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Niantic Spatial announced that the data collected from Pokémon Go has resulted in a dataset of over 30 billion urban images. This company, spun off in May 2025, has partnered with Coco Robotics, which operates approximately 1,000 delivery robots across the US and Europe.

The robots will rely on Niantic's image-based positioning system for navigation, achieving accuracy within a few centimeters compared to the common GPS inaccuracies in urban environments. This dataset is particularly valuable due to the diverse conditions under which it was collected. Niantic's use of user-uploaded AR data raises questions about user data rights, permitted under their service terms.