Location Technologies Research Service

Our extensive coverage examines the foundational technology building blocks of location ecosystems, as well as the potential deployment prospects in various environments including the low altitude economy (drones/Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)), automotive, manufacturing, logistics and warehouses, smart building, smart city, retail, enterprise, and robotics.

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Location Technologies Coverage Areas

ABI Research’s location technologies market intelligence uncovers new data, trends, and forecasts that address not only the outdoor/indoor positioning and navigation systems, but also centimeter-level location systems. Typical location technology use cases include seamless indoor-outdoor navigation, asset tracking and management, people and pet tracking, geofencing, and proximity services.

Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) solutions have been the mainstay of outdoor location systems for 2 decades, but concerns regarding dropped, blocked, or spammed GNSS signals have driven interest in complementary location technologies such as Quantum-enabled Inertial Navigation Systems (INS). We provide critical, impartial, and factual research analysis to evaluate new use cases and opportunities in emerging consumer sectors, automotive, and industrial Internet of Things (IoT) markets.

Location and tracking techniques (AoA, TDOA, ToA, fingerprinting, LoS, RSSI)
Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)
Integrated Sensing & Communications (ISAC)
Location technologies based on Bluetooth®
Low-Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN)-based location technologies
Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) positioning
Ultra-Wideband (UWB)-based location technology
Computer vision-based location technology
Independently Derived Positioning Systems (IDPS)
Ultrasound-based location technology
Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) technologies

Cellular-based location technologies (4G, 5G & 5G-Advanced, 6G)
Wi-Fi-based location technologies
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)-based location technologies
Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS)
Visible Light Communication (VLC)-based location technology
Geomagnetic-based location technology
Sensor fusion
Beacons
Hybrid technologies
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Location Technologies Research Powers Technology Innovation & Implementation

For Innovators

We empower technology innovation by providing location technology providers with market intelligence, ecosystem analysis, market trends and landscape visibility, and competitive assessment vendor rankings. We help technology providers identify specific location device shipment volumes and value through analysis that is critical for enterprises and helps technology providers deliver tailored solutions that meet specific business needs. We also help technology providers identify vertical market segmentations that place the most value on location technologies, and assess threats from potential competing location technologies.

For Implementers

We help implementers drive strategic implementation by identifying the key technologies, regions, capabilities, and verticals that are driving market demand for outdoor and indoor location technology services. In addition, our research aims to uncover the latest technological trends transforming the industry, such as multi-orbit satellite systems and the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and quantum inertial and timing systems, to help implementers plan for future product roadmaps. Lastly, we also provide detailed market-level information, such as ASPs, to help implementers build a data-driven Go-to-Market (GTM) strategy.

Our Location Technologies Research Helps Solve Real Business Challenges For Key Stakeholders

What challenges can we help you solve?

Provide insights into key regions and verticals with strong demand for indoor location modules such as Bluetooth®, Wi-Fi, UWB, and cellular

Identify indoor location technologies with the highest growth potential

Gain insight into leading market developments and trends to inform GTM strategies

What key questions can we help you answer?

What indoor location technologies and features are being demanded in the market?

Which regions and verticals show the highest growth potential for indoor location solutions?

What are the ASPs of the different indoor location module specifications?

What challenges can we help you solve?

Provide insights into key location technology software features and capabilities such as RTK and PPK

Gain insight into leading market development trends, including AI, to inform GTM strategies

What key questions can we help you answer?

What software features are being demanded in the market?

Which regions and verticals show the highest growth potential for location technology software solutions?

What are the ASPs of location technology software solutions?

What challenges can we help you solve?

Provide insights into key regions and verticals with strong demand for location chipsets

Identify location technologies with the highest growth potential

Gain insight into leading market developments and trends to inform GTM strategies

What key questions can we help you answer?

What location technologies are being demanded in the market?

Which regions and verticals show the highest growth potential for location technology solutions?

What are the ASPs of different chipset specifications?

What challenges can we help you solve?

Provide insights into key regions and verticals with strong demand for outdoor/GNSS modules

Identify outdoor/GNSS module capabilities with the highest growth potential, such as RTK and IMU dead reckoning

Gain insight into leading market developments and innovations to inform GTM strategies, including quantum positioning, 5G-Advanced, and ISAC

What key questions can we help you answer?

What outdoor/GNSS features are being demanded in the market?

Which regions and verticals show the highest growth potential for outdoor/GNSS solutions?

What are the Average Selling Prices (ASPs) of different module specifications by technology, constellation, frequency support, and capabilities?

Which location technologies complement each other to boost reliability?

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Andrew Zignani

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Andrew Spivey

Principal Analyst

Andrew Zignani

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Location Technologies Coverage Areas

Location Technologies Research Powers Technology Innovation & Implementation

For Innovators

For Implementers

Our Location Technologies Research Helps Solve Real Business Challenges For Key Stakeholders

What challenges can we help you solve?

What key questions can we help you answer?

What challenges can we help you solve?

What key questions can we help you answer?

What challenges can we help you solve?

What key questions can we help you answer?

What challenges can we help you solve?

What key questions can we help you answer?

Meet The Analysts You'll Work With

ABI Research's team of analysts publish groundbreaking research often years before other tech advisory firms, empowering our clients to stay ahead of their markets and their competitors.

Andrew Zignani

Andrew Spivey

Andrew Zignani

Andrew Spivey

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Our expansive Enterprise Connectivity research covers leading companies, hot tech innovators, and emerging players in the industry.

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