Prepare and share a map for ArcGIS IPS Setup

Available for an ArcGIS organization licensed with the ArcGIS IPS extension.

ArcGIS IPS Setup supports beacon infrastructure deployments and allows facilities to be surveyed using web maps that have been shared to an ArcGIS organization. Mobile workers can use the web map shared for IPS Setup to plan, collect, and upload collected survey data, or use it to evaluate indoor positioning data.

A web map must contain specific map layers and stand-alone tables for use in the IPS Setup app. Before preparing a map for use in IPS Setup, you must create the ArcGIS IPS Information Model and floor plan data in ArcGIS Pro. You can also use the same map for troubleshooting an ArcGIS IPS deployment after making the map IPS-aware.

Required layers

The following layers are required for IPS Setup workflows:

• Levels—Corresponds to the Levels feature class in the Indoors model and represents the extent of individual floors in the facilities.
• Facilities—Corresponds to the Facilities feature class in the Indoors model and represents buildings contained within your indoor map.
• Sites—Corresponds to the Sites feature class in the Indoors model and represents the overall mapped area.

  Caution:

  Sites are optional for ArcGIS Indoors but are mandatory for ArcGIS IPS. This means that the Sites feature class must be created and at least one site feature must be present in the IPS-enabled map.

The following Indoors layers are optional, but it is recommended that you include them for improved functionality and visualization:

• Details—Corresponds to the Details feature class in the Indoors model and represents walls, doors, and furniture elements.
• Units—Corresponds to the Units feature class in the Indoors model and represents rooms, hallways, lobbies, and restrooms.

The map must also include the following IPS layers:

• IPS_Beacons—Corresponds to the IPS_Beacons feature class in the ArcGIS IPS data model and represents the locations in your facilities where BLE beacons are installed and maintains information about the beacon network distribution.

  Note:

  The IPS_Beacons layer is only required for survey-less BLE IPS deployments.

• IPS_Recordings—Corresponds to the IPS_Recordings feature class in the ArcGIS IPS data model and represents IPS survey trajectories across your indoor environment and maintains radio sampling data.

Note:

Layer and table names included in the web map must be exactly as noted above to enable functionality in the ArcGIS IPS Setup app.

Prepare a map for IPS Setup

To create a map and prepare it for use in IPS Setup, complete the following steps:

1. Open the workspace where you created the ArcGIS IPS data model, floor plan data, transitions, and pathways in ArcGIS Pro.
2. Sign in to your ArcGIS organization if necessary.
3. On the ribbon, click the Insert tab and click New Map to create a map.
4. Arrange the layers in the order listed below, and set the name and the layer visibility according to the following table:

   Layer name	Layer visibility (recommended)
   Details	On
   Units	On
   Levels	On
   Facilities	On
   Sites	On

5. Set the display field in the layer properties to NAME for all map layers.
6. Add the IPS_Recordings feature class to the map.
7. If you are using the survey-less BLE-based ArcGIS IPS method to deploy in your facility, add the IPS_Beacons feature class to the map.
8. Optionally, configure the map and the layers as floor-aware.

   If you are preparing a map to evaluate the accuracy of the positioning data, make the map IPS-aware.

The map must be shared as a web map to your ArcGIS organization for use in the IPS Setup app.

Share a map for IPS Setup

Once you prepare a map for use in the ArcGIS IPS Setup app, you can share it as a web map to your ArcGIS organization. Ensure that you configure the following settings before sharing the map:

• Add the IPS tag in the Tags text box.

  Note:

  The web map must include the IPS tag to appear in the map list in the IPS Setup app.

• Under Select a Configuration, click the drop-down arrow and choose one of the following options:
  • Copy all data: Editable
  • Reference Registered Data: Editable

  Note:

  If you choose the Reference Registered Data: Editable option, ensure that the image layer created when the map is shared is listed last in your web map.

• If the map includes existing web layers, ensure that the Share with settings for those layers are as inclusive as the Share with setting of the web map. Otherwise, the existing web layers may not be accessible when the web map is opened in Map Viewer and relevant mobile apps. The sharing properties of existing web layers can be viewed and changed in your portal.

Learn more about sharing configurations

Once the web map is successfully shared to your ArcGIS organization, you can open the web map in the IPS Setup app and perform surveys or evaluate positioning accuracy.