This project uses BLE iBeacons and Smartphones' Bluetooth for indoor localization and navigation. The project deployed in Waldo Library, Western Michigan University.
We used Cordova-plugin-ibeacon to get the received signal strength indicator (RSSI) of the iBeacons.
The project can be built for iOS or Android using Cordova framework. If you need a quick guide to prepare your device for mobile development using Ionic/Cordova framework please refer to this document. You need to have at least three physical iBeacons available to run the program.
You need to add the appropriate platform for your target build. To add iOS platform, in a console go to the project folder and run
ionic platform add ios
To add Android platform, run:
ionic platform add android
Then to build for iOS, in your terminal run:
ionic build ios
and to build for android:
ionic build android
Here are some screenshots from the navigation of the mobile app:
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You will need to provide the UUID of your own iBeacons in the controllers.js :
$cordovaBeacon.startRangingBeaconsInRegion($cordovaBeacon.createBeaconRegion("Range Name", your own UUID);
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Using the map of your indoor location would need to adjust the coordinates of the iBeacons on the map.
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Based on the number of your iBeacons and their minor values, the graph of iBeacons should be changed.