Using Bluetooth Beacons for Indoor Navigation, Tracking, and Indoor Positioning

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A Bluetooth beacon is a small, wireless device that uses Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology to advertise its presence and services. It is managed by repeatedly broadcasting or advertising a beacon identifier to compatible smartphones or tablets within its proximity. The tablet or smartphone can then use the beacon’s information to determine its location and services, and act accordingly.

It continuously transmits a constant signal that other devices can see. Alternatively emitting visible light, though, it broadcasts a radio signal that is made up of a combination of letters and numbers transmitted at short, regular intervals. A Bluetooth Badge is a well-equipped device like a smartphone, gateway, or access point that can see a beacon once it's in range, much like sailors looking for a lighthouse to know where they are.

What are Bluetooth beacons used for?

Know your workspace occupancy with room-level monitoring: Reduce office space and improve utilization and employee satisfaction and productivity by measuring meeting-room, floor, and seat-level occupancy.
Reduce carbon footprint and improve employee experience: Monitor temperature, humidity, carbon dioxide, light, motion, and air quality in real-time.
Make a safer workplace: Automate the people count in muster areas and the identification of the locations of staff and visitors in case of emergency
Control visitors flow: Enhances security management by delivering a consistent process that streamlines real-time visitor tracking, pairing hosts and visitors while continuing to deliver on safety, security, and compliance.
Provide seamless indoor navigation: Improve orientation inside your building with turn-by-turn navigation. Smoothly navigate your employees and visitors to designated rooms so that they don’t miss their appointments.

Make use of proven Bluetooth Low Energy technology, each digital badge holder continuously monitors social distancing and provides critical real-time data to trace COVID-19 contacts across the workplace. In the event a team member or visitor is identified as infected, we quickly deliver 1st, 2nd, and 3rd degree COVID-19 exposure reporting. The main system privacy and distance settings can be configured to match legal and policy requirements and provide complete anonymity while effectively managing operational risks. We deliver simple accurate, close contact and COVID-19 exposure reporting.

Here is How IoT helpful for Healthcare Industry during Covid-19

Lansitec contact tracing badge is organized based on Bluetooth 5.0 and LoRa technology. It makes use of RSSI for distance measurement and contact tracing. The badge is mainly used for keeping social distance in the workplace or hospital and is especially useful during COVID-19.

Characteristics of Contact Tracing Badge

Proximity detection, accuracy 2~3m
Multiple auto-configuration modes
Distance adjustable
Buzzer and vibrator
Friend feature
Multiple contact history report mode
Indoor tracking
NFC for easy management
Up to 100 hours of standby time

Vicinity detection function: the badge beeps when other badges approach. The badge can use vibration and sound to alert the user even without a LoRa network. NFC function is also integrated into the badge to facilitate management. Essential COVID-19 exposure notification can be quickly delivered to exposed workers. The Contact Tracing Badge also provides analysis of high-risk areas and people to enable the development of proactive mitigation strategies.