The Dance - Indoor Location and Beacons

Indoor location is a challenge, so we look to other technologies. Bluetooth beacons, for example. This talk is an overview of how your phone handles location, in general and indoors, and the dance between location and proximity.

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1. The Dance APIs and Indoor Location
2. Barrett Clark Sabre Labs @barrettclark
3. Wouldn’t it be great if…? You knew how much time to allow for security right now 3
4. Wouldn’t it be great if…? The gate agent knew to hold the plane because you are nearby 4
5. Location 5 http://www.flickr.com/photos/justinrflood/6550777169
6. WHERE IN THE WORLD AM I? Geolocation 6
7. Geolocation Where in the world am I? Accurate
8. Geolocation Where in the world am I? • GPS • Cellular • Wifi
9. 9 Access To WiFi Access Point Data Native OS Third Party ! Android ✔ ✔ ! iOS ✔ ✗ Geolocation Where in the world am I?
10. WHERE IN THE BUILDING AM I? Indoor Location 10
11. Indoor Location Where in the building am I?
12. Indoor Location Where in the building am I?
13. 13 Access To WiFi Access Point Data Native OS Third Party ! Android ✔ ✔ ! iOS ✔ ✗ Indoor Location Where in the building am I?
14. • WIFI AP not good enough indoors – AP location vs phone location – AP MAC Address must be known • iOS 8 scrambles iPhone MAC Address – Prevents tracking over time 14 Indoor Location Where in the building am I?
15. • iBeacon brand • BLE beacon implementation spec • Very high transmit rates • Very low battery life 15 Indoor Location Where in the building am I?
16. Learnings Indoor Location & Mapping indoor location is HARD indoor proximity is EASY it’s not really “easy” but it’s not as hard as location infrastructure is
 IMPORTANT
17. • Not a specific location • Trilateration (not possible) • iBeacon is just a brand (that you may not use) 17 Indoor Location - Proximity Where in the building am I?
18. 18 Indoor Location Where in the building am I? you give proximity meaning
19. What about Indoor Maps? Indoor Location & Mapping
20. Experiment: Airline App Indoor Location & Mapping
21. Experiment: Airline Dashboard Indoor Location & Mapping
22. • Airport (travel checkpoints) • Hotel (front desk) • Mall (shopping) • Restaurant (interactions) • Office (who’s in the office) 22 Use Cases Indoor Location & Mapping
23. –Johnny Appleseed “Type a quote here.”
24. Avoid being creepy and “knowing” too much
25. No.
27. thanks @barrettclark