The American startup Skyline Nav AI has introduced Pathfinder, software that can accurately determine a user's location without GPS. The technology is based on visual navigation and can plot a route even when satellite connectivity is unavailable.
At the core of Pathfinder is visual analysis of the surrounding environment: buildings, roads, and terrain, as well as aerial images, are matched against an extensive database. Artificial intelligence processes the information and accurately identifies the user's current location, even in "dead zones" — in mountains, forests, or dense urban areas.
Although the idea of visual navigation has long been used in rocket systems, Skyline Nav AI's breakthrough lies in the precision, speed, and compactness of the solution. Interestingly, humanity has returned to the idea of "looking around to understand where you are" through high technology. But where it once meant a map in your hand, it now means a mini-computer with a neural network inside.
