NextNav, Inc. is a provider of advanced 3D geolocation and vertical positioning services in the United States. The company operates the Pinnacle™ network, a nationwide system that delivers high-accuracy z-axis (elevation) data to complement existing latitude/longitude solutions. By leveraging dedicated spectrum licenses and a network of ground-based transmitters, NextNav enhances location precision in urban, suburban and rural environments where GPS alone often falls short, particularly for indoor applications.
Through its Pinnacle service, NextNav offers real-time altitude and floor-level information to public safety agencies, wireless carriers, broadcasters and enterprise customers. Emergency call centers (PSAPs) can utilize the company’s z-axis data to more accurately locate callers in multi-story buildings, while carriers and device manufacturers integrate NextNav’s APIs and software development kits into smartphones, wearables and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. In addition to public safety, use cases span smart buildings, asset tracking, autonomous vehicles, drones and location-based advertising.
NextNav’s network, which covers all 50 states and major U.S. territories, is built on licensed L-band spectrum with a multi-layer architecture that provides both wide-area and dense urban coverage. The company continually expands its footprint by deploying new transmitters and enhancing software algorithms, enabling improved performance in challenging environments such as high-rise offices, underground stations and shopping malls. NextNav also offers Atlas™, a cloud-based service that delivers low-power, wide-area IoT positioning by combining terrestrial signals with cellular and satellite data.
Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, NextNav serves a broad range of domestic customers across government, telecommunications and enterprise sectors. By addressing critical gaps in three-dimensional location accuracy, the company supports next-generation public safety mandates, emerging IoT deployments and advanced location-based services that require reliable height awareness and precise indoor mapping capabilities.
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