ZIGPOS
ZIGPOS GmbH designs and supplies the Coriva ultra-wideband Real-Time Locating System — the world's first omlox-certified RTLS — for asset and personnel tracking in GPS-denied industrial, healthcare, logistics, and manufacturing environments, headquartered in Dresden, Germany.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2011
- HeadquartersDresden, Germany
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What ZIGPOS does
ZIGPOS GmbH designs and supplies the Coriva ultra-wideband (UWB) Real-Time Locating System (RTLS), a hardware-plus-software stack for tracking assets in GPS-denied indoor, outdoor, and complex industrial environments. Founded in 2011 as a spin-off of HTW Dresden's Faculty of Electrical Engineering by co-founders Christoph Götze (CEO) and Erik Mademann (CFO), the company is headquartered in Dresden, Germany, and operates with roughly 20 employees. The Coriva portfolio comprises fixed CorivaSat infrastructure devices, mobile CorivaTag Plus asset tags (IP67, wirelessly rechargeable), and a central software stack including the CorivaEngine — a positioning engine that applies probabilistic Monte-Carlo Localization and Kalman Filter tracking — and the CorivaHub Lite middleware with omlox-compliant REST/WebSocket/MQTT APIs. ZIGPOS was the first vendor worldwide to achieve omlox air 8 certification (September 2024), establishing it as a reference implementation of the open omlox Core Zone v2 standard.
The company monetizes through a mix of hardware sales (CorivaSat, CorivaTag Plus, starter kits, accessories), recurring software licensing for CorivaEngine and CorivaHub Lite, and professional services delivered by a dedicated Field Application Engineering team for site planning, commissioning, and ongoing support. Go-to-market combines an enterprise field sales motion targeting high-tech manufacturers with an emerging product-led motion via the Coriva Starter-Kit self-evaluation bundle. Distribution is augmented by an OEM channel through TRUMPF (which owned a 25.1% stake from 2019 and 50.1% from 2021 until divesting), which resells ZIGPOS technology embedded in its Track&Trace RTLS; in 2025, ZIGPOS was itself acquired by SICK AG to strengthen SICK's Material Flow offering. Primary customers span semiconductor, automotive, electrical/IT, mechanical engineering, logistics, healthcare, and vehicle management segments, with productive deployments scaling to 20,000+ simultaneous devices at a single customer site.
ZIGPOS firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- ZIGPOS
- Legal name
- ZIGPOS GmbH
- Website
- https://zigpos.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2011
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- ZIGPOS GmbH designs and supplies the Coriva ultra-wideband Real-Time Locating System — the world's first omlox-certified RTLS — for asset and personnel tracking in GPS-denied industrial, healthcare, logistics, and manufacturing environments, headquartered in Dresden, Germany.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
ZIGPOS industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Real-Time Locating Systems
- NAICS
- Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (3345)
- SIC
- Measuring & Controlling Devices, Nec (3829), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Asset Tracking, RTLS & Industrial Visibility (IMAIAMAE)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Industrial Edge Control & IIoT Gateways (Edge PLCs, Data Acquisition, MQTT/OPC UA) (IMAGABAI)
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Where ZIGPOS is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Dresden
- HQ country
- Germany
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
ZIGPOS business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- RTLS Hardware Sales: Sale of Coriva RTLS hardware including CorivaSat satellites (fixed infrastructure), CorivaTag Plus mobile tracking devices, and accessories such as mounting kits, PoE switches, and wireless charging pads. Hardware is bundled in the Coriva Starter-Kit or sold individually.
- CorivaEngine Software License: The CorivaEngine software is provided with a license (included in Starter-Kit as a 6-month license, or presumably longer-term licenses for production deployments). The locating engine performs position estimation from UWB measurements and publishes positions via omlox Hub API.
- CorivaHub Lite Software License: CorivaHub Lite middleware software is provided as a licensed product, with offline capability enabled by a license file. Supports multiple core zone connections and provides standardized omlox Hub API access.
- RTLS Setup, Consulting & Support Services: Field Application Engineering team provides consulting from initial customer requirements definition through to on-site commissioning and ongoing operational support. Support covers pre-launch planning and operational phases.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| One time/ perpetual license | Multi-year contract | Coriva Starter-Kit — omlox-compliant UWB RTLS bundle for initial evaluation |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels7 records
ZIGPOS product offering
Product offeringCore offering
ZIGPOS designs, manufactures and sells the Coriva Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Real-Time Locating System (RTLS) — a turnkey indoor and outdoor positioning system composed of mobile tracking tags (CorivaTag Plus), fixed infrastructure satellites (CorivaSat), the CorivaEngine locating software, and the CorivaHub Lite middleware. The system delivers 3D asset positions within one second with accuracy up to 30 cm, implements the open omlox Core Zone v2 standard for cross-vendor interoperability, and is sold to industrial enterprises primarily for asset tracking, material flow control, and personnel/equipment locating in GPS-denied environments.
