A rapid advancement in the location based technology is increasingly helping the businesses in inflating their profits and rendering efficient, satisfactory and cost-effective services to their potential stream of customers. The mobile app developed using the location-based technology offers numerous benefits from simplified navigation and locating personnel, to tracking objects.
GPS
GPS is a Global Positioning System that uses a network of orbiting satellites. It uses real-time geo-data from a mobile device or smartphone to provide information such as location, date, time etc. We can push messages and actions to users’ devices when they enter a predetermined area using the coordinates from their device.
Geofencing concept use GPS technology to pinpoint a user’s location in proximity to a given area.
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi is a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) technology that helps to link the electronic devices together using the ISM radio band. For a while now, industries ranging from retail to hospitality have been using this method to send push notifications and other relevant information to customers based on their location.
To access the location data, these Wi-Fi devices attempt to triangulate the location of a customer by evaluating parameters such as SSID and MAC addresses.
Beacon Technology
A Bluetooth beacon device transmits a unique ID number that any Bluetooth receiver can read to sense the proximity of a customer and broadcast one-way information to their smartphone or tablet. A mobile app receives the signal and activates location-specific information on the smartphone.
Beacons can work under difficult radio frequency conditions too and can therefore establish a customer’s location within four feet of accuracy. For a Beacon to work, the Bluetooth signal on a consumer’s mobile phone must be turned on.
Developers created Beacon Technology to overcome the inherent limitations of satellite-based location information, particularly where smartphones are primarily used indoors.
Verticals Where Location Based Services are useful
Location based services find many applications in today’s world. Some of the following industries include:
Healthcare –
Used to assist navigation within the hospital premises and help visitors and patients easily locate different departments
Delivery Services (Food, Courier, School bus, Laundry etc) –
To track delivery vehicles in real time.
Retail
To tackle the threat of online marketplaces by detecting the location of customers.
Navigation
To track the exact geographical position of a mobile device using one of available positioning systems and get direction and/or navigate the user to required location including vehicles, crafts, and pedestrians.
Conclusion
Based on the requirement, choosing a right location based technology depends.
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