Corporate History

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  • 1994 MAY. INCREMENT P Corp., was fully funded and established by Pioneer Corporation in Meguro Ward, Tokyo
  • 1995 APR. Started to provide map data to car navigation systems manufactured by Pioneer Corporation (for the first time after the split from Pioneer)
    JUN. Released “MapFan”, a digital map software for PCs
  • 1997 JUL. Released “MapFan Web”, a website of maps for daily life
    NOV. Opened the Tohoku Development Center in Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture. Started to make self-manufacture electronic map data
  • 2000 APR. Released “iMapFan”, a mobile official site of Docomo i mode
  • 2002 NOV. Started to distribute map data to online connected car navigation systems manufactured (for the first time in the world) by Pioneer Corporation
  • 2003 MAR. Established INCREMENT P SHANGHAI COMPANY LIMITED in China (Shanghai)
    MAR. Got ISO9001:2000, an international standard for quality assurance systems
  • 2005 APR. Established GLOBAL SURVEY CORP., a subsidiary company for driving field survey
  • 2010 MAY. Moved its headquarters to Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture
  • 2012 FEB. Released “MapFan” website, a free map site for smart phones
  • 2014 OCT. Released the corporate-oriented “MapFan Illustration Map Service”
  • 2015 DEC. Published the Multilingual maps site
  • 2016 MAY. Moved its headquarters to Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
    JUN. Co-founded Dynamic Map Platform Co., Ltd. with 15 companies including GeoTechnologies, Inc.
    OCT. Established INCREMENT P NORTH AMERICA, INC. in USA
  • 2017 FEB. Commenced a business tie-up with HERE
  • 2020 OCT. Released Point App “TRIMA”, that allows you to earn mileage as you only move
  • 2021 JUN. Polaris Capital Group Co., Ltd. succeeded all of businesses of GeoTechnologies, Inc. from Pioneer Corporation
  • 2022 JAN. Company renamed GeoTechnologies, Inc.
    JUN. Released “TRIMA Research(Geo-Research)”, questionnaire survey by location targeting
    JUN. Investment in X-Locations Inc.
    SEP. Investment in TECOTEC Inc.
  • 2023 APR. Developed “AI Traffic Jam Prediction Model” for each roads, including local, with every 5-minute forecast
    APR. Developed AI technology to evaluate “Pedestrian Safety” from in-vehicle camera images
    JUL. Started demonstration experiments on road management in Morioka City using AI technology
  • 2024 JAN. Subsidiarization of FORTHIR Co.,Ltd., the provider of the Point App “Beauty Walk”
    MAR. Selected for the Top 100 Geographic Spatial Companies in the World
    JUN. Released Point App ”GeoQuest”, that allows you to earn mileage by taking photos of ”Quests” around town
    JUL. Got ISO/IEC 27001:2022, an international standard for security management systems, and JIS Q 27001:2023, a domestic standard
    SEP. Subsidiarization of Geolonia Inc., a location-based technology startup