It all starts with data collection
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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
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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
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Snap-to-Place
Patented machine learning models trained by 16B+ human-verified visits determine where a device goes with unrivaled accuracy and precision
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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:
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Places
Point-of-interest dataset with global coverage and rich detail
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Places API
A tool to access our best-in-class point-of-interest data
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Studio
Advanced geospatial visualization and analytics
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Measurement
The most accurate omnichannel measurement solution
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Audience
Location-based behavioral targeting
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Proximity
Real-time targeting with custom geofences
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Movement SDK
A toolkit to build location-powered apps and services