Positioning Engine
Turn raw Bluetooth signals into precise tag locations, indoors and outdoors. Blecon positioning works automatically: hotspots detect your tags, the cloud calculates where they are, and you get accurate positions using the best data available for each environment.
How it works
Hotspots detect Bluetooth signals from your tags and report signal strength measurements to the cloud. The positioning engine combines these measurements with the hotspots' known locations to calculate where each tag is.
More hotspots detecting a tag means better accuracy. Even a single hotspot provides useful proximity data.
For a detailed explanation, see How positioning works.
Positioning approaches
| Approach | Accuracy | How it works |
|---|---|---|
| Proximity | Room/area level | Tag position is the detecting hotspot's location. When multiple hotspots detect a tag, the system picks the best one. |
| Anchors | Room/area level | A hotspot that detects an anchor placed on the map gets its location from the anchor. Works indoors where GPS is poor. |
Both work with the same positioning engine. Anchors make zones work indoors. See Zones indoors.
Configuration
Positioning behaviour is controlled by a positioning profile — Fast, Balanced, or Accurate — a preset tuned and maintained by Blecon that trades reaction speed against position stability. Pick the profile that matches your deployment. See Positioning settings.