What Capcare does

Capcare, legally registered as Beidou Navigation Location Services (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (北斗导航位置服务(北京)有限公司), is a privately held Chinese location-services platform operator founded in 2013–2014 and headquartered in Haidian, Beijing. The company builds and operates the Beijing Beidou Navigation and Location Service Industry Public Platform under municipal-government authorization, combining Beidou/GNSS satellite positioning, indoor-outdoor collaborative positioning (Beidou + Bluetooth/WiFi), and a cloud-based spatial-data platform that supports 1 million+ users and 600,000 concurrent connections per second. Its 200TB+ spatial database spans satellite imagery, DEMs, navigation maps, and trajectory data covering 21 provinces.

The product portfolio is structured as a platform-plus-modules architecture: the core 'China LBS' (中国位置) open platform exposes 48 API endpoints and OGC-compliant W*S interfaces, on top of which sit vertical solutions including the Kaibu Care (凯步关爱) consumer location app, shared-bicycle government supervision (deployed in 12 Beijing districts), fire-safety cloud, logistics distribution, indoor-outdoor elderly care positioning, national road-freight supervision (Ministry-of-Transport certified), aquaculture management, ecological animal husbandry, fishing management, and the IoT Location Network for smart-city infrastructure.

Revenue is generated through four streams: subscription/usage-based platform services (B2G and B2B), terminal hardware sales (Beidou positioning devices, OBD units, personal trackers), customized industry solutions, and spatial data services. Pricing is quote-based for enterprise/government contracts, with a freemium consumer tier for individual positioning and tracking. The shareholder base includes state-owned Beijing Industrial Development Investment Management alongside strategic GIS-software shareholders (NavInfo, SuperMap, Unisstrong, Boyang Shitong, Hualit Chuangtong). Capcare also operates a subsidiary (Beijing Boyang Shitong Information Technology Co., Ltd.) focused on spatial database technology.

Name

Capcare

Legal name

北斗导航位置服务（北京）有限公司

Website

https://capcare.cn

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Capcare operates the Beijing Beidou Navigation and Location Service Industry Public Platform, combining Beidou satellite positioning, indoor-outdoor collaboration, and a 200TB+ spatial database to deliver location services, industry-specific platforms (shared-bicycle regulation, logistics, elderly care, aquaculture, fire safety), and consumer tracking apps for government, enterprise, and individual customers in China.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Haidian

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Platform services: Cloud-based location service platform providing positioning, tracking, data analytics and API access to enterprise and government customers on subscription or usage basis
2. Terminal equipment: Sale of Beidou-enabled positioning terminals and devices for vehicles, personal tracking, elderly/child care, and industry-specific applications
3. Industry solutions: Customized location-based solutions for specific industries including government supervision, logistics, aquaculture, elder care, and public safety
4. Data services: Spatial data processing, management and analysis services with total data volume exceeding 200T, serving various industry applications

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Capcare operates the Beijing Beidou Navigation and Location Service Industry Public Platform, providing Beidou/GNSS-based positioning, tracking, navigation, and location-based services through cloud-based platform subscriptions, API access, terminal device sales, and customized industry solutions for government supervision, logistics, elderly care, aquaculture, fire safety, shared mobility regulation, public security, and road freight supervision, complemented by consumer-facing location apps under the Kaibu Care brand.

Product overview

Capcare operates as a comprehensive Beidou satellite navigation and location-based service provider with a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core '中国位置' (China LBS) platform serves as the foundational infrastructure, supported by specialized vertical solutions including 凯步关爱 for consumer location services, public safety command systems, fire safety cloud platforms, shared bicycle supervision platforms, logistics distribution services, elderly care positioning, aquaculture management, ecological animal husbandry big data, and fishing management systems. The company also provides data services with OGC-compliant interfaces and operates the 物联位置网 for smart city IoT positioning infrastructure. All offerings leverage Beidou/GNSS satellite positioning, indoor-outdoor collaborative positioning, GIS integration, and cloud-based processing capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 凯步关爱: Consumer location service brand providing vehicle, elderly, and child positioning/tracking solutions, including mobile apps, location platforms, and smart device management.

