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Individuals can access turn-by-turn directions to office buildings, departments, conference rooms, amenities, and everything in between — from any device. 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How does it work? What’s the difference between blue dot and wayfinding? What’s the best indoor positioning system? Read on for answers to these and many more questions. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"heading-1\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Blue Dot Navigation For Buildings\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"heading-2\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"What is Blue Dot Wayfinding?\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"The answer to \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"hyperlink\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"what is blue dot wayfinding\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"italic\"}],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{\"uri\":\"https://www.mappedin.com/blog/product/positioning/what-is-blue-dot-wayfinding\"}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" is actually quite simple. Blue dot wayfinding describes a navigation experience that most are familiar with, whether you realize it or not. In popular outdoor mapping apps such as Google or Apple Maps, the movement of your real-time location is reflected with a visual blue dot.  \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"embedded-asset-block\",\"content\":[],\"data\":{\"target\":{\"sys\":{\"id\":\"1Zi7cHg8NP1Mv0zkC0xiZV\",\"type\":\"Link\",\"linkType\":\"Asset\"}}}},{\"nodeType\":\"heading-2\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Blue Dot Experience\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Outdoor navigation apps detect your real-time position from Global Positioning Systems (GPS), which are primarily powered by satellites. Indoor spaces, however, cannot rely on satellites to penetrate through multi-floor buildings and provide accurate wayfinding. Indoor mapping companies such as Mappedin must use \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"hyperlink\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"indoor positioning\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{\"uri\":\"https://www.mappedin.com/mapping/indoor-positioning/\"}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" techniques to generate the same blue dot experience that has become so familiar. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"heading-2\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Wayfinding and Blue Dot: What's the Difference?\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"While wayfinding and blue dot differ in their dependencies and level of detail, both ultimately perform the same service of guiding a user from a starting point to their end destination. In order to provide \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"hyperlink\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"blue dot navigation\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{\"uri\":\"https://www.mappedin.com/blog/product/web-app/feature-101-blue-dot\"}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\", the software must understand your location as it updates in real-time. This experience is slightly more complicated as it requires positioning infrastructure (discussed in more detail below), but it also yields more accurate positioning and an enhanced wayfinding experience. If a user strays from their path, for example, the navigation will update automatically to guide them back on course. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Standard A-B wayfinding provides a more simple indoor navigation experience but does not require any additional technology. All that is required is for a user to input their start and end destinations, and the map will display the most efficient route from point A to B. Even without positioning, indoor wayfinding can account for multi-floor and multi-destination routes and factor in accessible routes that prioritize ramps and elevators over stairs and escalators. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"embedded-asset-block\",\"content\":[],\"data\":{\"target\":{\"sys\":{\"id\":\"cCRE5EiarzoZZVvuJV4lG\",\"type\":\"Link\",\"linkType\":\"Asset\"}}}},{\"nodeType\":\"heading-2\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Follow Mode\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"As users navigate a venue, Follow Mode ensures that the map automatically rotates for every turn along the way without requiring you to manually pan or move the map to keep up. Blue dot wayfinding takes this experience to a new level by having the camera focus on the blue dot in top-down or third person view angles throughout the whole journey. Visit our \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"hyperlink\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"developer guide\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{\"uri\":\"https://developer.mappedin.com/guides/webv4/camera-controls/\"}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" to learn more about Mappedin camera controls. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"heading-2\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Indoor Positioning Systems (IPS) \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"An indoor positioning system is a network of devices used to locate people or objects, specifically in locations where GPS lacks precision or is not an option. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"hyperlink\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Indoor positioning and indoor mapping\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{\"uri\":\"https://www.mappedin.com/blog/product/indoor-mapping/indoor-positioning-vs-indoor-navigation/\"}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" are two separate systems, but can be used in conjunction to provide an enhanced navigation experience. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"heading-3\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Bluetooth Beacons\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacons are likely the most well known indoor positioning technology. Beacons are installed throughout a venue and as smartphone or smartwatches pass by, they pick up on a signal from nearby beacons. These devices are able to calculate the rough distance between beacons, therefore estimating a user’s indoor location. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"heading-3\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Wi-Fi Networks\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Wi-Fi networks are used similarly to BLE beacons but where beacons can be battery operated, wi-fi typically requires an external power source. Existing Wi-Fi access point providers such as Cisco and Aruba have added geo-fencing and proximity capabilities to their enterprise offering. Network users running an enabled application can determine their rough location indoors.\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"embedded-asset-block\",\"content\":[],\"data\":{\"target\":{\"sys\":{\"id\":\"5lUpWrzg2NeXFdm7N4Umhg\",\"type\":\"Link\",\"linkType\":\"Asset\"}}}},{\"nodeType\":\"heading-3\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"RFID system consists of a transponder, a receiver and transmitter and uses electromagnetic fields to automatically identify and track tags attached to objects. When triggered by a nearby reader, RFID tags transmit digital data back to the reader. RFID tags can be associated with people, equipment, or other objects to quickly find their location indoors. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"heading-3\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Inertial Measurements\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Many companies, including chipset manufacturers, have used onboard motion sensors built into every mobile phone to perform what is called “inertial navigation” - guessing positions using physical motion sensing and last known position.\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"heading-3\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Geomagnetic\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Geomagnetic is perhaps the newest and most cost effective solution to indoor positioning. At Mappedin, we refer to this as infrastructure-free indoor positioning because this solution does not require any hardware installations (e.g. beacons or RFID tags). Using magnetic sensor data from smartphones, digital maps can display a device’s current position. 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Certain systems may have low implementation costs but require quite a lot of maintenance at an additional cost. