No construction, no maintenance, immune to obstruction — meter-level indoor positioning from the Earth's inherent magnetic field, one of China's first commercially proven magnetic positioning solutions
The Gear-Lab MagNav PDR fusion positioning solution combines four core technologies — magnetic matching, pedestrian dead reckoning (PDR), map constraints and Kalman filter fusion — to achieve seamless indoor/outdoor positioning with high accuracy, continuity and stability. It fuses multiple positioning sources ("magnetic field + inertial navigation + map + Bluetooth") and is among the first commercially mature magnetic positioning solutions in China, field-proven in demanding scenarios such as power plants, chemical plants, and warehousing & logistics.
A building's reinforced-concrete structure creates a unique distortion of the geomagnetic field, giving every point a unique magnetic fingerprint. With a fingerprint database built in advance, real-time measurement and matching pinpoint position precisely
MEMS inertial sensors detect gait, step frequency, step length and heading to compute continuous displacement trajectories. Combined with magnetic matching, it effectively suppresses the cumulative drift of inertial navigation
Magnetic matching, PDR estimates and map constraints are optimally fused through an Extended Kalman Filter (EKF), outputting continuous, stable and reliable position information with no dropped frames and no drift
One of China's first commercially deployed magnetic positioning solutions · military-grade technology transferred to civilian use, validated by multiple national-level awards
| Fully passive | Senses only the geomagnetic field and emits no signal — covert, zero radiation, privacy-safe |
| No construction | Uses the building's inherent magnetic characteristics — no base stations or beacons to install, just one fingerprint survey |
| Maintenance-free | No hardware requiring periodic inspection — operating costs near zero |
| Floor recognition | Distinguishes floors from vertical magnetic field characteristics, with automatic multi-floor switching |
| Obstruction-immune | Strong magnetic penetration — unaffected by walls, people or metal shelving |
| Full-area coverage | Works in every GPS-denied area: underground utility tunnels, mines, tunnels, large venues and more |
| EMI-resistant | The geomagnetic field is stable — unaffected by multipath effects, electromagnetic interference or crowd occlusion |
| Low-power terminal | Terminal power < 200mW, continuous operation 24h+ |
| Positioning accuracy | 1~3m (typ. 2m) |
| Update rate | 10Hz |
| Cold-start fix | < 3s |
| Terminal power | < 200mW |
| Battery life | ≥ 24h (built-in lithium battery) |
| Communication | BLE 5.0 / LoRa / 4G Cat.1 |
| Terminal size | Ultra-thin; integrates into badges / helmets |
| Ingress protection | IP67 |
| Operating temperature | -20℃ ~ +65℃ |
| Network capacity | 1000+ terminals per gateway |
Fully passive positioning terminals — no base stations to deploy, ready out of the box
Field-proven in demanding environments such as power plants, chemical plants and warehousing & logistics, with continuous, stable and reliable positioning
Real-time positioning of workers in high-risk zones, geofencing, boundary-crossing alarms and emergency evacuation guidance. Field-proven with continuous, stable and reliable results
Real-time tracking of forklifts, AGVs and other in-plant vehicles, with flow analysis, collision warnings and dispatch optimization
Precise positioning and trajectory tracking for inspection personnel in mines, tunnels and utility corridors, with abnormal-event location alarms
Visitor navigation, heatmaps and footfall analytics inside venues, improving smart venue / mall operations
Real-time tracking of firefighters / rescuers inside fire scenes and rubble, with safety warnings — applicable to a multibillion-RMB public safety market
Precise positioning of site workers and machinery, restricted-zone control, geofencing, productivity analysis and flow optimization
Typical application validation of MagNav PDR technology in a power plant scenario
At the 0 m level of a power plant's steam turbine hall, surveying and mapping covered 10,000 square meters — the full-area map collection and magnetic field database were completed in just 2 hours.
Fig. (A) 2D map of the turbine hall · Fig. (B) 3D map of the turbine hall · Fig. (C) LiDAR point cloud · Fig. (D) Regional magnetic field distribution
No construction, no maintenance, immune to obstruction — we provide end-to-end services from technical evaluation and solution design to terminal delivery, with ODM customization supported
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