Indoor Location with Bluetooth LE

zak james <zj@smartpointgeo.com>

Indoor location

• historical attempts

• Google/Apple/HERE approaches

• DIY

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Bluetooth 4.0 LE

• new technology, old name

• the advertising profile

• information payload

• network communication

• device cost

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iBeacon protocol

• a specific advertising string

• simple iOS 7/8 API with events

• integrated with other location features

iBeacon protocol

128 bits 16 bits 16 bits 8 bits

UUID major id

minor id

measured power

You arehere

Applications

• Presence

• Inventory

• Position

• Additional sensors

Beacon Modes

• Detection

• Ranging

• Limitations

• battery life

• signal attenuation

Upcoming developments

• RF power harvesting

• wifi-enabled hubs

• sensor platformsjaalee.com

kontakt.io

punchthrough.com/bean

The fine print

• ‘fleet’ management

• security

• privacy

Demo

Questions?zak james

zj@smartpointgeo.com @mapzak