Bluetooth, Ultra-Wideband, and More – Technologies for Indoor Positioning

Indoor positioning can encompass a variety of technologies. Get to know different indoor positioning technologies including tips and techniques for the implementation and suitable applications.

Bluetooth Low Energy

Beacons are small Bluetooth Low Energy radio transmitters. They are suitable for both indoor navigation systems and asset tracking applications. Beacons are available in different forms, are scalable, low-maintenance, and very portable.

Wi-Fi

Indoor navigation and asset tracking applications using Wi-Fi offer accuracies of under 15 metres. A server-based approach will determine the position of devices with activated Wi-Fi (e.g. smartphones, tablets) as well as Wi-Fi tags.

Ultra-Wideband

With accuracies of less than 30 centimeters, UWB is particularly suitable for industrial applications. Latency times are very low and height differences can be determined precisely.

RFID

RFID is a form of wireless communication that uses radio waves to identify objects. The position of the objects to be tracked cannot be determined permanently, but only at the time of reading.