Precise tracking and positioning are vital for modern industries like logistics, agriculture, and smart cities. While “smart” devices often have built-in tracking, many critical assets – such as older industrial structures, livestock, and civil engineering projects – remain uninstrumented.
To address this gap, BaseN is developing, within the Competitiveness framework (Element 2) of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Navigation Innovation and Support Program (NAVISP), a system that enables fleets of agents, such as drones and rovers, to locate these objects automatically. By analyzing multiple images from different angles, the system can rapidly estimate the exact position of identified targets at scale. This automated workflow is designed to improve resource efficiency, worker safety, and ensure planetary sustainability.
The framework integrates advanced imaging and computer vision with existing positioning frameworks. This allows drones and rovers to use visual data from onboard cameras to get accurate positions, even in challenging environments where traditional methods often fall short.
By enabling a fleet of agents to work together, the system provides a robust and precise way to identify and track targets. This solution is built on BaseN, a secure framework that allows legacy industrial equipment to be easily integrated into modern digital services.
“This is in line with our strategy to utilize mission critical, European PNT technologies as part of BaseN offering” says Pasi Hurri, President and CEO of BaseN. “By integrating collaborative localization with adaptive Machine Learning, we are building the base for the next generation, autonomous industrial products and services.”
Key Features and Benefits:
- Automated Feature Recognition: The framework uses Machine Learning to recognize specific user-defined features
- Real-Time Coordination: A central map interface provides operators with a clear view of detected objects, their locations, and the current tasks of the autonomous fleet.
- User-defined Control: Operators can provide targeted instructions and update the framework in real-time to adapt to changing mission requirements.
This project is a vital part of BaseN’s plan to lead the way in high-safety tracking. By meeting the new needs of global industries. The framework will drive business success and change how we look after and manage physical infrastructure.
