{"id":1411962,"date":"2022-01-11T07:03:58","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T15:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=1411962"},"modified":"2025-02-06T14:06:15","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T22:06:15","slug":"introducing-arcgis-ips-esris-new-indoor-positioning-system","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-ips\/indoor-gis\/introducing-arcgis-ips-esris-new-indoor-positioning-system","title":{"rendered":"Introducing ArcGIS IPS &#8211; Esri&#8217;s New Indoor Positioning System"},"author":9212,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[763492],"tags":[763672,763682,385632,763692,383332],"industry":[],"product":[763482],"class_list":["post-1411962","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-indoor-gis","tag-arcgis-ips","tag-blue-dot","tag-indoor-gis","tag-indoor-location-services","tag-indoor-positioning","product-arcgis-ips"],"acf":{"short_description":"ArcGIS IPS, Esri's new indoor positioning system, is now available! Unlock the full potential of your indoor GIS with new real-time use cases.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Esri announces the release of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/arcgis\/products\/arcgis-ips\/overview?adut=introducing_arcgis_ips_blog_&amp;aduco=introducing_arcgis_ips_blog_&amp;sf_id=7015x000001p5riaac&amp;aduca=mi_arcgis_ips_awareness_promotions&amp;aduc=public_relations&amp;adum=blog&amp;adusf=&amp;utm_source=public_relations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ArcGIS IPS<\/a>, its new indoor positioning system that takes indoor GIS to the next level.\u00a0 Adding the blue dot to indoors maps opens the door for multiple new use cases to improve on-site experiences, workplace operations and efficiencies.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Unlock the full value of your indoor GIS<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ArcGIS IPS is an indoor positioning system that enables users to locate their current position inside a building. Similar to GPS, ArcGIS IPS enables the blue dot experience, but for indoor spaces.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">While we have come to rely heavily on the blue dot when navigating outdoors, in indoor environments we are left to our own sense of orientation, sometimes supported by more or less helpful static (paper) maps.\u00a0 The reason for that is that GPS signals are obstructed by buildings\u2019 walls and therefore don\u2019t provide sufficient positioning results inside.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">However, the need for localization and positioning indoors does not stop at the entrance of a building. ArcGIS IPS uses an alternative technology to enable real-time positioning inside buildings that unlocks a variety of use cases organizations can benefit from.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ArcGIS IPS enables the following use cases inside buildings:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Real-time localization and positioning<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Real-time navigation and wayfinding<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Live location sharing &amp; tracking<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Live location tracking<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Location data capture and<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Analytical insights<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Real-time localization and positioning<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ArcGIS IPS puts the blue dot on a digital indoor map, representing the user\u2019s current indoor position. Understanding where you are inside the building helps building occupants and visitors orient themselves, especially in unknown or complex environments.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1455052,"id":1455052,"title":"arcgis-ips-blue-dot-on-map","filename":"arcgis-ips-blue-dot-on-map.gif","filesize":28089,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/arcgis-ips-blue-dot-on-map.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-ips\/indoor-gis\/introducing-arcgis-ips-esris-new-indoor-positioning-system\/arcgis-ips-blue-dot-on-map","alt":"esri's new indoor positioning system arcgis ips indoor blue dot on map","author":"9212","description":"","caption":"","name":"arcgis-ips-blue-dot-on-map","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1411962,"date":"2022-01-11 14:31:55","modified":"2022-01-11 14:43:25","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/gif","type":"image","subtype":"gif","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":258,"height":500,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/arcgis-ips-blue-dot-on-map-213x200.gif","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/arcgis-ips-blue-dot-on-map.gif","medium-width":135,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/arcgis-ips-blue-dot-on-map.gif","medium_large-width":258,"medium_large-height":500,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/arcgis-ips-blue-dot-on-map.gif","large-width":258,"large-height":500,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/arcgis-ips-blue-dot-on-map.gif","1536x1536-width":258,"1536x1536-height":500,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/arcgis-ips-blue-dot-on-map.gif","2048x2048-width":258,"2048x2048-height":500,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/arcgis-ips-blue-dot-on-map-240x465.gif","card_image-width":240,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/arcgis-ips-blue-dot-on-map.gif","wide_image-width":258,"wide_image-height":500}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/arcgis\/products\/arcgis-ips\/overview?adut=introducing_arcgis_ips_blog_&amp;aduco=introducing_arcgis_ips_blog_&amp;sf_id=7015x000001p5riaac&amp;aduca=mi_arcgis_ips_awareness_promotions&amp;aduc=public_relations&amp;adum=blog&amp;adusf=&amp;utm_source=public_relations"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Real-time