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The dream of indoor location sensing has always been just that – a dream. The difficulty of Wi-Fi tracking and other technologies has made it hard for anyone – from businesses to regular users – to figure out where they were in a venue. But the folks at Estimote, a Polish beacon company, may have just cracked the code.
Using something they are calling “Nearables” as well as standard Beacon technology, the company is now able to track people and objects in a building. What does this mean? First, you won’t be able to be tracked without your permission but once you’re on the network you’ll be able to see where you are on a map, identify objects anywhere in a venue, and even see where your friends and co-workers are anywhere in the building. Think of Harry Potter’s Marauder’s Map without the ability to track cats (unless you stick a nearable to them.)
The system works by triangulating your device’s location via three or more beacons. You can try out the new indoor location app here and read a bit more about it here. Recently the company announced a partnership with Target that will bring indoor location to stores over the next few years.
Mehr erfahren / En savoir plus / Learn more:
http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching/?tag=Internet+of+Things
http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?tag=Internet+of+things
The dream of indoor location sensing has always been just that – a dream. The difficulty of Wi-Fi tracking and other technologies has made it hard for anyone – from businesses to regular users – to figure out where they were in a venue. But the folks at Estimote, a Polish beacon company, may have just cracked the code.
Using something they are calling “Nearables” as well as standard Beacon technology, the company is now able to track people and objects in a building. What does this mean? First, you won’t be able to be tracked without your permission but once you’re on the network you’ll be able to see where you are on a map, identify objects anywhere in a venue, and even see where your friends and co-workers are anywhere in the building. Think of Harry Potter’s Marauder’s Map without the ability to track cats (unless you stick a nearable to them.)
The system works by triangulating your device’s location via three or more beacons. You cantry out the new indoor location app here and read a bit more about it here. Recently the company announced a partnership with Target that will bring indoor location to stores over the next few years.
Mehr erfahren / En savoir plus / Learn more:
http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching/?tag=Internet+of+Things
http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?tag=Internet+of+things
http://globaleducationandsocialmedia.wordpress.com/2014/01/21/why-is-it-a-must-to-have-basics-knowledge-of-cyber-security-in-a-connected-technology-world/
http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?tag=Cars