Monitor point of interest with beacon fencing

Monitor a user’s proximity to indoor points of interest using beacons.

  1. Indoor beacon-fencing

Indoor beacon-fencing

Beacon fencing is designed to monitor a user’s proximity to indoor points of interest using unique beacon identifiers. In the context of the Woosmap Geofencing SDK, beacon fencing involves identifying specific points of interest within a building through the use of unique beacon identifiers.

This feature allows you to trigger events or actions when they come into proximity of a particular beacon. Whether it’s a shop, a conference room, or any other indoor area, beacon fencing enables you to provide tailored interactions and services to users based on their proximity to these points of interest.

Beacon-fencing

Based on Woosmap Indoor

You need a Private API key to request the Woosmap Indoor Search API. This private key has to be linked to a project with Indoor product enabled.

The Geofencing SDK leverages Woosmap Indoor to manage beacons. This system relies on a set of geographic elements referred to as “features,” which are collectively defined within a geoJSON file.

Beacons are also considered features but have four additional mandatory properties:

Find below an example of geoJson file with beacon identifiers:

JSON
        {
    "type": "FeatureCollection",
    "generator": "JOSM",
    "features": [
        {
            "type": "Feature",
            "properties": {
                "beacon:minor": "40",
                "level": "3",
                "beacon:major": "30",
                "beacon:uuid": "85919392-D1D3-4C2F-9773-36A60419BDCB",
                "name": "Beacon A",
                "woosmap:category": "beacon",
                "indoor": "yes"
            },
            "geometry": {
                "type": "Point",
                "coordinates": [
                    3.92173088559,
                    43.60667535571
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "type": "Feature",
            "properties": {
                "beacon:major": "0083",
                "level": "3",
                "beacon:uuid": "85919392-D1D3-4C2F-9773-C497CE6C8744",
                "name": "Beacon B",
                "woosmap:category": "beacon",
                "beacon:minor": "0083",
                "indoor": "yes"
            },
            "geometry": {
                "type": "Point",
                "coordinates": [
                    3.92196208373,
                    43.60655328722
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "type": "Feature",
            "properties": {
                "beacon:minor": "40",
                "level": "3",
                "name": "Beacon C",
                "beacon:major": "30",
                "beacon:uuid": "AE0D9E34-A1CD-49F8-B4F8-C497CE6C8744",
                "woosmap:category": "beacon",
                "indoor": "yes"
            },
            "geometry": {
                "type": "Point",
                "coordinates": [
                    3.92185810655,
                    43.60644743928
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "type": "Feature",
            "properties": {
                "name": "Beacon D",
                "beacon:major": "20",
                "level": "3",
                "beacon:uuid": "AE0D9E34-D1D3-4C2F-9773-36A60419BDCB",
                "beacon:minor": "10",
                "woosmap:category": "beacon",
                "indoor": "yes"
            },
            "geometry": {
                "type": "Point",
                "coordinates": [
                    3.92180309705,
                    43.60669676597
                ]
            }
        }
    ]
}

    
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