navigation and wayfinding<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Once you know where you are and what is around you, you can choose to navigate to specific points of interest such as places, assets or people in real time. This requires your existing app based on ArcGIS Runtime to support routable networks. ArcGIS Indoors, Esri\u2019s premium indoor GIS for indoor mapping and space planning, can also display the route to your destination. With ArcGIS IPS enabled, the blue dot moves along with you in real time, so you always know if you\u2019re still on track.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1455072,"id":1455072,"title":"arcgis-ips-routing-and-navigation","filename":"arcgis-ips-routing-and-navigation.gif","filesize":34454,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/arcgis-ips-routing-and-navigation.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-ips\/indoor-gis\/introducing-arcgis-ips-esris-new-indoor-positioning-system\/arcgis-ips-routing-and-navigation","alt":"arcgis-ips-routing-and-navigation","author":"9212","description":"","caption":"","name":"arcgis-ips-routing-and-navigation","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1411962,"date":"2022-01-11 14:36:30","modified":"2022-01-11 14:36:37","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/gif","type":"image","subtype":"gif","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":258,"height":500,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/arcgis-ips-routing-and-navigation-213x200.gif","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/arcgis-ips-routing-and-navigation.gif","medium-width":135,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/arcgis-ips-routing-and-navigation.gif","medium_large-width":258,"medium_large-height":500,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/arcgis-ips-routing-and-navigation.gif","large-width":258,"large-height":500,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/arcgis-ips-routing-and-navigation.gif","1536x1536-width":258,"1536x1536-height":500,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/arcgis-ips-routing-and-navigation.gif","2048x2048-width":258,"2048x2048-height":500,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/arcgis-ips-routing-and-navigation-240x465.gif","card_image-width":240,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/arcgis-ips-routing-and-navigation.gif","wide_image-width":258,"wide_image-height":500}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/arcgis\/products\/arcgis-ips\/overview?adut=introducing_arcgis_ips_blog_&amp;aduco=introducing_arcgis_ips_blog_&amp;sf_id=7015x000001p5riaac&amp;aduca=mi_arcgis_ips_awareness_promotions&amp;aduc=public_relations&amp;adum=blog&amp;adusf=&amp;utm_source=public_relations"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Live location sharing &amp; tracking<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Share your real-time location with others to help them find you faster! Indoor location sharing makes meetings easier and less stressful, especially in time-critical situations. Users need to opt in to share their location and can decide to stop sharing it at any time. Location sharing can for instance help emergency responders locate incidents to provide first aid faster.<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1455082,"id":1455082,"title":"arcgis-ips-location-sharing","filename":"arcgis-ips-location-sharing.gif","filesize":41273,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/arcgis-ips-location-sharing.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-ips\/indoor-gis\/introducing-arcgis-ips-esris-new-indoor-positioning-system\/arcgis-ips-location-sharing","alt":"arcgis-ips-location-sharing","author":"9212","description":"","caption":"","name":"arcgis-ips-location-sharing","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1411962,"date":"2022-01-11 14:36:47","modified":"2022-01-11 14:36:54","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/gif","type":"image","subtype":"gif","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":243,"height":500,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/arcgis-ips-location-sharing-213x200.gif","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/arcgis-ips-location-sharing.gif","medium-width":127,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/arcgis-ips-location-sharing.gif","medium_large-width":243,"medium_large-height":500,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/arcgis-ips-location-sharing.gif","large-width":243,"large-height":500,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/arcgis-ips-location-sharing.gif","1536x1536-width":243,"1536x1536-height":500,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/arcgis-ips-location-sharing.gif","2048x2048-width":243,"2048x2048-height":500,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/arcgis-ips-location-sharing-226x465.gif","card_image-width":226,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/arcgis-ips-location-sharing.gif","wide_image-width":243,"wide_image-height":500}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/arcgis\/products\/arcgis-ips\/overview?adut=introducing_arcgis_ips_blog_&amp;aduco=introducing_arcgis_ips_blog_&amp;sf_id=7015x000001p5riaac&amp;aduca=mi_arcgis_ips_awareness_promotions&amp;aduc=public_relations&amp;adum=blog&amp;adusf=&amp;utm_source=public_relations"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">By sharing your location with others, you allow them to monitor your movements inside a building. To facility managers or security managers, for instance, it is critical to know where their workforce is inside the facility. Knowing their live positions allows managers to assign tasks based on proximity to workers, which helps improve workflow efficiency.