Should I choose TRACKING or NAVIGATION mode? The choice depends on the objective of your project. Here is a short guide to help you with the choice:
- TRACKING: this mode should be chosen if the objective of your project is to track remotely:
- Android smartphones/tablets/smartwatches, Android Combo Tags, Accuware Smart Tags that will be equipped with the Wearabouts App.
- Android and/or iOS smartphones/tablets/smartwatches that will be equipped with your App compiled using the Accuware Indoor SDK.
- any smartphone/tablet/smartwatch (different from Android/iOS) that will be equipped with your App that will makes use of the Accuware Indoor API.
- any embedded device with a WiFi and/or Bluetooth chip that will be equipped with a firmware that will make use of the Accuware Indoor API.
- NAVIGATION: this mode should be chosen if the objective of your project is to provide navigation to people that are carrying Android and iOS smartphones/tablets/smartwatches that will be equipped with your App compiled using the Accuware Indoor SDK. If you want also to track remotely these devices you have to develop on your side a small function to send the location computed locally by the Accuware engine to your server.
| Indoors | TRACKING | NAVIGATION | NAVIGATION (with LEGACY FILTER active) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usage | Track PEOPLE and ASSETS | Provide indoor location/navigation to PEOPLE | Provide indoor location/navigation to PEOPLE |
| Average radius of accuracy | 2 meters | 1 meter | 1 meter |
| Target devices | -Android and iOS smartphones/tablets/smartwatches -any smartphone/tablet/smartwatch -any embedded device with a Wi-Fi/Bluetooth chip | -Android and iOS smartphones/tablets/smartwatches | -Android and iOS smartphones/tablets/smartwatches |
| SDK | -for Android and iOS smartphones/tablets/smartwatches | -for Android and iOS smartphones/tablets/smartwatches | -for Android and iOS smartphones/tablets/smartwatches |
| API | -for any smartphone/tablet/smartwatch -for any embedded device with a Wi-Fi/Bluetooth chip | X | X |
| Fingerprints | - Wi-Fi signals (any platform other than iOS) - iBeacons signals (any platform) - Environmental images (any platform) | - Wi-Fi signals (any platform other than iOS) - iBeacons signals (any platform) | - Wi-Fi signals (any platform other than iOS) - iBeacons signals (any platform) |
| Location update frequency | 5 second | - iBeacons: every 1second -Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz: between 500 ms to 2.7 seconds -Wi-Fi 5 GHz: up to 5 seconds and more | Continuous (at every step) |
| Location computation | Server-side (on the Accuware server) | Client-side (on the device) | Client-side (on the device) |
| Internet connection | Always needed | Needed only at the beginning of each navigation session | Needed only at the beginning of each navigation session |
| Sensors required | No sensors required | No sensors required | -Compass (calibrated) -Gyroscope -Accelerometer |
| Orientation of the device | Any | Any | In front of the person |
| Battery consumption | Low | Medium-Low | Medium |
| Background tracking | ✓ (not possible on iOS) | X | X |
