Niantic Spatial, the pioneer in geospatial AI, and Vantor, the provider of unified spatial intelligence, announced a partnership to deliver a comprehensive positioning solution that will enable air and ground platforms to navigate and coordinate precisely in GPS-denied environments. Field testing of the integrated system is planned forearly 2026.

The partnership addresses a critical vulnerability in modern operations: GPS unavailability, spoofing, interference, and jamming. When satellite signals are compromised, autonomous systems and field teams lose their ability to orient, coordinate or maintain accurate situational awareness.

To address this, Niantic Spatial and Vantor are integrating two distinct, localization technologies to create a unified operating picture. The joint capability will leverage Niantic Spatial’s ground-based Visual Positioning System (VPS) and Vantor’s aerial-focused Raptor visual positioning software to create a shared coordinate system from the live video feeds of autonomous drones, vehicles, AR glasses, and other field assets.