Beacon deployment operations

Available for an ArcGIS organization licensed with the ArcGIS IPS extension.

The ArcGIS IPS Setup app provides a set of features for managing and maintaining a network of beacons within a deployment. The owner or manager of an ArcGIS IPS-enabled facility can perform the following operations:

• Create a beacon feature
• Update a beacon feature
• Delete a beacon point
• Display a beacon’s summary

Create a beacon feature

During beacon installation, you can create and mark beacon locations and add beacon attribute information. To create a beacon feature, activate feature editing on the Beacons feature layer, enable editing, and ensure that the necessary layers are visible.

To create a beacon feature, complete the following steps:

1. Open the IPS Setup app and sign in if necessary.
2. Search for and open a map.
3. Tap Layers .

   The Layers list appears and displays the available layers for the map.

4. Tap Edit

   

   next to the Beacons toggle button in the Layers list.

   Note:

   If the visibility of the Beacons and Units layers is disabled, it is automatically enabled when you tap Edit. These layers help to precisely position a beacon point.

5. Return to map view and tap Add item

   

   to create a beacon feature.

   A crosshair symbol appears in the top half of the screen.

6. Position the crosshair symbol at the required location and tap Add beacon point to specify a beacon point location.

   The attribute list for the beacon appears.

7. Optionally, tap Options at the upper corner of the editing pane to access additional actions to edit the beacon placement:
   • Undo—Undo the previous action.
   • Redo—Redo the previous undo action.
8. On the attribute list, provide a value for the BEACON_ID field.

   Note:

   A Beacon_ID or a MAC_Address value is required to save a new beacon feature. To simplify data entry and minimize errors, you can scan a quick response (QR) code to detect and populate the MAC_Address field.

9. Optionally, provide values for the optional fields.
10. Tap Submit.

The beacon feature is saved to the feature class.

Update a beacon feature

If a beacon point is planned in ArcGIS Pro or incorrectly added during feature creation, you may need to update its attributes or position on an indoor positioning map. To update a beacon feature, feature editing on the Beacons feature layer must be active, which involves enabling the editing mode and ensuring that the necessary layers are visible.

To update a beacon feature, complete the following steps:

1. Open the IPS Setup app and sign in if necessary.
2. Search for and open a map.
3. Tap Layers .

   The Layers list appears and displays the available layers for the map.

4. Turn on the Beacons layer toggle button to visualize all available (existing) beacon features on the map.
5. Tap an existing beacon point on the map to show its attributes.
6. Tap Edit

   

   .

   A crosshair symbol appears centered at the selected beacon on the map and the beacon attributes are displayed.

   Note:

   If the visibility of the Units layer is disabled, it is automatically enabled when you enable editing.

7. Pan and zoom the crosshair to change a beacon position.
8. Optionally, update values for the attribute fields.

   Note:

   A Beacon_ID or a MAC_Address field value is required to save a new beacon feature. To simplify data entry and minimize errors, you can scan a quick response (QR) code to detect and populate the MAC_Address field.

9. Tap Update beacon point.
10. Optionally, tap Options at the upper corner to access additional actions to edit the beacon placement:
    • Undo—Undo the previous action.
    • Redo—Redo the previous undo action.
11. Tap Submit.

    The beacon feature attributes are updated in the feature table.

Delete a beacon point

To delete a beacon point, complete the following steps:

1. Open the IPS Setup app and sign in if necessary.
2. Search for and open a map.
3. Tap Layers .

   The Layers list appears and displays the available layers for the map.

4. Turn on the Beacons toggle button to ensure that all the available beacons are visible on the map.
5. Tap Edit

   

   .
6. Tap a beacon point on the map to display a summary of its feature attributes.
7. Tap Delete Beacon in the summary view.
8. Tap Confirm to delete the beacon point.

Display a beacon’s summary

You can display a beacon’s attribute summary to monitor and manage a beacon network.

To display the details of an individual beacon deployed in a network, complete the following steps:

1. Open the IPS Setup app and sign in if necessary.
2. Search for and open a map.
3. If beacons points are not visible, tap Layers .

   The Layers list appears and displays the available layers for the map.

4. Turn on the Beacons toggle button to ensure that all the available beacons are visible on the map.
5. Tap a beacon point on the map to display its feature attribute information:
   • Beacon ID
   • Battery Level
   • LastSeen timestamp
   • Advertising interval
   • Power Level

     Note:

     If the beacon point you want to display is not visible on the map, ensure that the beacon has a valid Level ID assigned.