Location Based Services from Estonia

June 5, 2013

The road guide that saves you from getting lost

3D Wayfinder is also an Estonian LBS company (fit to be Regio’s little brother, if you consider their duration and breadth of operations) that has set its focus on global markets. For the last couple of years, the company has been engaged in creating digital indoor guides for large buildings. The software can be accessed in a browser, on a smartphone or an online kiosk. In essence, the goal is similar to Regio’s Hajj application — to guide people to their desired destination.

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Mobile Indoor Wayfinding Application

April 3, 2013

3D Technologies is constantly improving 3D Wayfinder Mobile App. Recent updates mobile wayfinding applicationincludes pinch zooming and better search engine. Every shop or location can have keywords which makes them easy to find. Very useful for visitors, specially when they are in a hurry and want to quickly find some specific product. The application positions the visitor automatically and guides from current location to desired location with graphical route.

For the shopping center owners, simple administration makes it very easy to change tenant information ensuring the maps are always up-to-date. Retailers can place text or micro ads in real-time letting shoppers know about clearance sales or last minute bargains.

We currently support iOS and Android devices.

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New Kiosk at Tallinn University of Technology

April 1, 2013

Tallinn University of Technology installed new portrait format kiosk. Now they have all together 2 kiosks and planning to install more in near future.

“We are open to innovative solutions and wish to improve the quality of our services. This application serves them both. In near future we plan to integrate also other in-house systems which makes the application even more useful. Also, we are moving towards indoor positioning on mobile”, said the Marketing Director of TUT Heiki Lemba.

Kiosk provided by 3D Wayfinder partner ML Novator

TUT portrait kioskTUT kioskTUT kiosk

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Navigate the Mall with a Mobile App

March 4, 2013

3D Wayfinder, the provider of indoor navigation solutions in large public buildings, has launched a mobile application for shoppers which provides maps of all of their favorite shopping centres and details of onsite promotions direct to their smartphones. The benefits to retail site owners is that they can use this to connect with visitors and generate advertising revenue from tenants.

“Twenty-one per cent of global smartphone users (or 187 million consumers) bought a product using their smartphone in 2012 according GlobalWebIndex,” comments Taavi Juursalu CEO of 3DWayfinder. “So our solution is an obvious one for shoppers and retailers alike”.

The solution gathers all shopping centres into one database with 3D plans of each site. Users can then choose the desired centre from the list and see what they have to offer. For the shopping centre owners simple administration makes it very easy to change tenant information ensuring the maps are always up-to-date. Retailers can place text or micro or ads in real-time letting shoppers know about clearance sales or last minute bargains.

Source: http://www.retail-systems.com/rs/3D_Wayfinder.php

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3D Wayfinder at Tallinn University of Technology (TALTECH)

February 21, 2013

TALTECH (former TUT) is the first university in Estonia who is using 3D Wayfinder to help navigate students and visitors through its campus. The solution lists all lecture halls, offices, dining rooms, services and other public rooms. The solution is integrated with the  in-house personnel system so that it’s possible to search for a room or a lecturer. The 3D map contains over 1000 rooms, which are located approximately across the territory of 133 000 m².

University Campus Indoor Plan
Tallinn University of Technology Campus Map

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