Smart City/UWB Indoor Positioning

Technology

UWB Indoor Positioning

Precision indoor location in engineered environments

Overview

What is UWB Indoor Positioning?

Ultra-wideband (UWB) positioning uses radio-ranging measurements between compatible tags and anchors to estimate indoor locations. With carefully planned anchor placement and calibration, it can provide more precise indoor positioning than simple room-level presence detection.

UWB is suitable for facilities where GPS does not work adequately indoors and teams need to locate equipment within mapped areas.

Why UWB

Key Features & Benefits

  1. 1

    Ranging Precision

    Estimate distances between tags and anchors using ultra-wideband measurements.

  2. 2

    Indoor Mapping

    Display estimated equipment coordinates within mapped buildings.

  3. 3

    Movement Insights

    Review last-known positions, dwell time, and selected movement events.

  4. 4

    Engineered Coverage

    Improve positioning results through deliberate anchor placement and calibration.

Use Cases

Popular Applications

In Practice

Practical Example

Customer Need:

A large facility needs more than room-level asset presence, and GPS does not work adequately indoors.

Example Deployment:

A warehouse locates high-value equipment within aisles where GPS signals are unreliable.

Typical Architecture:

UWB Tag ↔ UWB Anchors → Location Engine → Indoor Map

Monitoring Data:

  • Estimated tag coordinates
  • Location confidence
  • Last-seen time
  • Zone dwell time

Expected Outcome:

Staff can spend less time searching for equipment when the positioning system is properly calibrated.

Requirements

Required Hardware & Software

  • UWB tags
  • Compatible UWB anchors
  • Time synchronization and location engine, as required
  • Indoor map and application integration

Support

How BoxTech Supports Your Project

BoxTech works with IoT solution providers, resellers, system integrators, and software partners to align hardware selection with positioning requirements.

Support may include selecting suitable tags and anchors, planning platform interfaces, testing sample hardware, checking compatibility, and supporting on-site acceptance tests against required accuracy, subject to selected products and agreed project scope.

Before You Deploy

What to Validate

Test anchor geometry, line of sight, multipath effects, installation conditions, and measured location accuracy. Confirm that the system meets the required performance in the actual deployment environment.

Get Started

Discuss Your UWB Indoor Positioning Project with BoxTech

Share your site layout, required positioning accuracy, estimated tag quantity, and target platform with BoxTech to assess suitable hardware and integration options.

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