AWE 2025 | Geospatial AI and Major Partnerships

Niantic Spatial is excited to be at AWE USA 2025 in Long Beach, CA, from June 10-12. We're here to introduce the new Niantic Spatial to developers, enterprise leaders, and XR innovators shaping the future of spatial technology. Our presence at the Long Beach Convention Center includes an action packed lounge area outside rooms 101-103, featuring 12 demos that offer attendees the chance to experience our groundbreaking geospatial AI technology firsthand. Visit our event page to explore all our demos, sessions, and onsite experiences.

• Building a shared AI-powered map with Snap: Niantic Spatial and Snap have signed a strategic multi-year partnership to jointly build a next generation AI map that will serve as the foundation for AR glasses and AI agents to understand, navigate and interact with the real world. Snap will also be investing in Niantic Spatial. The news is being announced by Evan Spiegel (Snap CEO) during his keynote on June 10 and the invite-only Snap/Peridot VPS demo station outside will give a taste of what’s to come. Read more here.

• Expanding The Meow Wolf Universe: Meow Wolf, known for their monumental story worlds and immersive multi-media art, has partnered with Niantic Spatial to bring those worlds beyond the walls of physical exhibitions and into the world of augmented reality. A new initiative will open portals into The Meow Wolf Universe anywhere in the world using location-based AR powered by Niantic’s Visual Positioning System (VPS) technology. Read more here.

• Creating the Garden of Wonder with Singapore Tourism Board: In a first-of-its-kind partnership between Niantic Spatial and a tourism organization, Singapore Tourism Board has leveraged Niantic Spatial’s SDK (ARDK) to create Garden of Wonder, an augmented reality experience at Gardens by the Bay. Using Magic Leap devices, the world-famous attraction is transformed into an interactive playground where visitors can unlock botanical stories through synchronized gameplay. This location-based pilot blends education with spatial technology to reimagine the visitor experience in Singapore. A preview will be available at the Niantic Spatial Lounge.

• New Niantic Spatial Developer Program: We’re launching a new program offering developers early access to new technology, exclusive pricing, dedicated support, and co-marketing opportunities. Sugar Creative, Wonderment, and Trigger XR are among the first cohort.

Visit our lounge area to explore 12 demos built on the Niantic Spatial Platform. These demonstrations showcase how our technology unlocks powerful use cases across several key industry areas:

• Intelligent Warehousing & Logistics: Discover how spatial computing is revolutionizing inventory management, optimizing delivery operations, and streamlining workflows. Featured demo: The Drop Zone by Niantic Spatial, a delivery logistics app.

• Spatial Planning & Remote Collaboration: Learn how to automate workflows and enable real-time remote collaboration in physical and digital environments. Featured demos include Sphere's Spatial Collaboration for Enterprises, Aelius's XR Common Operating Picture (COP) and Intelligence (COI) Solutions, and Ready, Set, Build by Niantic Spatial.

• Immersive Entertainment & Experiences: Explore how Niantic Spatial is fusing the physical and digital worlds to power next-generation entertainment. Featured demos include Singapore Tourism Board’s Gardens by the Bay on Magic Leap 2, Entrance (XR Portal), Scaniverse and Into the Scaniverse, Hello, Dot on Meta Quest, Peridot Beyond on Snap Spectacles, and the Globe Hopping tourism app. We’ll also debut a surprise XR Portal exclusively for AWE attendees at the entrance to our lounge experience.

• In addition, an invite-only Niantic Spatial VPS outdoor demonstration with Snap Spectacles will be located near 164 S Pine Ave, Long Beach. Get in touch to book your spot by filling out this form or emailing press@nianticspatial.com!

Don't forget to pick up an event passport at any demo station and visit at least three demo stations to collect stickers and unlock swag. We will also have a free coffee bar set up with cookies and pastries available after the Niantic Spatial keynote on day two.

Our team will be sharing insights on the main stage and in track presentations:

• Niantic Spatial Chief Technology Officer Brian McClendon will deliver a keynote talk on June 11 at 9 a.m. PT, exploring AI’s leap from the screen to the real world.

• We also have three 25-minute track presentations on June 10 and 11 by Hugh Hayden (Enterprise track), Joe Gabriel (Developer track), and Trista Pierce (Collaboration & Training track).

Niantic Spatial is a pioneer in geospatial AI, building technology that enables both people and machines to perceive and understand physical spaces in entirely new ways. Our core technology is built on a third-generation digital map, and the Visual Positioning System delivers centimeter-level precision in real-world localization. Our long term goal is to build and train a Large Geospatial Model to deliver a semantically rich, spatially grounded understanding of real-world locations.

We invite you to visit the Niantic Spatial lounge, attend our presentations, and learn how our technology is transforming how people and machines understand and interact with the physical world. You can also book a meeting with our team here. For press interviews and demos, please get in touch by emailing press@nianticspatial.com.