Global Scans · Geospatial · Weekly Summary

• [New] The global indoor positioning and indoor navigation market size was estimated at USD 11.80 billion in 2025 and is predicted to increase from USD 14.34 billion in 2026 to approximately USD 82.73 billion by 2035, expanding at a CAGR of 21.5% from 2026 to 2035. Precedence Research
• [New] The U.S. indoor positioning and indoor navigation market size is calculated at USD 3.10 billion in 2025 and is expected to reach USD 22.17 billion in 2035, accelerating at a strong CAGR of 21.74% between 2026 and 2035. Precedence Research
• [New] The North America indoor positioning and indoor navigation market size is estimated at USD 4.13 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach approximately USD 29.37 billion by 2035, with a 21.67% CAGR from 2026 to 2035. Precedence Research
• [New] Escalating GPS jamming and spoofing across strategic sea lanes is exposing critical vulnerabilities in maritime navigation, accelerating demand for resilient positioning, navigation and timing solutions that can safeguard vessels, cargos and global trade from disruption. Valour Consultancy
• [New] Vantor's Raptor system suggests a near-term inflection point in GPS-denied drone operations, where 3D vision-based absolute positioning could reduce adversary use from jamming and spoofing across logistics, reconnaissance, and combat UAS missions at scale. Drone Warfare
• [New] The local disaster mapping effort in Indonesia, which builds on participatory disaster-mapping approaches pioneered by platforms like PetaBencana, enables citizens to report hazards in real time and contribute to open disaster maps used by communities and governments. Stanford Social Innovation Review
• [New] A recent report stated that the global GPS tracking market is projected to reach $6.4 billion by 2026, driven by increased demand from logistics and fleet management sectors. Best GPS Tracker Solution Providers for 2026 Trends?
• Horizon scanning is a core methodology in strategic foresight used by governments, corporations, and global institutions to identify early signals of change before they become major disruptions. Horizon Scan AI
• The Lyme Timber Company is looking at how it could leverage the data it has collected from Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology - which maps a portion of land with more granularity than field mapping - to carry out nature-based carbon projects. Environmental Finance
• China Mobile uses the BeiDou navigation satellite system, and plans to integrate with emerging satellite constellations to further expand its D2D capabilities. Ookla
• As global navigation satellite systems become increasingly contested through spoofing and jamming, the integration of edge-computing, artificial intelligence, and visual terrain navigation will be the defining technical differentiator between operational success and catastrophic failure. Ronin's Grips Analytics
• The first of the new GPS IIIF satellites is expected to launch in 2027. Orlando Sentinel
• Inflation's intermediate-term path will be highly dependent on the Iran situation, notably its duration and navigation conditions in the Strait of Hormuz. Ameriprise Financial
• NATO has acknowledged widespread GPS disruptions impacting both military and civil aviation, reinforcing the need for resilient, GPS-independent navigation. Persistence Market Research
• In 2026, AI tools are autonomously scanning smart contract code for vulnerabilities, reducing audit time from weeks to hours and catching exploits that human reviewers miss. BYDFi
• The project, co-funded by the Swedish National Space Agency, aims to accelerate the development of robust positioning, navigation and timing technology, to address growing societal needs and increase risks to critical infrastructure. GPS World
• Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) vulnerability to jamming and spoofing necessitates resilient Positioning Navigation Timing alternatives. Nature
• The EU's decision to prohibit scanning will have ripple effects in other regions around the world. The Guardian
• Increasing use of jamming to block GPS signals and the risk that an adversary could seek to take out some or all of its 30 GPS satellites or distort signals in future conflict has Space Force leaders seeking back up alternatives. Air Force Tech Connect
• Alongside Teledyne CARIS, Raymarine Commercial will debut its S-100 - ready ECDIS, a future-proof navigation system engineered to support enhanced data layers, modernised workflows, and next-generation electronic charting for commercial fleets. Barchart.com

Last updated: 03 May 2026