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Published inApr 2017
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ISBN-139781786461087
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Muhammad Usama bin Aftab
Muhammad Usama bin Aftab
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Muhammad Usama bin Aftab

Muhammad Usama bin Aftab is a software engineer at one of the leading solar lighting manufacturers in North America. At Carmanah Technologies, he works closely with the product development and management teams to develop software for embryonic technologies such as Bluetooth Low Energy. He also focuses on full-stack development using Angular 2 and Java. His main areas of interest range from mobile application development to information security. Mr. Aftab is an alumnus of the University of Victoria, Canada, where he received his master's degree in applied science in electrical and computer engineering. Mr. Aftab has experience in Android, iOS, and cross-platform gaming technologies (such as Unity 3D), which led him to coauthor Learning Android Intents for Packt in 2014.
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Indoor location using the Estimote Location Beacons


Let's first set up indoor location using the iOS app.

Setting up an indoor location using the iOS app

In this section, we will learn to set up basic indoor navigation using Estimote Location Beacons. The simple implementation contains two major components:

Once you download the application, you can register the beacons on Estimote Cloud (as described in the previous section). The next step is to put the beacons on each wall of the room (preferably vertically, at chest height, and in the middle of the wall).  The next step is to start the calibration process in the iOS app. In the calibration process, you will start by placing the phone next to a beacon and letting the app recognize the location. Then walk along the walls of the room and keep on placing the cellphone next to each beacon to register its location....

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Published in: Apr 2017Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781786461087

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Muhammad Usama bin Aftab

Muhammad Usama bin Aftab is a software engineer at one of the leading solar lighting manufacturers in North America. At Carmanah Technologies, he works closely with the product development and management teams to develop software for embryonic technologies such as Bluetooth Low Energy. He also focuses on full-stack development using Angular 2 and Java. His main areas of interest range from mobile application development to information security. Mr. Aftab is an alumnus of the University of Victoria, Canada, where he received his master's degree in applied science in electrical and computer engineering. Mr. Aftab has experience in Android, iOS, and cross-platform gaming technologies (such as Unity 3D), which led him to coauthor Learning Android Intents for Packt in 2014.
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