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Location data capture<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ArcGIS IPS identifies the user\u2019s position inside the facility, which also comes in handy for maintenance and repair work. Using ArcGIS Indoors, building occupants can file maintenance requests when coming upon a facility issue. While doing so, they can mark their real-time position to help maintenance understand where the issue needs to be fixed. Maintenance workers on the other hand can also add their live location to an asset they are working on to log the exact location.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1455092,"id":1455092,"title":"arcgis-ips-data-capture","filename":"arcgis-ips-data-capture.gif","filesize":29518,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/arcgis-ips-data-capture.gif","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-ips\/indoor-gis\/introducing-arcgis-ips-esris-new-indoor-positioning-system\/arcgis-ips-data-capture","alt":"arcgis-ips-indoor-data-capture","author":"9212","description":"","caption":"","name":"arcgis-ips-data-capture","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1411962,"date":"2022-01-11 14:37:03","modified":"2022-01-11 14:37:14","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/gif","type":"image","subtype":"gif","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":258,"height":500,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/arcgis-ips-data-capture-213x200.gif","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/arcgis-ips-data-capture.gif","medium-width":135,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/arcgis-ips-data-capture.gif","medium_large-width":258,"medium_large-height":500,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/arcgis-ips-data-capture.gif","large-width":258,"large-height":500,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/arcgis-ips-data-capture.gif","1536x1536-width":258,"1536x1536-height":500,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/arcgis-ips-data-capture.gif","2048x2048-width":258,"2048x2048-height":500,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/arcgis-ips-data-capture-240x465.gif","card_image-width":240,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2022\/01\/arcgis-ips-data-capture.gif","wide_image-width":258,"wide_image-height":500}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/arcgis\/products\/arcgis-ips\/overview?adut=introducing_arcgis_ips_blog_&amp;aduco=introducing_arcgis_ips_blog_&amp;sf_id=7015x000001p5riaac&amp;aduca=mi_arcgis_ips_awareness_promotions&amp;aduc=public_relations&amp;adum=blog&amp;adusf=&amp;utm_source=public_relations"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">How can you get ArcGIS IPS?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ArcGIS IPS is currently available for\u00a0<\/span>ArcGIS Indoors and ArcGIS Runtime SDKs.<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/arcgis\/products\/arcgis-indoors\/overview?adut=introducing_arcgis_ips_blog_&amp;aduco=introducing_arcgis_ips_blog_&amp;sf_id=7015x000001p5riaac&amp;aduca=mi_arcgis_ips_awareness_promotions&amp;aduc=public_relations&amp;adum=blog&amp;adusf=&amp;utm_source=public_relations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ArcGIS Indoors<\/a>\u00a0is an indoor mapping platform and system of record that consolidates facility management data that can be shared with all stakeholders to create a common operating picture. The ArcGIS Indoors mobile app can integrate ArcGIS IPS to add the blue dot experience.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ArcGIS IPS can also be integrated into existing or new custom-built apps based on <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.arcgis.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ArcGIS Runtime<\/a> to enable indoor positioning use cases. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/en-us\/arcgis\/products\/arcgis-ips\/overview?adut=introducing_arcgis_ips_blog_&amp;aduco=introducing_arcgis_ips_blog_&amp;sf_id=7015x000001p5riaac&amp;aduca=mi_arcgis_ips_awareness_promotions&amp;aduc=public_relations&amp;adum=blog&amp;adusf=&amp;utm_source=public_relations#contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact us<\/a> now to get more information and learn how to activate ArcGIS IPS in your app!<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"}],"authors":[{"ID":9212,"user_firstname":"Silvia","user_lastname":"Pichler","nickname":"Silvia Pichler","user_nicename":"spichler","display_name":"Silvia Pichler","user_email":"spichler@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2019-03-20 16:58:24","user_description":"Silvia is the Sr. Product Marketing Manager for ArcGIS Indoors, ArcGIS IPS and ArcGIS Data Reviewer at Esri. 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