…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…
…Modern smartphones have multiple sensors, which can be combined to get a more precise indoor positioning result. Using vertical sensor fusion has one big advantage: combining various sensors results in a more homogenous and more reliable outcome than using just one type. Most smartphones have the…
…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…
…Devices running on iOS 4.3 and higher do not support client-based positioning via Wi-Fi. Apple exclusively uses iBeacons for indoor positioning. That means that Apple devices would be excluded from indoor navigation projects using only Wi-Fi for positioning. However, it is possible to detect those…
…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…