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"Zenrin Changes the World! Digital Twin Made Possible with Geospatial Information" by Zenrin
Founded shortly after the war, Zenrin has expanded its business from residential maps to car navigation systems, GIS, and high-precision maps for autonomous driving and drones, centering on its core business of thoroughly researching each and every building and providing geospatial information. In 2024, the company will see its first change of president in 17 years, driving its transformation from a map material provider to a geospatial information service company, with the aim of building a digital twin infrastructure utilizing the thousands of elements (land features) that make up maps. Zenrin is currently building a socially implemented geospatial information infrastructure by improving the accuracy of 3D information, including the Z axis, updating in real time through change detection, and linking with AI and drones. We spoke to Zenrin about its outlook.
Speaker: Risa Shigetani
Zenrin Co., Ltd. Product Solutions Business Division
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Location Weekly Japan is a podcast run by LBMA Japan (Location Business & Marketing Japan), a general incorporated association that promotes business marketing services using location data. Every week, we interview management and business personnel from member companies, introduce the latest examples of location data usage, and share notable events around the world, as well as behind-the-scenes stories that can only be heard here.
As we are an organization with many IT-related members, you will hear a lot of foreign words, but in this podcast we will introduce examples of how location data is being used in a way that is as easy to understand as possible, so please feel free to listen.
MC: Kuniyuki Kawashima (Representative Director of LBMA Japan)
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