Date: Thursday 27 March 2025
Time: 12:00-14:00 (CET)
Registration: Register here by 25 March

Are you interested in indoor and sensor positioning technologies and the opportunities they offer to your business in Europe and worldwide? Welcome to Location Innovation Hub’s webinar organised together with Finnish FAIR EDIH and Nemonoor EDIH from Norway.

Indoor and sensor positioning is important because it enables accurate location in areas where GPS does not work well, such as inside buildings, tunnels and urban areas. They improve navigation, security, asset tracking and automation in industries such as healthcare, logistics, retail and smart cities. These technologies also enhance the user experience, optimise operations and support emerging applications such as augmented reality and autonomous robots.

Indoor and sensor positioning is improving with AI, sensor fusion, UWB and advanced wireless technologies such as UWB and 5G, making location tracking more precise. Challenges include signal interference, high energy consumption and a lack of standard rules across systems. Future work aims to improve accuracy, save energy and make different technologies work better together.

This webinar highlights the experiences of three Nordic EDIHs: The Location Innovation Hub, Finnish AI Region and Nemonoor Norway. We also include insights from Estonia.

Don't miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights from leading experts in the field. Join us to explore the future of indoor and sensor positioning and its impact on various industries!

Programme

Welcome and Introduction
Tuomo Malkamäki, Finnish Geospatial Research Institute (FGI), Eirik Andreassen, Nemonoor

Test environment for Navi indoor positioning
Tuomo Malkamäki & Toni Hammarberg, FGI

Navigating Without Boundaries: A User Study on Empowering Mobility Through AR for Visually Impaired and Functionally Disabled Individuals
Morten Andre Gustavsen, IFE (Institute for Energy Technology, Norway)

Use cases from companies

• Smart cities, Jenna-Riia Oldenburg, Sitowise
• Sensor positioning use case, Kari Leppänen, Koherent
• Estonian and European use cases, Indrek Ruiso, Eliko

Panel discussion

Join us for an engaging panel discussion where we delve into the next steps for indoor and sensor positioning technologies. Our expert panelists will address critical questions and explore future opportunities such as application needs and technological evolution. We also discuss about the opportunities of EDIH co-operation. The panel is lead by Tuomo Malkamäki, including panelists Michael Louka from IFE, Teemu Lehtinen from KiraHub and Indrek Ruiso from Eliko.

Closing at 14:00

Register for the event by 25 March.

More information

For more information, please contact the Location Innovation Hub: locationinnovationhub(a)nls.fi