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Accessible urban spaces allow disabled individuals to leverage public services, enjoy equal opportunities, and maintain independence. Navigating inaccessible areas can be challenging and frustrating, potentially leading to a loss of autonomy and a sense of disempowerment. Enhancing technology platforms with adequate accessibility data supports disabled people's participation in economic activities, empowering them further.

Mapping technology and location-based products can be enriched with data to help individuals with disabilities (visual impairments, hearing loss, intellectual and physical disabilities, injuries and more), navigate and utilize urban environments. To create more inclusive apps and platforms, businesses require current and comprehensive accessibility data from the physical world. Many location-based businesses are already innovating in this space and striving to keep accessibility at the forefront. Geospatial data, such as up-to-date POI data, can supplement and accelerate these efforts. 

Earlier this year, we announced that Quadrant had successfully amassed over 1 million Points-of-Interest (POI) using Geolancer, our cutting-edge data collection and verification platform. At the time, our mapping initiatives were gathering a lot of steam as we rapidly scaled our operations to fulfill the soaring demand for accurate and bespoke POI datasets. In line with our projections, this demand has surged even further, prompting us to accelerate our global mapping efforts.  

We are thrilled to share that we have now reached the 2 million POI mark!  

Here, we discuss some recent mapping projects, why Geolancer is so effective for real-world data collection, and how it will evolve to support a wider range of use cases.

As marketing strategies continue to evolve, mobile location data has emerged as a crucial resource for generating valuable insights that drive ROI. With its unparalleled ability to deliver targeted messages to the right audience, at the right place, and at the right time, human mobility data has become a game-changer for the advertising industry. We have also seen amazing results in using location data to measure the ROI of marketing campaigns. In this article, we elaborate on how location data can be applied to high-impact use cases in advertising, marketing, and related technology.

Last-mile, food delivery, e-commerce, and postal services companies constantly strive to improve their services and operational efficiency to remain competitive. In this highly saturated space, the quality of location data powering delivery apps and platforms can be detrimental to the efficiency of operations. In this post, we will discuss how location data (mobile location and POI data) enables businesses to locate customers accurately, optimize mapping and routing systems, and minimize the waste of time and resources.

Businesses across a host of industries (such as retail and FMCG) strive to improve supply chain efficiency to cut costs, meet customer demand, and increase profits. This article explores how geospatial data (mobile location and Point-of-Interest data) is a valuable tool for enabling these objectives and can be leveraged to support profitable decision-making in supply chain and delivery logistics.