geospatial collaboration platform that helps you organize projects on a live-updating map with easy visualization, team collaboration, and management. More consultancies, project managers, and field workers now choose to use Matidor to manage their projects over spreadsheets because it leads to higher productivity and client satisfaction.
Our key features to help companies stay on top of their daily workflow include a centralized dashboard showing budgets, cost reports, files & historical details. In addition, our detailed site maps & user-friendly GIS tools help eliminate collaboration hurdles between departments, improve operational efficiency, and business development effectiveness.
Matidor’s map-based interface uniquely meets the needs of field companies: tasks and information relating to a physical location can be readily seen understood by both technical and business audiences due to this interface. Matidor doesn’t require the long training cycle of other industry-specific systems, and an unlimited user model opens the door to viral growth.
Stickiness is built-in through historical data storage and the aforementioned network effect. Matidor’s founders also have the right mix of technical and domain expertise to support customers in their journey.
Matidor is the only software product that combines mapping and project management with controlled, two-way sharing.. .
Smart Touristic Map
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Smart Touristic Map is an information service and guides for tourists visiting the region.
EOfactory
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EOfactory is a one-stop-platform that provides deep insights into earth observation using AI/ML. EOfactory provides you with the option of uploading your own images and orthomosaics, be it satellite data, aerial data or drone data.
Have the freedom of collecting and uploading data and let AI handle the rest. EOfactory allows you to build your own models through Interactive AI tools which harnesses the power of machine learning to help you create the best EO machine learning models.
No coding required! Like any factory, we perfected the entire assembly line, from the moment raw material comes in, to the pre-production and production cycle, everything is powered by AI. Precision meets perfection in our factory floor, and the talent and skill of our operators on the assembly line knows no bounds.
In today’s world, EO data is like a gold ore, and its abundance keeps growing, and without a factory to extract the gold, the true value of the data will always be lost. Like the industrial revolution, we are embarking on this journey to usher in the era of industrialization of EO AI algorithms..
Kintrack
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KinTrack consistently delivers a results-oriented tracking system that offers geolocation services in real-time for multiple purposes.
EQUINOX’ S DRONES
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Awarded for the Best UAV Company of the year in 2019. We render Specialized Drone services for projects across India, including Aerial Photography, Drone Survey, Volumetric Analysis, UAV.
We serve industries like Agriculture, Roadways, Railways, Mining, Urban planning, Building Surveillance, Solar farm inspection, Power line inspection, Wind turbines etc. We are team of GIS Experts, Pilots, Engineers using Drones to solve real world problems..
RoadDB LLC
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Using vehicle sourcing, RoadDB provides an end-to-end software solution for road data and localization for highly automated driving and ADAS in series production vehicles. RoadDB data is not just another HD map.
RoadDB has gone beyond conventional mapping and computer vision approaches to distill images of the road into exactly the road data needed by vehicle manufacturers for the vehicle control software of highly automated vehicles: * A CAD-like image of the road ahead, with a small data footprint that omits unnecessary points of interest, street names and addresses, and tile structures * A robust localization layer that includes a large number of reference points to position the vehicle in its lane with 10 cm relative accuracy laterally and longitudinally RoadDB’s approach is unlike the approaches of conventional mapmakers and the products for geofenced vehicles such as robotaxis, shuttles, and delivery vehicles. RoadDB’s technology, aimed at series production vehicles: * Covers everywhere RoadDB-equipped vehicles drive * Is continuously updated from road data generated by RoadDB-equipped vehicles * Uses sensors that are already in the vehicle for other functions * Is updated over the air RoadDB has a global presence, with headquarters in Grand Forks, North Dakota, U.S.A.; an engineering center in Chengdu, Sichuan, PRC; and additional staff in France, Germany, Japan, and the UK..
Robotics Eye
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Automated drone solutions, AI-driven
OSOW
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OSOW.io is a trucking logistics and fleet management platform for specialized freight and heavy haul load transport. Our platform enables brokers, carriers, drivers, dispatchers and fleets of all sizes manage their day to day operations faster, easier and cheaper.
