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. Obtained ISO9001:2000, an international standard for quality assurance systems
  • 2005 APR. Established GLOBAL SURVEY CORP., a subsidiary company for 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 “MapFanAPI”, a web map API for business use
  • 2016 MAY. Moved its headquarters to Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
  • 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
  • 2023 FEB. Started joint research on People Flow Data with the University of Tokyo
    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
    OCT. Debut of official corporate VTuber “Houi Kaname”
  • 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
    MAY. Developed “Intersection Risk Estimation Model” Based on People Flow Data
    JUN. Released Point App ”GeoQuest”, that allows you to earn mileage by taking photos of ”Quests” around town
    JUL. Obtained 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
    OCT. Obtained Privacy Mark (P Mark), certification as a company that handles personal information appropriately
    OCT. Obtained patent for outdoor advertising contact detection technology using People Flow Data