How does indoor positioning work?

Using a variety of sensors, IPS technology detects and tracks data about a device’s location. This location data is ingested by the positioning system generating accurate coordinates which are displayed on an indoor map.

Indoor Positioning

Leverage indoor positioning to make indoor spaces discoverable

What is Indoor Positioning?

Indoor positioning systems (IPS) can most easily be explained as GPS for indoor locations. An indoor positioning system allows users to accurately pinpoint the location of people or assets inside a building using smartphones, mobile devices, tracking tags or other devices.

How Does it Work?

Using a variety of sensors, IPS technology detects and tracks data about a device’s location. This can be accomplished using either internal sensors and radio receivers in smart phones and other IoT wearable devices or with radio frequency sensors, or anchors, installed throughout an indoor space. The location data is ingested by the positioning system generating accurate coordinates which are displayed on a dynamically updated map.

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Benefits

Create Indoor Intelligence

Gain valuable insights into space utilization patterns with live indoor location intelligence.

Enhance Experiences

Create enhanced user experiences with high accuracy, no latency blue dot to provide precise indoor location.

Increase ROI

Enhance your solutions with precise location for unparalleled indoor experiences.

Create Smart Indoor Spaces with Indoor Positioning

Inpixon's indoor positioning solution leverages a suite of blue dot indoor location and motion technologies in combination with Inpixon’s sensors, to provide users with an advanced and accurate real-time indoor location and positioning services. Our technology-agnostic architecture also gives you the flexibility to optionally leverage your existing infrastructure or work with one of our ecosystem partners, ensuring the right fit for your indoor positioning needs.

When combined with our Indoor Intelligence solutions, users can create smart indoor spaces with location awareness, analytics and interactive maps.

Superior Accuracy

Inpixon's real-time indoor positioning system can locate people and objects with an accuracy radius within centimeters and without latency. So accurate and reliable, organizations can rely on positioning technology to help users realize their objectives.

Machine Learning & AI

Inpixon RTLS integrates with ChatGPT to provide an innovative approach to industrial analytics. Leveraging AI & natural language processing, users can interact with complex data patterns in a conversational dialog, making analysis more accessible & user-friendly.

Offline Use

Access location-based services inside a building regardless of internet connectivity. Our technology delivers positioning in cloud, hybrid or on-premises architectures.

Seamless Outdoor-Indoor Transition

By combining outdoor GPS and indoor positioning, you can create full journey experiences from outdoors to inside a building.

Reduced Battery Drain

Indoor positioning can lead to power drain issues. Our solution leverages unique battery-saving algorithms that optimizes battery life and do not slow down devices.

Integrations

Our open architecture allows you to link and synchronize external systems and application data to Inpixon maps using our RESTful APIs, MQTT and more.

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