Products and services

• Shared Bicycle Government Supervision and Service Platform (共享自行车政府监管与服务平台) Government regulatory platform for shared bicycles using satellite positioning and patented electronic fence technology to regulate parking, monitor vehicle status, manage geo-fenced parking zones, and analyze data for vehicle location information management, regional vehicle monitoring, alarm management, and enterprise credit assessment.
• Beidou Fire Safety Data Cloud Service Platform (北斗消防安全数据云服务平台) Fire safety data cloud service platform using Beidou differential positioning and IoT technology for indoor-outdoor centralized fire equipment management, integrated with GIS to enable alarm handling, fire hazard management, emergency management, and maintenance quality tracking.
• Beidou Logistics Distribution Service Platform (北斗物流配送服务平台) Logistics distribution platform providing vehicle management, information management, cargo tracking, and intelligent cargo-vehicle matching for freight transportation enterprises, enabling smart cargo-vehicle matching, seamless transport supervision, and customized value-added services.
• Indoor-Outdoor Elderly Care Positioning Service Platform (室内外养老位置服务平台) Indoor-outdoor elderly care positioning service platform using Beidou/GNSS, indoor positioning, GIS, and mobile internet technologies for elderly care institutions and families, providing person positioning, trajectory playback, alarm services and statistical analysis.
• National Road Freight Vehicle Public Supervision and Service Platform (全国道路货运车辆公共监管与服务平台) National road freight vehicle public supervision platform certified by China's Ministry of Transport (13th batch of road transport satellite positioning system platforms), providing vehicle positioning, trajectory tracking, alarm management, and remote dispatch capabilities.
• Aquaculture Management Platform (水产养殖管理平台) Aquaculture management platform integrating data processing, collection, production and business management with information query, analysis, statistics, and thematic mapping capabilities, built on GF-1 satellite imagery data for national aquaculture water body extraction.
• Ecological Animal Husbandry Big Data Platform (生态畜牧业大数据平台) Ecological animal husbandry big data platform built with information collection, analysis, and decision-support functions for high-cold grassland livestock production and ecological protection, providing real-time monitoring and online services.
• Public Security Cloud Command System (公安扁平化指挥系统) Public security cloud command system providing 3D GIS, target monitoring, emergency coordination, intelligence retrieval, and decision support for police operations, enabling real-time command and control of public security resources.
• Fishing Management Platform (渔捞管理平台) Fishing management platform enabling real-time vessel monitoring, trajectory playback, catch statistics, and maritime emergency rescue coordination, providing vessel position monitoring, emergency rescue, information distribution, and fishing vessel port-in/out management for fishery administration departments.
• Beidou High-Precision Positioning Service Platform (北斗高精度位置服务平台) High-precision Beidou positioning platform providing nationwide meter-level and Beijing-area centimeter-level augmentation services based on the 'China Accuracy' real-time satellite navigation ground augmentation system, supporting up to 2,000 base stations of data ingestion, processing, and analysis.
• China LBS Open Platform (中国位置开放平台) Open platform providing cloud-based positioning infrastructure, data services, and 48 API endpoints (programming and non-programming interfaces) for developers and enterprises to build location-based applications, with developer center and visualization component open platform.
• Kaibu Care Consumer Location Service (凯步关爱大众位置服务) Consumer-facing location service brand providing real-time positioning, tracking, trajectory playback, data reports, device alarms, and electronic fence features for vehicles, individuals, pets, and family members via iOS/Android apps (Car Manager, Elder/Child Guardian, Kaibu Care).
• IoT Location Network (物联位置网) IoT location network serving as smart city infrastructure using Beidou, big data, cloud computing, and IPv6 for billion-node sensor device positioning, transmission, analysis, and application service with millisecond-level real-time analysis and early warning capabilities for water, gas, fire safety, mobile terminals, and camera sensors.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced emergency response time through real-time disaster reporting - 4,300+ terminals deployed covering all 320 townships in Beijing
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

