For the past several years, Niantic has tried to build a rich 3D map of the world by asking players of its games Wayfarer, Ingress, and Pokémon GO, to scan different places and earn some in-game ...

Much like its other recent acquisition, it sounds like Niantic hopes Scaniverse will help in its goal to build a 3D map of the world.As part of the deal, Ito will join the company's augmented ...

Niantic bought a company that was crowdsourcing a 3D map of the world, and now it’s looking to leverage its network of gamers to help it create an AR platform that will outmaneuver Apple and ...