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A Guide to Integrated Workplace Management Systems

Discover how an Integrated Workplace Management System (IWMS) unifies operations. Learn its benefits, modules, and how it boosts efficiency and accessibility.

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Navigating Dubai International Airport (DXB) with Confidence

Navigate DXB with confidence using our Dubai international airport maps: terminal layouts, transport links, accessibility tips(dubai international airport maps)

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What Is a LiDAR Scanner and How Does It Work?

What is a LiDAR scanner? We explain how this technology creates precise 3D maps for smart venues, digital twins, and advanced accessibility solutions.

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What Is an App for Good and Why Should You Have One?

Discover how an 'app for good' can meet ESG goals, create inclusive experiences, and drive business value. A guide for venue and city operators.

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Indoor positioning systems: A Practical Guide for Modern Venues

Explore how indoor positioning systems map complex indoor spaces beyond GPS, with tech basics, costs, and benefits for airports and transit hubs.

Waymap Points the Way to the Journeys of the Future

Spatial computing, calm computing and AI are set to transform our interactions with the physical world

Waymap now live in Austin, Texas

The Waymap team is really excited that our first project in Austin, Texas is now live.We’re working with CapMetro – Austin’s regional public transportation provider – to make the city even more accessible, by navigating users to and from bus stops and other destinations.

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Waymap goes live at Lord’s Cricket Ground

New partnership at the Home of Cricket. Marylebone Cricket Club – known the world over as MCC – is setting a new standard in accessibility for sports fans by partnering with Waymap.

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Ed Parsons joins Waymap from Google

Ed Parsons, previously Google’s Geospatial Technologist, says Waymap “is at the forefront of a new wave of personal navigation”. At Google he took a leading role developing the company’s mapping and location apps.

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Waymap goes live in Washington DC

Washington DC becomes even more accessible with Waymap – today Waymap went live across the entire public transit system.That’s 98 rail stations, more than 11,000 bus stops and 325 bus routes now covered by Waymap’s highly-accurate personal navigation app.

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Ghosts of Disability Policy Past, Present and Future: What is the legacy of 30 years of promises?

Poor mobility is a cause of severe social exclusion and poor life outcomes; reducing access to employment and negatively effecting health and social wellbeing. In addition to the impact on people with disabilities themselves, parents, adult children and carers can carry a high financial, emotional and time consuming burden too; one that often continues into a disabled child’s adulthood and throughout old age.

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Waymap’s Theory of Change: Accessibility and Confidence

Whilst a person’s environment can pose obstacles, the key insight from the profession of Orientation and Mobility is that a person’s perception and mobility are intertwined.

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Waymap Is Now Live at Singapore's Largest Public Library

Large public libraries are built for everyone. Now, every visitor to Punggol Regional Library can navigate one independently — with step-by-step audio guidance powered by Waymap's infrastructure-free SmartStep™ technology.

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Internet of Things Smart Buildings: The Ultimate Guide 2026

Discover internet of things smart buildings. Learn about architecture, use cases, ESG benefits, and efficient navigation for venues and transit hubs.

VENUES

Make your space smarter  
and more accessible

Discover how Waymap reduces upkeep, boosts visitor satisfaction, and elevates your ESG credentials.

USERS

Confident navigation,
every step of the way

Waymap adapts to your walking style and personal preferences, guiding you reliably to your destination — whether platform, door, or store.

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