Available for an ArcGIS organization licensed with the ArcGIS IPS extension.
ArcGIS IPS is an Indoor Positioning System that allows you to track your position in indoor environments. ArcGIS IPS uses a blue dot indicator on indoor maps to represent a user’s real-time location within a facility. ArcGIS IPS enables indoor location awareness and indoor location sharing for various indoor GIS use cases, such as indoor asset inspection, safety and security, and indoor navigation.
ArcGIS IPS leverages multiple data sources, including radio signals in indoor environments, sensor data from a smartphone’s inertial measurement unit (IMU), and precise floor plan information from the ArcGIS Indoors Information Model. To function effectively, ArcGIS IPS must have a radio signal infrastructure, or a network of Bluetooth beacons or Wi-Fi access points, in place.
Note:
Mixed infrastructures can be supported across a multi-building campus, if each building uses only one type of infrastructure. For example, a university campus can have a mixed infrastructure with Bluetooth beacons in the administration building and Wi-Fi in an academic building and in a dormitory. The campus, however, cannot have Bluetooth beacons and Wi-Fi access points in a single building.
Applications supporting ArcGIS IPS
The following Esri products support ArcGIS IPS:
- ArcGIS Indoors Mobile (iOS and Android)
- ArcGIS Field Maps
Note:
Current versions of Indoors Mobile (1.x) and Field Maps are compatible only with classic ArcGIS IPS maps. Support for IPS-aware maps is anticipated with upcoming releases.