Release Notes

ExtremeLocation Customer Release Notes
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Features in v 1.0
Zone Tracking:
Wi-Fi Zone Tracking is fairly easy to design and setup, but can also give a higher proximity granularity than
Presence Detection. Wi-Fi Zone Tracking takes the RSSI information from an AP or a sensor and determines
the associated zone of a client device based on how close it is to a specific sensor in the monitored
environment.
The granularity can be higher or lower depending on the sensor density and configuration of Zone RSSI
threshold. It can be used to locate a device in part of the environment or throughout the environment. A
device’s specific location is not determined but is associated to the closest proximity sensor that hears it. When
a device is seen by multiple APs/sensor, then the client device is located in the AP zone that sees the device at
a higher signal strength.
The following are main use cases for Zone tracking service.
• Department-level visibility
• Popular zones in the venue
• Device density heat maps
• Dwell time heat maps
• Real-time & Historical
• Movement of visitors from one zone to other
Position Tracking:
Wi-Fi Position Tracking uses the RSSI information from several APs and Sensors to calculate a location for the
client device in the monitored environment using triangulation technique.
Wi-Fi Position Tracking is relatively the most complex service to design and setup among all LBS services, but
it gives the most granularity for a specific device’s location. It requires a special RTLS grade Wi-Fi network,
where there is an AP per 2500 sq. ft.
In addition, Positon tracking requires RTLS calibration survey to collect RF fingerprint data for the site, so that
ExtremeLocation can deliver higher location accuracy. ExtremeLocation supports an Android App running on a
most of the modern tablets and Smartphones to perform RTLS survey.
The data from Wi-Fi Position Tracking can be used to determine information such as; where a device is
specifically located or device density throughout the environment.