“So when are you going to update your blog?”

I can’t tell you, gentle reader, how many times I’ve heard this in the past few months. Even my father called to ask “So when are you going to update your blog?” – frankly, I was impressed that he even knew what a blog was (sorry Dad, if you’re reading this). As the CEO of a rapidly expanding company, there are ever increasing demands upon time and, sadly, the blog has suffered. But no more. It has belatedly dawned upon me that I have an audience. So, thank you for your patience and interest.

Some of you may be interested in the average day of an start-up CEO and today was a good example. It started pretty early with 2 press interviews – stay tuned for more info on these – and project managing a couple of milestone projects – these to be announced soon too. Then a quick sandwich at the desk while working through some of the 127 emails I received today, followed by a presentation to a new client.

The fact is that over the next few months, we’re going to be announcing a steady stream of new and exciting venues where indoor positioning is going to be used for so much more than only navigation and wayfinding. It’s just so exciting to be part of a nascent industry that holds so much possibility.

I hope you’ll stay tuned as we explore these opportunities together.

Well, as weeks go last week was a true nail biter – in a good way that is.  As many of you may know, Wifarer’s mother ship is currently in beautiful Victoria, Canada, which is rapidly growing into quite a significant tech hub. Last week, we were recognized by our peers by being awarded the “ViaTech Innovative Excellence” Award for 2011. It was quite a thrill.

You can see a slightly cheesy picture of some of our motley crew with the award here.

Many of you have been asking where and when you can start using the system. The answer is now and at the following locations:

• The John Marshall Law School in Chicago
• The Shops at the Prudential Center in Boston
• The Royal BC Museum in Victoria

Although, by and large, these venues still have to add their content to the system, indoor positioning and navigating is a reality. So for those of you with Android phones who live close to these locations, please download the app and give it a try. We’d love to hear your feedback and thoughts.

Over the next six months, we are scheduled to add many many more locations and we’ll use your feedback to improve the system. So feel free to drop us a line and let us know what you think.

Wow, it’s been quite a journey! For months, my team and I have been deep in research and code, but now we’re at the other end. And, we have a great product which I truly believe you guys will love (and if you don’t, let me know why and we’ll work hard to fix it).

Indoor positioning has been the elusive holy grail of location based services since DARPA decided to give it a try with the SUO-SAS project from almost 10 years ago (I’ll blog about it at another time,  just Google it for now). But now, with the confluence of WIFI and fantastic smartphone processing power, it has become a reality with Wifarer.

Right now, we’re in beta at several locations around the States and Canada. But soon, indoor locating, and all it’s abilities, is going to be a reality near you. It’s going to be fun. Stay tuned!