Enable Indoor Positioning (Indoor Positioning)

Summary

Creates the feature classes and table necessary for storing ArcGIS IPS data in an existing geodatabase.

Note:

The Create IPS Data Model tool provides enhanced functionality and performance.

Usage

• The Input Workspace parameter value must be an existing geodatabase. It can be a file or enterprise geodatabase.

• When using an enterprise geodatabase, the connection file must connect directly to the database as the database owner.

• You can use the Output Beacons Feature Class value to update the beacon information for an existing beacon deployment and to plan new beacon deployments. Information about deployed beacons can be updated using the ArcGIS Field Maps mobile app, or by editing the Beacons feature class in ArcGIS Pro or Map Viewer.

Parameters

Dialog

Label	Explanation	Data Type
Input Workspace	The geodatabase where the ArcGIS IPS table and feature classes will be created. It can be a file or enterprise geodatabase.	Workspace

Derived Output

Label	Explanation	Data Type
Output IPS Recordings Feature Class	The output IPS Recordings feature class that is created.	Feature Class
Output IPS Positioning Table	The output IPS Positioning table that is created.	Table
Updated input workspace	The file or enterprise geodatabase in which the ArcGIS IPS table and feature classes are created.	Workspace
Output Beacons Feature Class	The output IPS Beacons feature class that is created.	Feature Class

Python

arcpy.indoorpositioning.EnableIndoorPositioning(in_workspace)

Name	Explanation	Data Type
in_workspace	The geodatabase where the ArcGIS IPS table and feature classes will be created. It can be a file or enterprise geodatabase.	Workspace

Derived Output

Name	Explanation	Data Type
out_ips_recordings	The output IPS Recordings feature class that is created.	Feature Class
out_ips_positioning	The output IPS Positioning table that is created.	Table
out_workspace	The file or enterprise geodatabase in which the ArcGIS IPS table and feature classes are created.	Workspace
out_beacon_features	The output IPS Beacons feature class that is created.	Feature Class

Code sample

EnableIndoorPositioning example 1 (Python window)

The following Python window script demonstrates how to use the EnableIndoorPositioning function to create ArcGIS IPS feature classes and a table in an existing geodatabase.

# Name: EnableIndoorPositioning_example1.py
# Description: Creates the ArcGIS IPS table and feature classes in an
# existing geodatabase

# Import system modules
import arcpy.indoorpositioning as ips

ips.EnableIndoorPositioning(r"C:\IndoorPositioning\ExampleDatabase.gdb")

EnableIndoorPositioning example 2 (stand-alone script)

The following stand-alone script demonstrates how to create an empty file geodatabase and use the EnableIndoorPositioning function to create ArcGIS IPS feature classes and a table in an existing geodatabase.

# Name: EnableIndoorPositioning_example2.py
# Description: Creates an empty file geodatabase and creates
# the ArcGIS IPS table and feature classes

# Import system modules

import arcpy.indoorpositioning as ips

# Set local variables
gdb_path = r"C:\IndoorPositioning"
gdb_name = "ExampleDatabase.gdb"

# Call the CreateFileGDB tool to create a new file geodatabase
arcpy.management.CreateFileGDB(gdb_path, gdb_name)  

# Call the EnableIndoorPositioning tool to create the ArcGIS IPS
# table and feature classes in the empty file geodatbase
ips.EnableIndoorPositioning(r"{0}\{1}".format(gdb_path, gdb_name))

Environments

Current Workspace

Licensing information

• Basic: No
• Standard: Requires ArcGIS IPS
• Advanced: Requires ArcGIS IPS