Product overview
ZIGPOS offers the Coriva RTLS product line as its primary offering - a comprehensive Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Real-Time Locating System implementing the omlox Core Zone open standard. The portfolio consists of: CorivaEngine software (the central locating engine using Monte Carlo Localization and Kalman filter tracking), CorivaHub Lite middleware (for georeferencing and API access), CorivaSat fixed infrastructure devices, CorivaTag Plus mobile tracking devices, all available as individual products or bundled in the Coriva Starter-Kit. Additionally, ZIGPOS offers legacy products including the ZIGPOS Badge (with e-paper display) and ZIGPOS Satellite (supporting UWB channels 2 and 5). The system achieves positioning accuracy up to 30cm and is the world's first omlox-certified RTLS.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Coriva: The world's first omlox compliant UWB Real Time Locating System (RTLS) for indoor, outdoor and complex industrial positioning.
- CorivaEngine
- CorivaHub Lite
- CorivaSat
- CorivaTag Plus
Products and services
- Coriva RTLS Industry-grade, omlox-compliant Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Real-Time Locating System for indoor, outdoor and complex industrial positioning. Combines CorivaTag mobile devices and CorivaSat fixed infrastructure with the CorivaEngine locating software to provide 3D asset positions within one second with up to 30 cm accuracy.
- CorivaEngine Central software component of the Coriva RTLS. Coordinates positioning of omlox Air devices and determines 3D positions using probabilistic Monte-Carlo Localization with Kalman Filter tracking. Supports multiple locating modes (TWR, Uplink TDoA, Downlink TDoA, RToF), auto-topology setup, multi omlox Hub connection and over-the-air firmware updates. Licensed software.
- CorivaHub Lite Middleware and User Interface specifically designed for omlox UWB core zones. Provides real-time map view of assets, geotransformation from local to global WGS84 coordinates, geofence and collision events, an omlox compliant REST API for custom application development, and offline operation using locally stored vector tiles.
- CorivaSat Fixed infrastructure device for the omlox-compliant Coriva RTLS. Hybrid UWB+ISM+WiFi satellite with omlox air 8 certification, supporting UWB channel 9 (7737–8237 MHz). Available in IP20 and IP67 versions and supports Power over Ethernet (PoE) for convenient installation.
- CorivaTag Plus Mobile tracking device for the omlox-compliant Coriva RTLS. Omlox air 8 compliant wirelessly rechargeable industrial-grade UWB asset tag with IP67 rating, shock-resistant design, up to 4Hz tracking frequency, vibration/sound/button feedback, and over-the-air firmware updates.
- Coriva Starter-Kit Omlox-compliant evaluation bundle of the Coriva RTLS. Includes 6 CorivaSat, 3 CorivaTag Plus, mounting kits, an edge device, a PoE switch, a wireless charging pad, pre-installed CorivaEngine, CorivaHub Lite middleware and a 6-month software license. Ready to use out of the box with quickstart QR code setup guide.
- ZIGPOS Badge Universal communication and tracking device that turns everyday objects into smart IoT objects. Features a 2.7-inch e-paper display (264x176 px), battery-powered operation with wireless and USB charging, UWB+ISM radios, a 3-axis inertial sensor, and up to 10cm ranging accuracy.
- ZIGPOS Satellite Fixed infrastructure device for the legacy ZIGPOS RTLS system. Hybrid UWB+ISM infrastructure device supporting UWB channels 2 and 5 (3.5–6.5 GHz). Can be powered via PoE, 12V–24V DC or internal 1500mAh battery, enabling simple deployment without an electrician or IT service.
Quantifiable outcome
- Accuracy up to 30cm under general conditions, with 5cm achievable under optimal line-of-sight conditions
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Companies that use ZIGPOS
Customer profileNamed customers4 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
ZIGPOS technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- Yes
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration1 record
AI capability2 records
Feature10 records
ZIGPOS partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- TRUMPF Tracking Technologies GmbHcoreTRUMPF Tracking Technologies GmbH cooperated closely with ZIGPOS in developing the CORIVA product line (CorivaTag Plus, CorivaTag, CorivaSat, CorivaEngine). TRUMPF is already using CORIVA products in its smart factory in the USA where they are in productive use. The partnership exemplifies cross-manufacturer localization solutions developed within the omlox ecosystem.
- omlox Consortium (hosted by PROFIBUS & PROFINET International)coreZIGPOS is an active member of the omlox consortium and part of the core development team shaping the omlox standard. ZIGPOS was among the first RTLS vendors in the consortium and has actively contributed to the development and improvement of the standard with all its experience. ZIGPOS is committed to the open omlox standard as a game changer for UWB technology adoption.
- Sächsisches Textilforschungsinstitut e.V. (STFI)minorSTFI developed the goods carrier management system for Curt Bauer GmbH, integrating with the ZIGPOS RTLS via the ZIGPOS REST API. This partnership demonstrates ZIGPOS's ecosystem of integrators and implementation partners using its API to build custom solutions.
