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ArcGIS IPS

ArcGIS IPS

Indoor positioning system

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Bring the blue dot indoors

ArcGIS IPS is an indoor positioning system that allows you to locate yourself and others inside a building in real time. Similar to GPS, it puts a blue dot on indoor maps, enabling real-time indoor asset inspections, location sharing and tracking, and wayfinding. 

These use cases empower mobile workers to efficiently manage and update indoor asset records, security personnel, and first responders with increased situational awareness for enhanced safety and security, and occupants and visitors with an improved overall experience inside the facility.

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Indoor GIS

Check out Esri’s indoor geographic information system (GIS) powering ArcGIS IPS indoor positioning for enhanced indoor asset inspections, real-time location sharing, and blue dot wayfinding.

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What an indoor positioning system can do for you

Asset inspection

Provide mobile workers with indoor location awareness to streamline indoor asset maintenance and inspections workflows. By knowing their current indoor position, they can be sure to update the correct asset record in the right building, floor level, and location to reduce the risk of data entry errors.

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Live location sharing

Effectively find, coordinate, and dispatch the right resources to do the right job at the correct place inside the facility. Enable indoor location sharing and tracking for security personnel, mobile workers, and building occupants to reduce incident response times and streamline mobile work and workplace collaboration.

Mobile app displaying a facility floor plan of an office and the live location of security personnel "Anthony Smith"

Blue dot wayfinding and navigation

Enable “indoor GPS” and enhance the building occupant experience through real-time indoor wayfinding and navigation. The blue dot transitions seamlessly on the map as you enter or exit a building, or switch between floor levels. Empower employees to find points of interest faster. Help patients and visitors find their way to the right hospital room independently. Allow mobile workers to navigate to their next work order efficiently.

Mobile phone showing an indoor map application for office directions with a highlighted route and offices

Custom-built apps

ArcGIS IPS is available with ready-to-use ArcGIS apps such as ArcGIS Indoors and ArcGIS Field Maps, enhancing mobile work with indoor positioning capabilities. Additionally, you can integrate ArcGIS IPS in your own custom-built apps using ArcGIS Maps SDKs for Native Apps.

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Disclaimer

All images on the ArcGIS IPS product pages are examples designed to show indoor positioning integrated into ArcGIS apps or custom-built apps.

How it works

Integrate ArcGIS IPS in your Esri-powered app

Use ArcGIS IPS within ArcGIS Indoors, ArcGIS Field Maps, or your custom-built app powered by ArcGIS Maps SDKs for Native Apps.

Unlock the full value of your indoor GIS

Activate the blue dot in your facility to enable real-time indoor positioning, location sharing and tracking, asset inspection, and navigation.

Empower your workforce

Streamline asset management, foster safety and security, and enhance the occupant experience.

Make informed decisions

Provide real-time location information to support decision-making and help staff get work done faster.

Success story

ETH Zurich

ETH Zurich uses ArcGIS IPS to provide barrier-free real-time indoor navigation across its campus, enhancing the occupant and visitor experience.

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ArcGIS IPS in the Esri environment

ArcGIS IPS includes ArcGIS IPS Setup, a mobile app that allows you to collect radio signals from Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacons or Wi-Fi signals inside your facilities to enable the indoor positioning system. It can make use of an existing or new beacon or Wi-Fi infrastructure and is vendor agnostic. Additionally, ArcGIS IPS provides geoprocessing tools within ArcGIS Pro for configuring and authoring your indoor positioning environment.

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Enhance your GIS with ArcGIS IPS

Unlock ArcGIS IPS in ArcGIS Indoors, an indoor mapping system for space and building management; use it in ArcGIS Field Maps, the all-in-one app to streamline critical field workflows; or access it via ArcGIS Maps SDKs for Native Apps to power your custom-built apps.

ArcGIS Indoors

ArcGIS Indoors

Get started with ArcGIS Indoors, a complete indoor mapping system for smart building management.

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ArcGIS Maps SDKs

ArcGIS Maps SDKs

Get started with ArcGIS Maps SDKs for native apps, Esri's developer technology to build powerful GIS apps.

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ArcGIS Field Maps

ArcGIS Field Maps

Get started with ArcGIS Field Maps, an app that helps mobile workers perform data collection and editing, find assets and information, and report their real-time locations.

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