This means that if a tracker reports that it is near a certain beacon, we can assume that its position is near the beacon with a known position. The difference with this case is that here beacons are fixed to the rack, wall or ceiling, hence they will not move and their position is known. We have already discussed the use of BLE technology for asset tracking. If the GPS signal is unreliable inside the building, we need to use another type of signal. Some of the beacons can also report temperature and humidity, which can be valuable information for healthcare and office buildings. The solution here is to use a small personal tracker or a lone worker badge and place BLE Beacons inside rooms. Route optimization based on the priority of patientsįor a janitor in the office building, we may check the productivity and quality:Ĭontrolling the cleaning schedule (making sure no room was missed) Let’s consider several other use cases, in which a person works indoors and visits multiple rooms.įor a doctor in the hospital, the following insights might be helpful to optimize logistics: Moreover, the solution can analyze the signal strength and pick the one with the biggest value. The solution here may be to use one of the widely presented vehicle trackers that support communication with BLE Beacons. Moreover, the truck spends some time in the garage block that also has no GPS coverage.Īt which gate of the manufacturing building is it waiting for the cargo?Ī simple GPS positioning may be imprecise for these scenarios. Gateways are under the roof so the GPS signal is not precise. What if we have a load-truck that serves a warehouse with several gateways. All other Teltonika BLE enabled devices are suitable too, it’s up to you to select the one that best suits your use case. The solution here is to use the dedicated forklift tracker from Teltonika and BLE beacons at the specific fixed indoor locations. So the tracker must report its position in some other way. These tasks are not easy to solve with a simple GPS tracker since the GPS signals cannot be captured inside the building. How much time does it spend in the parking spot? Which rack at the warehouse does it serve? We need to know the precise location of the forklift outdoors as well as indoors (which is more complex). The forklift moves between the buildings and inside the buildings. The factory has several buildings: a warehouse, a garage, a manufacturing shop, etc. Use cases at hand IndustrialĪssume that we have a forklift that works in a factory. The solution we demonstrate here enables both outdoor and indoor monitoring thanks to a combination of a GPS tracker and BLE beacons. GPS technology performs great outdoors and ensures decent accuracy.

Tracking location inside buildings is becoming more demanded as the open-air monitoring market saturates and businesses start seeking new opportunities to optimize their resources.

Gps signal inside office building