July 2021
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No one wants their employees to waste time wandering around their workplace looking for a person or location. Whether you’re new to the office, visiting another department on a large campus, or simply hunting for a meeting room, a good wayfinding system can help businesses reduce lost productivity time....
June 2021
Due to the large size and often complex nature of hospital facilities, patients, visitors, and even hospital staff often rate finding their way around as one of the most difficult parts of their experience....
Interest in indoor maps and indoor wayfinding tools is growing as more building managers discuss the benefits they offer. From helping visitors find their way around an unfamiliar space, to making it easier for employees to find an available meeting room near them (wherever they might be), to creating custom maps for security and facility management purposes, organizations across a variety of industries are investing in this technology....
May 2021
When people think about an indoor map, usually a flat drawing on a piece of paper or a floor plan posted near a stairwell come to mind....
When most people think about creating an outdoor map, they imagine drawing some lines on a page or typing an address into their phone....
March 2021
It’s hard to imagine a life without technology. From the moment we wake up, to the moment we go to bed, we’re immersed in a personalized smart technology ecosystem that is built to observe, learn from, and improve our everyday experiences....
February 2021
“If I already have a Building Information Model, why do I need a CMS like Mapwize?” This question arises from time to time when we speak with potential clients....
January 2021
A little recap of some key Mapwize features is always helpful! Mapwize Studio and our SDKs have undergone several updates and you now have plenty of options to make interactive maps that stand out among the others....
October 2020
NEWS
Omniscient selected Mapwize for its expertise in creating interactive maps. The construction technology company wanted to offer its clients an application to locate equipment on construction sites....
September 2020
Wallboard allows you to build digital signage solutions that meet all your needs on interactive digital screens. This software solution is fully customizable and very easy to use thanks to a drag-and-drop content management tool....
Nowadays, buildings are visited by people of different nationalities, it is important to take into account that everyone does not speak the same language....
May 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced lots of buildings to redesign their layout to limit physical contact and reduce the spread of the virus....
The buildings and campuses mapped with Mapwize are increasing in both size and complexity. On the one hand, our clients constantly add places on their maps to help users find the smallest rooms, equipments or services....
January 2020
Mapwize and AppScho unveil partnership to provide best-in-class application for modern university campuses. By combining Mapwize’s mapping technology with AppScho mobile solution for higher education institutions, universities can now improve their brand image and the everyday life of students, staff and visitors coming for events or conferences....
June 2019
Nomosense offers IoT solutions dedicated to Smart City and Smart Buildings. Mapwize mapping and wayfinding solution is embedded within Nomosense’s solutions to offer a wider range of digital services to their customers....
February 2019
Mapwize maps live in the cloud, so they can easily be updated at any time and displayed on any device. However, there are use cases where accessing the map is so critical that one cannot rely on an Internet connection: crowded events, basements, boats, or military areas....
January 2019
After several successful collaborations in both France and Canada, Mapwize is expanding its partnership with Swapcard, the leading networking and matchmaking platform for event organizers....
Proxyclick’s sign-in app transforms the way people are welcomed in offices around the world. Their marketplace makes sure your visitors feel like VIPs: automatic badge printing and access control integration, Wi-Fi code provisioning, Single Sign-On, and of course wayfinding!...
December 2018
Over the last year, we have been extending our line of products around location analytics. The solution collects location data from Wi-Fi infrastructures and gives building managers a view of the people flow in their venues, as well as metrics on how the building is used....
November 2018
Mapwize is all set to welcome you to Batimat from November 6th to 10th, at Paris Nord Villepinte. The building industry’s leading international trade show expects more than 340,000 decision-makers from all around the world....
September 2018
Mapwize’s new navigation mode enables you to find your way more easily around buildings. You can now see your progression along the way and the remaining time and distance are updated with every step you take....
May 2018
Engie Ineo developed Zen Office by Vertuoz, a new digital solution designed to manage, optimize and improve workspaces. It takes advantage of the many features offered by Mapwize and can be adapted to all kinds of buildings....
April 2018
Mapbox, the flagship platform for custom designed maps on top of which our SDKs are built, just released an article about Mapwize on their blog....
March 2018
We are thrilled to announce that our Framework Indoor Location is now available! We have noticed that inside buildings, the numerous Indoor Positioning Technologies lead to a multiplication of APIs and standards....
February 2018
We are accustomed to using Web and mobile applications with embedded mapping features to either locate a person, position an asset or show a car itinerary....
January 2018
Since the beginning of the 2000s, the digital revolution, first led by Web technologies, then led by Mobile technologies reached and disrupted most parts of the economy....
December 2017
Early November, Chuck Robbins, CEO of Cisco, was in Paris to discuss the company’s partnership with the French government. In the course of that visit, Cisco organized a meeting with a handful of startups to discuss innovation within the great startup campus, Station F, Paris....
Mapwize v3, our brand-new App, is now available on both Android and iOS stores! Following your feedback, we have recreated our entire public mobile App....
October 2017
On October 3rd and 4th, Microsoft Experiences Conference focused on digital intelligence, will be held in Paris Conference Center. On October 4th at 4pm Mathieu Gerard, co-founder and CTO of Mapwize, will present a session with Benjamin Talmard, CTO in residence at Station F....
September 2017
Mapwize, the mapping and wayfinding platform for buildings, has finalized their 1.2 million euros fundraising. Backers behind the fundraising include Finorpa and IRD investment funds, with the support of BPI France and BNP-Paribas....
June 2017
Mapwize is the proud recipient of the first “Pitch in the Plane” prize. This contest, organized in conjunction with the French Touch Conference, included seven startup finalists who had to pitch their respective solutions on board a Paris-New York flight in front of investors and business leaders....
The second annual Viva Technology event was recently held in Paris, welcoming more than 70,000 visitors. Mapwize was the official provider of the event’s mapping solution, accessible via the Swapcard application....
May 2017
Cisco Wi-Fi hotspots can be used to locate smartphones inside buildings via a triangulation mechanism. Unlike geolocation systems based on beacons, where the position is calculated by smartphone, Wi-Fi geolocation is calculated by the network equipment which then transmits it to the device....
April 2017
This month, we have released an all-new Mapwize feature: support for vector format floorplans. Compared to Bitmap, vector floorplans hold two important advantages: the first concerns the size of the file, which is reduced even for large buildings....
We are strengthening and expanding our team to fuel our growth in France and abroad. We are looking for great candidates based in Lille to work from our headquarters at the famous Euratechnologies tech campus:...
March 2017
Hear & Know is a French startup specializing in geolocation solutions for tracking vehicles, animals, objects, people (e.g. the visually impaired, Alzheimer’s patients, employees operating in hazardous areas, etc....
The firm, Deloitte, has just published its technological forecasts as well as a proposed analysis of the stakes for geolocation inside buildings....
February 2017
Our innovative mapping platform continues to grow, and this month we have released several new exciting features: Have you ever imagined having access to the shortest possible path inside a supermarket to grab all of the items on your shopping list?...
Mapwize was selected by Cisco, the world leader in network equipment, into their startup acceleration program. Today, the millions of Cisco WiFi access points deployed all over the world make it possible to geolocate people via their mobile devices....
