Available for an ArcGIS organization licensed with the ArcGIS IPS extension.
For ArcGIS IPS to function, Bluetooth or Wi-Fi infrastructure must be available in an indoor environment. The process for enabling ArcGIS IPS will vary based on the infrastructure type you choose.
Enabling Bluetooth-based ArcGIS IPS
To enable ArcGIS IPS with a Bluetooth infrastructure, complete the following steps:
- Create the ArcGIS IPS Data Model.
Choose between a file or an enterprise geodatabase to manage your Bluetooth infrastructure and the indoor positioning data.
- Prepare and share a map for ArcGIS IPS Setup.
The shared web map is used in the IPS Setup mobile app, facilitating infrastructure deployment, maintenance, and on-site troubleshooting.
- Create a beacon placement plan.
The beacon placement plan is used to plan the distribution of the Bluetooth infrastructure in the indoor environment.
- Deploy the beacons according to your beacon placement plan with the IPS Setup app.
- Create survey-less positioning data to create indoor positioning data based on beacon data and the floor plan.
- Create an IPS-aware map that provides indoor positioning capabilities.
Enabling Wi-Fi-based ArcGIS IPS
To enable ArcGIS IPS with a Wi-Fi infrastructure, complete the following steps:
- Create the ArcGIS IPS Data Model.
Choose between a file or an enterprise geodatabase to manage your Bluetooth infrastructure and the indoor positioning data.
- Prepare and share a map for ArcGIS IPS Setup.
The shared web map is used in the IPS Setup mobile app, facilitating infrastructure deployment, maintenance, and on-site troubleshooting.
- Create an IPS survey plan to plan survey paths that will be used during the survey.
- Perform a planned IPS survey with the IPS Setup app.
- Create survey-based positioning data to create indoor positioning data based on your IPS survey recordings.
- Create an IPS-aware map that provides indoor positioning capabilities.