Spotlight On… Keith Urquhart, Senior Software Engineer at BindiMaps
Meet Keith Urquhart, Senior Software Engineer at BindiMaps. Before BindiMaps, Keith was the CTO of a global last-mile delivery and logistics company. Starting from early startup stage, Keith built and managed a scalable platform that eventually sent thousands of delivery drivers in more than 50 countries exactly where they needed to go when they needed […]
SBC Accelerator concludes with demo day
CEO Anna Wright and COO Mladen Jovanovic pitched to investors and major sports facilities this week at the Startup Bootcamp Sports and EventTech Accelerator demo day. The accelerator is sponsored by some of Australia’s largest sporting stadiums and sports organisations, including Cricket Australia, the Australian Grand Prix and Netball Australia and aims to showcase and […]
The technology behind BindiMaps
BindiMaps is a mobile app available for Android and iOS devices, that provides localisation and wayfinding for users in indoor and outdoor spaces, and is especially useful where GPS doesn’t work well. Although the system can be used by anyone, BindiMaps is optimised for users with vision impairment. It operates using smart audio directions to […]
Welcome Nina, our new Head of Marketing!
We’re excited to announce that our marketing for BindiMaps is about to step up to another level of creativity, strategy and professionalism with the appointment of our new Head of Marketing, Nina Drakalovic! Nina is a Fast Company award-winning marketing specialist with a background in journalism and visual design. She says, “I am incredibly excited […]
Vicinity Centres says BindiMaps highlights the importance of exploring inclusiveness
We’ve just received the following positive testimonial in a video interview with Nick Irvine, GM of Business Development, Energy and Media Partnerships for Australian retail property manager Vicinity Centres. Vicinity Centres is one of Australia’s leading retail property groups with a fully integrated asset management platform and $23 billion in retail assets under management across […]
We’ve just hired Australia’s most experienced expert in planning and managing indoor navigation
Sometimes the problems that arise in a fast-growing tech startup are ‘good problems to have’ and earlier this year, the sheer growth in the number of new customers wanting BindiMaps installed on their premises started to slightly overwhelm our little BindiMaps team. Most of us wear multiple hats, not because we’re awesome at everything, but […]
Newcastle Museum is BindiMapped
Newcastle Museum in NSW is the latest cultural institution to be BindiMapped. Funded by the City of Newcastle in NSW, the Museum collects, preserves and interprets objects and stories for and about Newcastle. Exhibits include a gallery focused on the area’s coal mining history, details of famous and successful Novacastrians, an original Model T Ford […]
Second KPMG office goes live
KPMG Canberra is our second KPMG office to be BindiMapped, after the firm’s Sydney home in Barangaroo. The Canberra office includes three floors and a range of spaces including meeting rooms, casual gathering areas, pop-in pop-out rooms and eating areas, all of which are now findable quickly and easily using BindiMaps. KPMG has a strong […]
Maps or audio? You choose!
We’re famous for our simple audio wayfinding navigation, perfect for users with vision impairment. But what if you prefer your directions with maps? Well, now BindiMaps lets you choose! Just tell us whether you prefer maps or audio, and you’ll get the experience that suits you. You can choose when you first download the app, […]
Disability expos Australia-wide to be BindiMapped
For the first time, disability expos around the country will be totally accessible to people with vision impairment, thanks to a partnership between BindiMaps and expo organisers Social Impact Institute. Inside the expos, BindiMaps will provide accurate navigation and guidance to all individual exhibitor booths in the space, as well as to bathrooms, information desks, […]