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"list-item\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Response time:\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" How long does it take for the system to respond? \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"list-item\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Reliability:\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" How well does the solution function indoors? \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"For customers who are starting from scratch, we believe Apple’s infrastructure-free is an extremely effective solution and will continue to improve with time. Because no hardware is required, this is a low-risk way to see the impact of having blue dot capabilities within your venue. However, as different indoor environments likely yield different recommendations, Mappedin would love to work with you to find the right indoor positioning solution for your business. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"heading-2\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Blue Dot Navigation FAQs\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"heading-3\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"How Maps Finds Your Current Location\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"The maps find your current location using some form of indoor positioning technology, whether geomagnetic, beacons, wi-fi, RFID, or inertial measurements. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"heading-3\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Do You Need an Internet Connection While Navigating?\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Once the map has been loaded, there is no need to be connected to the internet for blue dot wayfinding from one location to another. 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Mappedin helps their 125,000 daily visitors navigate around the massive venue. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"heading-2\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Introduction\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Smart cities seem to be the retail development of the future. Properties and urban hubs are employing technology for everything from utilities and environmental emissions to IoT and unparalleled visitor experiences. Developing for the future includes thinking ahead on all items to provide a full experience rather than simply letting a physical structure do most of the work. Previously, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) focused on the square footage of their property portfolio. Today, however, in order to keep up with changing purchasing habits and higher overhead costs, developers and REITs alike are turning their properties into holistic experiences; fully sculpting a visitor’s potential journey from top to bottom. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"heading-2\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"The Customer\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"A self-described \\\"engineered city,\\\" Hudson Yards is a 28-acre neighbourhood and private real-estate development on the West Side of Manhattan. Officially opened in 2019 and containing everything from restaurants and shops to hotels, offices, and residential buildings, the development also contains 14 acres of open public space and a school. Co- developed by Related Companies and Oxford Property Group, Hudson Yards was imagined as a marriage of digital and physical with an emphasis on the arts and culture in addition to the day-to-day operations.\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"embedded-asset-block\",\"content\":[],\"data\":{\"target\":{\"sys\":{\"id\":\"69JZE2ymdB3GA74D8rAFVw\",\"type\":\"Link\",\"linkType\":\"Asset\"}}}},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Hudson Yards came to Mappedin through Intersection, a leading technology and media company, and Related, an innovative real estate development firm, as they were looking for a wayfinding vendor as part of the development project. Knowing the scale and size of the property, it was clear that wayfinding across various platforms would be necessary in order to direct an estimated 125,000 daily visitors to and from their various destinations around Hudson Yards.\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"blockquote\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Mappedin’s enterprise tools were invaluable in allowing us to present all of the maps necessary to navigate this complex facility. 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This project has created a landmark development in the United States - the first of its kind and the most premium to date.\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Related envisions the future of living through mixed-use spaces in a mini city. With retail, offices, play, and commerce all happening in one spot at Hudson Yards, they wanted to be an interactive REIT with a focus on expanding the experience within their property rather than the property itself. The finished development at Hudson Yards not only encapsulates this experience, but is a great physical asset that incorporates a number of different pieces, of which Mappedin has played a key role.\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"heading-2\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"The Solution\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"As part of the overall digital solution, Intersection needed a leading wayfinding provider to help round out the visitor experience. Mappedin was the first mapping provider to work with Hudson Yards, a client that wanted a very customizable and interactive solution.\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Responsive Web App:\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" Fitting into their extensive website, Mappedin’s responsive wayfinding solution for web (Mappedin Web) provides users mapping and navigation on both desktop and mobile devices.\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Digital Directories:\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" As the project progressed, both the client and their agency decided that digital directories on the property would add to the digital experience available and allow them to better access data of the varied groups who were moving throughout their property. A package of Mappedin’s Web SDK and Intersection’s interactive display software fit perfectly into the structure and plan for Hudson Yards.\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"embedded-asset-block\",\"content\":[],\"data\":{\"target\":{\"sys\":{\"id\":\"4IrffMW1jCbFL5Yck5rqRA\",\"type\":\"Link\",\"linkType\":\"Asset\"}}}},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"New Features:\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" The complexities of the development, along with creating a digital map for Hudson Yards that accurately reflected the unique and impressive architecture of their buildings, required getting creative with the proposed solution.This included developing a building-to-building navigation feature, a concept we hadn't fully developed in the past. The complexity challenged us to use our tools in a way we hadn't before, in order to best reflect a digital version of the unique physical space.\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"blockquote\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Our goal was to create and craft the best visitor experience for Hudson Yards, as the community-like feel brings visitors to their venue for many different purposes. Working with Related and Intersection as part of that feel has created a hub with digital touch points that encourage visitors to explore and discover the property.\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"- \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Hongwei Liu\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\", CEO at Mappedin\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"heading-2\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"The Results\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"The project with Hudson Yards and Intersection involved a partner structure with many moving parts. It showcased that having a wayfinding and indoor navigation solution for a large-scale development was an integral part of keeping their visitors engaged and satisfied with their overall experience.\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"The next frontier:\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" The future of retail appears to be moving towards more mixed-use environments with additional investments in experiential technology. These mixed-use environments might prove to be the most common usage for future projects, regardless of industry. The addition of a sustainable mapping and wayfinding platform for any number of use cases proved to be successful as part of a larger implemented digital solution. Working with Hudson Yards showcased not only what wayfinding can accomplish to date, but also gave clear indicators as to the future of maps, how they can be used, and where they are going.\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Expansion of partnership:\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"bold\"}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\" The Hudson Yards project created an expansion of how Mappedin thinks about its products. Through this partnership, we're continually redefining what it means to be a successful technology provider and partner in the mixed-use space. 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