…For modern travel apps, intermodality is an important feature. That is to say, the traveler is being guided seamlessly from his home to his hotel at the destination (door-to-door-navigation) using bike, public transport or car. The app can even offer real time information about delays and changes…
…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…
…In complex buildings it can be necessary to determine the position of employees. For example it can be beneficial to find out the position of security staff members, when there is an alert. Employee apps are another field of application. Employees can book conference rooms, make appointments with…
…In large industry buildings it can be useful to track the position of working devices (robots, machines, vehicles) or goods (pallets, wares). Indoor asset tracking is the solution. The object which should be surveilled is equipped with a beacon for example and thus transmits its position…
…Indoor navigation, that is to say navigation inside enclosed buildings, faces some challenges: GPS signals cannot be received here, because there is no visual contact to GPS satellites. But there are alternatives for indoor positioning, for example via Wi-Fi, beacons or VLC (visible light…
…Beacons have boomed since 2013 - when Apple introduced its iBeacon standard. 2015 Google came up with Eddystone. Apple exclusively relies on beacons for indoor positioning and indoor navigation. Apple devices cannot use Wi-Fi to determine their position. Beacons are placed at several positions in…
…Using Wi-Fi for client-based indoor positioning can be beneficial because in many cases existing infrastructure can be used. This could be for example Wi-Fi enabled cash register systems, routers and client hot spots. It is not even necessary that the devices are connected with the access points to…
…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…
…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 Google: Indoor Maps, Eddystone and Project Tango Google itself writes about Indoor Maps: “View…
…Augmented Reality means adding elements to the reality you see through the camera of your device. In contrast to that, Virtual Reality means that users immerse into a virtual surrounding completely, for example by using a Head Mounted Display. Augmented Reality is very suitable for location based…