From Photos to Positions

Show HN: From Photos to Positions: Prototyping VLM-Based Indoor Maps

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Just a fun hack I did while bored over the weekend. My wife was busy shopping, it got me thinking that can VLMs solve the indoor location problem in a mall? Can I just show a VLM a map and an image and have it doa good enough job locating me? I hacked this P.O.C and it seems to work.

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Website: arjo129.github.io/blog/5-7-2025-From-Photos-To-Positions-Prototyping.html