Configure pathways

Available for an ArcGIS organization licensed with the IPS extension.

Pathways represent a predefined routing network and are used by ArcGIS IPS to improve positioning accuracy. With each position update, when pathways and path snapping are configured, the user's location indicator snaps to pathway line features that are ArcGIS IPS-enabled. ArcGIS IPS-enabled pathway features are not visible to users to provide a seamless ArcGIS IPS experience.

Before you add pathways to your floor plan data, you must configure an existing network dataset created with ArcGIS Indoors or create a feature class for pathways.

Configure an indoor network dataset

If you created a network dataset with Indoors, complete these steps to extend the Pathways feature class and enable path snapping:

1. Open the ArcGIS Pro project that contains your Indoors workspace.
2. In the Catalog pane, expand the Network feature dataset.
3. Right-click the Pathways feature class and click Data Design > Fields.

   The fields view opens.

4. Click the New Field button on the Fields tab or click the last row, where it says Click here to add a new field.

   Your cursor is positioned in the Field Name column.

5. Configure the field as follows:
   • Field Name—IPS.
   • Alias—IPS
   • Data Type—Long
   • Allow NULL—Check this check box
   • Domain— DOM_BOOLEAN
   • Default—Leave this blank
   • Length—Use the default value
6. Click Save to save the field.
7. Add the Pathways feature class to the map.

You can now use Indoors pathways to optimize ArcGIS IPS positioning accuracy.

Create a feature class for pathways

If you do not have a network dataset created with Indoors, complete the following steps to create a pathways feature class and enable path snapping:

1. Open the ArcGIS Pro project that contains your floor plan data.
2. Create a line feature class and type Pathways in the Name and Alias text boxes.
3. In the Catalog pane, right-click the Pathways feature class and click Data Design > Fields.

   The fields view opens.

4. Click New Field on the Fields tab or click the last row, where it says Click here to add a new field.

   Your cursor is positioned in the Field Name column.

5. Configure the field as follows:
   • Field Name—FACILITY_ID
   • Alias—Facility ID
   • Data Type—Text
   • Allow NULL—Check this check box
   • Domain—Leave this blank
   • Default—Leave this blank
   • Length—255
6. Add another field and configure it as follows:
   • Field Name—VERTICAL_ORDER
   • Alias—Vertical Order
   • Data Type—Long
   • Allow NULL—Uncheck this check box
   • Domain—Leave this blank
   • Default—Leave this blank
   • Length—Leave this blank
7. Add another field and configure it as follows:
   • Field Name—IPS
   • Alias—IPS
   • Data Type—Long
   • Allow NULL—Check this check box
   • Domain—DOM_BOOLEAN
   • Default—Leave this blank
   • Length—Use the default value

   Note:

   The DOM_BOOLEAN domain is created by the Enable Indoor Positioning tool.

8. Click the Save button .
9. Add the Pathways feature class to the map.

You can now create pathways to optimize ArcGIS IPS positioning accuracy.