LocateBLE
LocateBLE is a flexible and scalable RTLS platform that provides real-time location and tracking of BLE tags in operating environments. LocateBLE uses BlueUp devices (tags and gateways) but, thanks to its modular architecture, it is compatible with any third-party BLE tag, gateway and scanner.
Fixed Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) locators use smart antennas that reduce multipath effects, allowing for a more stable RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator) computation. A positioning engine, based on advanced trilateration algorithms, provides an estimate of the position of BLE tags on a 2D map.
Thanks to its simplicity of design and setup, LocateBLE is suitable for a wide range of applications, including access and presence control, personnel safety, automated inventory management, real-time tracking.
Architecture
- BLE tags move within the localization area and continuously broadcast a specific BLE advertising packet.
- Fixed BLE Locators are installed at known positions inside the localization area. Each BLE locator receives the signal from BLE tags, and computes RSSI.
BLE locators are connected on a local network to a local server where LocateBLE software is installed.
LocateBLE integrates advanced algorithms based on trilateration, that allows to compute tag position from RSSI information from each locator. - LocateBLE is designed as middleware platform, with its proprietary positioning engine (BPE, BlueUp Positioning Engine), web interface for management and monitoring, and integrated open APIs for seamless integration in high-end application software.