- FoxconnminorProduction of individual parts and partial assembly is carried out by Foxconn as ZIGPOS's contract manufacturer. Final work and quality assurance is done by ZIGPOS employees at the Dresden site. Hardware development is always done in-house.
Scale indicators9 records
Recent moves8 records
Expansion highlights5 records
ZIGPOS competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Quuppa: Quuppa (Finland) provides a UWB-based RTLS platform using Direction Finding / Angle-of-Arrival locating. It competes directly with ZIGPOS in industrial and sports/entertainment tracking and is one of the more established independent UWB RTLS vendors.
- Sewio Networks: Sewio is a Czech-based UWB RTLS provider offering tag, anchor, and locating-engine products aimed at industrial indoor tracking. It is the closest head-to-head competitor to ZIGPOS's Coriva system, with comparable positioning accuracy and an overlapping industrial customer base.
- infsoft: infsoft (Germany) provides indoor positioning and RTLS solutions using BLE, UWB, and Wi-Fi for industrial, healthcare, and logistics customers. It overlaps with ZIGPOS's customer segments and locating-engine offering, particularly in DACH markets.
- Ubisense: Ubisense (UK) sells industrial RTLS solutions combining UWB and other sensors for manufacturing, logistics and smart-factory use cases. It is a long-standing direct competitor to ZIGPOS in large-scale industrial asset tracking.
Others
- Qorvo (Decawave): Qorvo's Decawave division supplies UWB chipsets that underpin many UWB RTLS systems, including ZIGPOS's CorivaTags and CorivaSats. It is an upstream technology enabler/competitor-adjacent rather than a direct end-system competitor.
Emerging players
- UWINLOC: UWINLOC (France) is an emerging UWB-based geolocation provider with a focus on industrial and indoor asset tracking. It is a comparable but smaller-scale emerging competitor in the same UWB RTLS category.
- Blueiot: Blueiot (China) is an emerging UWB RTLS vendor offering tags, anchors, and a locating platform with strong price competition in the Asian market. It is comparable to ZIGPOS in core technology (UWB RTLS) but competes mainly on cost in regional deployments.
- Eliko: Eliko (Estonia) provides UWB-based RTLS and indoor positioning technology for healthcare, mining and industrial applications. It is a smaller, more focused direct competitor with comparable positioning accuracy in niche industrial deployments.
Broad incumbents
- Zebra Technologies: Zebra is a global enterprise asset intelligence and RTLS provider offering UWB, BLE and RFID-based location solutions as part of a much broader hardware and software portfolio. It competes with ZIGPOS in large-enterprise industrial tracking but does not specialize solely in UWB RTLS.
- Nanotron Technologies: Nanotron (Germany) provides UWB-based RTLS and proximity-detection solutions for industrial and safety applications. As an established German UWB vendor, it competes broadly with ZIGPOS in the same DACH industrial market.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks7 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Trust signalCompliance6 records
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ZIGPOS leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles6 records
ZIGPOS funding detail
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Frequently asked questions about ZIGPOS
What does ZIGPOS do?
ZIGPOS designs, manufactures and sells the Coriva Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Real-Time Locating System (RTLS) — a turnkey indoor and outdoor positioning system composed of mobile tracking tags (CorivaTag Plus), fixed infrastructure satellites (CorivaSat), the CorivaEngine locating software, and the CorivaHub Lite middleware. The system delivers 3D asset positions within one second with accuracy up to 30 cm, implements the open omlox Core Zone v2 standard for cross-vendor interoperability, and is sold to industrial enterprises primarily for asset tracking, material flow control, and personnel/equipment locating in GPS-denied environments.
Is ZIGPOS a public or private company?
ZIGPOS is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was ZIGPOS founded?
ZIGPOS was founded in 2011. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is ZIGPOS based?
ZIGPOS is headquartered in Dresden, Germany, in the Europe region.
How does ZIGPOS make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. RTLS Hardware Sales are the primary driver. The others are corivaEngine Software License, corivaHub Lite Software License and RTLS Setup, Consulting & Support Services.
Who are ZIGPOS's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Quuppa, Sewio Networks, infsoft and Ubisense. Qorvo (Decawave) is listed as an others. Emerging players are UWINLOC, Blueiot and Eliko. Broad incumbents are Zebra Technologies and Nanotron Technologies.
Does ZIGPOS have an API?
Yes. ZIGPOS Coriva RTLS provides location data via standardized interfaces including REST API, WebSocket, and MQTT in standardized formats such as GeoJSON or EPCIS through the omlox Hub API. The CorivaHub Lite offers an omlox compliant REST API enabling developers to create custom applications based on asset location data. Position data is available even when distributed and in the cloud. Developer documentation is at portal.coriva.io.
What industry is ZIGPOS in?
ZIGPOS's product category is Real-Time Locating Systems. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAIAMAE, Asset Tracking, RTLS & Industrial Visibility, with a secondary code of IMAGABAI, Industrial Edge Control & IIoT Gateways (Edge PLCs, Data Acquisition, MQTT/OPC UA). Its NAICS code is 334519 and its SIC code is 3829.