AI capability2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Beijing Unisobright Technology Co., Ltd. (北京合众思壮科技股份有限公司)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner and shareholder contributing Beidou technology expertise and jointly operating national 863 Program projects for navigation and location service platform development
• Beijing Bertrand Technology Co., Ltd. (北京博阳世通信息技术有限公司)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnology partner and shareholder providing spatial database technology for the location service platform
• China Electronics Technology Group Corporation Satellite Navigation Operation Service Co., Ltd. (中电科卫星导航运营服务有限公司)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner for Beidou navigation technology and services; collaboration in logistics, security, environmental protection sectors under Beijing-Hebei-Tianjin integration initiative
• China Location Service Alliance (中国位置网服务联盟)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry alliance led by Academician Sun Jiadong; implements the 'Hundred Cities Hundred Applications' action plan promoting Beidou applications in urban management including gas pipeline safety across 150+ cities
• Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Beidou Navigation and Precision Agriculture Industry Technology Innovation Strategic AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry alliance for Beidou navigation applications in precision agriculture; company serves as founding member representing Beidou platform technology capabilities
• Xihe Navigation and Location Services Industry Technology Innovation Alliance (羲和导航与位置服务产业技术创新联盟)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCompany participated as drafter of Xihe system technical specifications; contributed to indoor-outdoor seamless positioning standard development
• National 863 Program Research Partners (multiple institutions)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Wuhan University, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and other research institutions on national 863 Program projects covering positioning technology, space information services, and terminal technology
• Beijing Small and Medium Enterprise Public Service Platform (北京市中小企业公共服务平台)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBusiness exchange and potential collaboration in spatial data applications for SME services
• Beijing Traffic Management Bureau (北京市公安局公安交通管理局)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGovernment customer for platform services; exploring technical integration for traffic management and public security applications

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Mapbox: Mapbox is a developer-first map and location platform used in mobility, logistics, and IoT applications. It overlaps with Capcare's open API and developer-facing positioning platform conceptually.

Broad incumbents

• Trimble: Trimble is a global positioning and geospatial technology leader covering high-precision GNSS, fleet management, and agriculture. It represents the broader international market into which Capcare's high-precision Beidou positioning services could expand.
• TomTom: TomTom supplies maps, navigation software, and telematics APIs globally. Its location platform and telematics stack overlap with the navigation and fleet use cases Capcare targets in China.
• HERE Technologies: HERE Technologies provides global location data, mapping, and IoT positioning services used in automotive, logistics, and enterprise fleets. Its IoT and fleet offerings are comparable to Capcare's enterprise LBS platform across industries.
• AutoNavi (Gaode Maps): AutoNavi/Gaode (高德) is China's dominant consumer mapping and navigation platform owned by Alibaba. It overlaps with Capcare through location APIs, traffic data services, and IoT positioning for fleet and shared mobility use cases.
• Baidu Maps: Baidu Maps is Baidu's flagship mapping and location service platform with deep integration into enterprise, government, and automotive applications. It competes for similar LBS workloads and integrates with the same map ecosystem that Capcare overlays.

Direct peers

• SuperMap: SuperMap (超图软件) is a major Chinese GIS platform vendor serving government, public security, and transportation. Like Capcare, it provides spatial data management and GIS-based industry solutions, and is also a Capcare shareholder.
• NavInfo: NavInfo (四维图新) is a leading Chinese provider of digital maps, autonomous driving HD maps, and location-based services. It is both a direct competitor in Chinese LBS and one of Capcare's strategic shareholders, sharing government and automotive fleet customers.
• China TransInfo: China TransInfo (易图通/中交兴路) provides intelligent transportation and vehicle monitoring solutions for government and commercial fleets in China. It directly competes with Capcare's national road freight vehicle supervision platform.

Others

• u-blox: u-blox is a Swiss provider of positioning and wireless chipsets/modules. As an enabling technology supplier to IoT positioning products, it represents the hardware layer that Capcare integrates into its Beidou terminals and IoT location network.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors6 records

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M&A

Investments

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