Positioning
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. |
| Network zones | Room/area level | Hotspots and reference beacons assign tags to named zones; works without GPS or surveyed coordinates |
Both work with the same positioning engine. Zones are especially useful indoors where GPS isn't available.
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, or choose Custom to tune individual settings (update frequency, measurement windows, signal filtering) yourself. See Positioning settings.