
Niantic Spatial's 30 billion Pokémon Go scans train a Visual Positioning System used by Vantor in military drones. The VPS enables drone navigation without GPS by matching real-time camera feeds to 3D maps of streets and buildings. The system resists signal jamming, a tactic used during Russia's Ukraine invasion, and is deployed in contested areas where GPS fails.
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Summary by ByteBrief
Have Pokémon Go players been unwittingly training military combat drones?