It all starts with data collection
First-Party Ground Truth
Foursquare collects location data with opt-in consent from users of our owned and operated apps, plus other apps that leverage our tools
Multi-Sensor Stop Detection
We use multiple signals from mobile devices (GPS, Wi-Fi, bluetooth and more) to monitor speed, distance, direction and dwell time
Snap-to-Place
Patented machine learning models trained by 16B+ human-verified visits determine where a device goes with unrivaled accuracy and precision
Trusted Partners
The depth of human-verified sources meets a breadth of authoritative programmatic sources such as web-crawls to achieve massive scale
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Our tech powers our solutions:
Places
Point-of-interest dataset with global coverage and rich detail
Places API
A tool to access our best-in-class point-of-interest data
Studio
Advanced geospatial visualization and analytics
Measurement
The most accurate omnichannel measurement solution
Audience
Location-based behavioral targeting
Proximity
Real-time targeting with custom geofences
Movement SDK
A toolkit to build location-powered apps and services
