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, retail, smart-building, smart city, automotive, manufacturing, logistics and warehouses, enterprise and robotics.

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Digital Map Ecosystem: Governance, Standards and Applications: Australia
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  • Determine potential geospatial implementation opportunities.
  • Assess the maturity of the geospatial market per region.
  • Identify strategic partners and agencies for potential collaborations.
Digital Map Ecosystem: Governance, Standards and Applications: Indonesia
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  • Determine potential geospatial implementation opportunities
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Digital Map Ecosystem: Governance, Standards and Applications: UK
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  • Determine potential geospatial implementation opportunities.
  • Assess the maturity of the geospatial market per region.
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Location Technologies Coverage

ABI Research’s Location Technologies market intelligence uncovers new data, trends, and forecasts that extend beyond the traditional outdoor positioning and navigation systems. Typical use cases include seamless indoor-outdoor navigation, asset tracking, asset management, people and pet tracking, geo-fencing, and proximity services.

We provide technology implementers with authoritative insight to help them discover and shape new use cases and opportunities in emerging IoT markets. The service will equip technology suppliers with comprehensive vertical-level market intelligence and competitive analysis to support their go to market strategies and help them implement adequate business models for their solutions.

Coverage areas include:
  • Location and tracking techniques (AoA, TDOA, ToA, Fingerprinting, LoS, RSSI)
  • Global navigation satellite system (GNSS)
  • Cellular-based location technologies
  • Wi-Fi based location technologies
  • Bluetooth-based location technologies
  • Low power wide area networks (LPWAN) based location technologies
  • Radio-frequency identification (RFID) based location technologies
  • Ultra wideband (UWB) based location technology
  • Visible light communication (VLC) based location technology
  • Computer vision based location technology
  • Geomagnetic based location technology
  • Sensor fusion
  • Ultrasound based location technology
  • Beacons
  • Hybrid technologies
  • Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) technologies
  • Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS)
  • Geographic information systems (GIS)
 

Answers To Today's Critical Location Technologies Questions

We help technology suppliers and implementers answer the most pressing questions about Location Technologies, including:
  • Technology Suppliers:
  • What new use cases can my company target through our location and tracking technologies?
  • How can my company’s products help implementers capitalize on indoor location technologies?
  • What new deployment opportunities in new and emerging IoT markets best suit my company offerings?
  • Who are the companies and organizations my company should partner with to create adequate solutions for the verticals are targeting?
  • Where does my company fit in the location technologies competitive landscape?
  • What technologies should my company consider moving from navigation product-centric to Location as a Service (LaaS)?
  • Implementers 
  • How can my company expand beyond traditional outdoor positioning and navigation systems to tap into new IoT markets?
  • How can my retail store benefit from location-based advertising through attribution and retargeting?
  • How can my retail store use proximity technology to engage customers outdoors?
  • Who are the location technology innovators, and why?
  • How do I choose the right location technologies that fit best to the specific use case my company is targeting?
  • How do I evaluate revenue opportunities and cost saving the next generation location technologies will enable?

Research Deliverables

We cover the technologies, trends, and markets from every angle, and we deliver our qualitative and quantitative intelligence in multiple formats.

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Competitive Assessment
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Competitive Assessment reports offer comprehensive analysis of implementation strategies and innovation, coupled with market share analysis, to offer unparalleled insight into a company’s performance and standing in comparison to its competitors.

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Market Data
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Market Data spreadsheets are composed of deep data, market share analysis, and highly segmented, service-specific forecasts to provide detailed insight where opportunities lie.

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Technology Analysis
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Based on extensive primary interviews, Technology Analysis reports present in-depth analysis on key market trends and factors for a specific technology.

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Hot Tech Innovators
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Hot Tech Innovators reports focus on companies at the forefront of transformational innovation, particularly those that are younger and less well-known than the incumbents, at the technological forefront of their markets, developing new business models, destabilizing the current market and prime acquisition targets.

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Market Update
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Depicted in a PowerPoint format, the Market Update provides a snapshot into current and future market opportunities and threats for a specific technology as well as focusing on a selected key market and associated trends.

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Transformative Horizon
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Transformative Horizon PowerPoints are aimed at providing timely, deep, actionable insight in the looming transformative innovations that will impact the markets which matter most by focusing on a new company entrance or product launch, a significant company merger, a new business model or a new strategic direction for an incumbent.

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Application Analysis
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Based on extensive primary interviews, Application Analysis reports present in-depth analysis on key market trends and factors for a specific application, which could focus on an individual market or geography.

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ABI Insight
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In a one- to two-page executive summary, ABI Insights are driven mostly by recent, noteworthy news events — including M&As, proposed and recently enacted regulations, product launches and market updates —and often highlight ABI Research’s important technology forecasts.

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In addition to our research deliverables, you also have one-on-one access to our expert analysts. They can answer pressing questions, provide strategic recommendations, and get you caught up on the latest news, trends, market changes, and more.

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