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A business and capital partnership has been formed between ZENRIN Co., Ltd., ZENRIN DATACOM Co., Ltd. and Preferred Networks, Inc. (PFN). The purpose of the business alliance is to form AI services, which will be able to analyze the changes taking place in reality by using geospatial data and AI.
Under the agreement, Zenrin and Zenrin Datacom will subscribe to a third-party share allocation issued by PFN. The companies will work together on service planning, development and commercialization over the medium to long term.
The collaboration involves the integration of Zenrin Group’s geospatial information, which consists of changing urban and regional information, and the company PFN that specializes in the development of AI.
The companies are going to make geospatial information more available to AI through structuring of information about the land, buildings, roads, spatial relations and changes that took place.
In the framework of this collaboration, companies are planning to develop AI models based on geospatial information, develop industry specific AI services, structure the data for AI applications and reinforce the shared technology infrastructure.
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Each company will contribute its expertise. Zenrin will focus on applying geospatial information and industry knowledge to commercial use cases. Zenrin Datacom will lead service and system development, implementation and operations, drawing on its experience in geographic information systems (GIS) and AI. AI models will be developed and validated through PFN’s competencies of Generative AI, Physical AI, Image and 3D Spatial Recognition, Prediction and Optimization.
Applications will initially be pursued in public services, real estate, and retail/distribution sectors. Applications may comprise prediction of regional trends and facility demand, site selection for stores, as well as simulation of urban planning, disaster prevention, and logistics situations.
Demonstration projects will be implemented by both parties and services will be jointly developed with the objective of bringing to market technologies that will improve decision-making of organizations and municipalities.
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