…What are beacons and how can they be used for indoor positioning? Beacons are small senders which transmit simple signals to devices nearby. They are not able to receive signals. Modern beacons are based on the Bluetooth Low Energy standard, have a maximum range of 30 meters indoors and have low…
…Bluetooth is a radio technology for wireless data transmission over short distances, which was developed in the 1990s. With this network technology, data can be exchanged between computers and/or smartphones, but also everyday devices such as wireless speakers, keyboards or mice can be connected.…
…The operating system Android makes it relatively simple to develop indoor navigation apps and –systems. It supports multiple positioning technologies, such as Wi-Fi, beacons and VLC. Application areas of indoor navigation using Android Client-based positioning technologies can be realized with…
…With Google and Apple two big players of the internet industry have entered the indoor navigation market. Are their applications already market-ready? What are the pros and cons? Indoor navigation by Apple: Indoor Survey and iBeacons According to the media, Apple is building its own indoor…
…The Long Range Wide Area Network (LoRaWAN) is a low power radio system designed for IoT devices. It is characterized by a high reception range between the transmitter and receiver of approximately 2.5 kilometers in the inner-city area. Furthermore, short, bi-directional communication thrusts are…