indoor positioning system using bluetooth without additional devices (e.g. ibeacon)

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I want to develop an app using the Indoor Positioning system to track the location of users of my app. i researched internet but couldn't find any way of developing it without the use of any additional devices other than mobile device like ibeacon. i found following git repo and docs which make use of ibeacon.

https://github.com/Estimote/iOS-Indoor-SDK

Excerpt from the above link

We know that building the next generation of context-aware mobile apps requires more than just iBeacon™ hardware. That's why we've built smarter software that abstracts away the difficulty of understanding proximity and position within a given space.

I want to make use of mobile device's bluetooth. Suggest me the links or ways to achieve the IPS using bluetooth.

score 5 · Answer 1 · answered May 11 '15 at 08:31

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IndoorAtlas has a software-only indoor positioning solution for iPhone and Android devices. SDK and mapping tools are available for free on the developer section.

answered May 11 '15 at 08:31

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i am looking into it, exploring it for free version. did you use it. – Devjosh May 11 '15 at 09:02
can we use or customize this to show some real time position information in realtime while using free version. – Devjosh May 11 '15 at 11:01

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:10

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For an Android Device:

If you have an Android device with L (5.0) support (also i think that some features are also available in v:4.4.3+ ), you can convert it to act as a Beacon. Check this link for getting an idea on how it works

edited May 23 '17 at 12:10

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answered May 11 '15 at 08:09

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indoor positioning system using bluetooth without additional devices (e.g. ibeacon)

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