In recent times, we’ve seen the emergence and growth of ever larger facilities such as corporate & educational campuses, warehouses, medical facilities etc., and as a consequence the adoption of indoor localisation systems has continued apace.
Introduction
When it comes to navigation, wayfinding and location tracking within an indoor facility, the bigger the facility, the bigger the problem becomes for both visitors and facilities staff alike.
In recent times, we’ve seen the emergence and growth of ever larger facilities (ELFs) such as corporate & educational campuses, warehouses, medical facilities, airports, transportation hubs & tunnels, hotels & theme parks, shopping malls, museums etc., and as a consequence the adoption of indoor localisation (IL) systems has continued apace.
According to a leading research firm, the global forecast for IL technology (which accounted for USD 5.2 billion in 2016) is a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 42% (reaching USD 40.99 billion by 2022).
Such IL systems are deployed in facilities where key parts of the facility have no access to the sky (GPS) to help with coordination of operations and efficient management of events.
Indoor Localisation systems provide:
- Real-time location of staff and/or assets indoors
- Real-time mapping of facilities
- Provision of directions and proper guidance to users
- Space management
- Location based services
- Enhanced safety & security provisions
The role of Airsys.Cloud in Indoor Localisation
In addition to being a best-in-class Broadband Push-to-Talk system with Push-to-Video, Lone Worker and Task Management capability, Airsys.Cloud also offers IL, making it the ideal platform for all round coordination and management of staff and events in ELFs.
Airsys.Cloud’s IL capability not only offers a 2D (floor plan) option, but also offers a 3D (bit map) option for true 3D representation of ELFs, locating staff in all four dimensions, adding to the power of the system to offer economic advantages to its users.
Airsys.Cloud IL uses Wi-Fi, Bluetooth (BT) or both technologies to locate users indoors. Once Wi-Fi and/or BT beacons are installed and a map of the facility is uploaded, Airsys.Cloud can be trained to assess where on that map devices are located.
In the 2D option, maps for many locations and levels can be uploaded. On arrival at a facility, a user with IL enabled can switch from GPS (outdoor) maps to IL, selecting the location and level from a drop-down menu on their device. All locations and levels are also available for facility command and control staff to view along with the location of enabled users.
In the 3D option, a single 3D representation of the location is used in place of a collection of 2D maps (one for each level).
Aisrsys.Cloud, complete with IL is available for both android & iOS client devices.
Airsys.Cloud service is GDPR compliant.
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