iBeacon, possible to get info?

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iBeacon, possible to get info?

Post by Grovkillen » Fri Mar 13, 2020 8:41 pm

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/ap ... dfrom=MSDN

Is it somehow possible to access this info from MS? I would like to have my customers windows units tracked within their building using BLE. Today I use the AP/BSSID for this but it's a bit crude.
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Re: iBeacon, possible to get info?

Post by Marcus Tettmar » Mon Mar 16, 2020 1:54 pm

Not really sure what you are asking - what information are you trying to retrieve? What is this API for?
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Re: iBeacon, possible to get info?

Post by Grovkillen » Mon Mar 16, 2020 3:34 pm

The beacons transmit a signal that is possible to translate as a distance. Using simple triangulation (3 or more beacons) and we get a position. Essentially it's local gps.

Currently I do the same but using the wifi signal from multiple access points. But since the signal is so strong the position isn't very reliable.

More info here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBeacon
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