Our software enables users to calculate the true cost of hauling a load, optimizes routes based on load and truck parameters, manages the state permitting and issuance process, outlines trip specific state rules and regulations, search and book pilot cars and truck stop layovers and provides automated route navigation compliant with state issued permits. Our goal is to be the one stop shop from trip planning through delivery..
AI in Motion | AIIM
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We add intelligence to perception, localization and mapping for use in automated guided vehicles, unmanned ground vehicles, and drones
Distancematrix.ai
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Distancematrix.ai is a Ukrainian fast-growing startup. We provide products for developers such as Distance Matrix API and Geocoding API.
With our APIs, it’s possible to determine the fastest route between two points on a map in less than 1 second. Our main product Distance Matrix API is an alternative to Google Maps Distance Matrix API, but it is much cheaper and has more advantages.
For example, we reduced delivery time by 25% for 966.ua food delivery company and almost 5 times reduced costs on calculating distances for several European companies. If you would like to learn more about what we can do for you, please visit our website: https://distancematrix.ai/productYou can also request for a free trial and test the API yourself here: https://distancematrix.ai/contact.
Not A Satellite Labs
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Not A Satellite uses a network of airborne cameras on 80,000 commercial flights to build the world’s most accurate map.
iDitch
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The iDitchApp Provides an on demand, scheduled appointment and destination patented confirmation user interface Community platform Connecting professional vetted Beauty and Men’s Grooming Artisans with Clients, a system and method of dynamically providing a platform for vetted Artisans providing Beautification and Men’s Grooming services for Approved Clients. The iDitch App serves the United States of America and Canada, with plans and arrangements underway for the iDitch App to be utilized in the continental Europe in the year 2019.
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American Truck Exchange
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At American Truck Exchange, we’re constantly working around the clock to provide an interactive supply chain platform for all transportation professionals. Our platform is a mobile app that works to: Reduce driver churn, Faster Load Payments, Suggest safety resolutions, Provide partnerships, Advance new driver training & Create driver perks, Provide an overall quality of life into the transportation industry.
Unlike normal load boards & truck sales websites, you get same-day payments and instant truck options. You also get points that you can redeem partnership items.
(Discount Gas, etc) The transportation industry is suffering from driver churn/shortage and cash flow problems. Businesses in our platform space only want to handle the load board.
They’re not focused on the payments or marketing opportunities presented within our logistics space. We notice a lot of components overlap, and it’s best to automated options for a better supply chain..
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NavD serves the maritime industry with big data analysis, predictive services, deep learning analytics and strong mapping visualizations.
LOCUS
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LOCUS was created to bridge the gap between real-estate properties and the fast-paced world of mobility. We have experienced the real-world struggles and inefficiencies in the mobility industry, coupled with the lack of direct control and communication between property owners and mobility providers who service these properties.
At LOCUS we envision a world of complete transparency between property owners and mobility providers. LOCUS is a communications platform that allows property owners to take back control of their most precious assets.
LOCUS is the single point of contact for sharing property details with all mobility providers in real-time at the touch of a button.. .
Exodronics
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Exodronics provide solutions for deep knowledge of territorially distributed assets and processes in order to optimize their management.
ASDRO GmbH
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ASDRO (Advanced & Specialized Drone Solutions) combines geo-data for a quick interpretation of the surface and the subsurface using precise and efficient drone technology. ASDRO works with drone photogrammetry and is specialized to the use of geophysical sensors to create precise evaluations of the subsurface.
ASDRO is a spin-off from the Department of Geophysics at Münster University by Julian Beautemps (CEO) and Alexander Weyer (CTO).. .
OpenPlaceReviews.org
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OpenPlaceReviews.orgis open decentralised place reviews platform, powered by location marketing services for small business.
Doko Maps
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Doko Maps is an application that helps people or communities to create, organize, and share places on a map.
AiMentors
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AiMentors develops career path map service based on big data.
DataContours
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DataContours is the next generation platform for location data
Oppmålingstjenester
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Oppmålingstjenester offers services in planning and engineering, surveying, mapping and drone.
