Available for an ArcGIS organization licensed with the ArcGIS IPS extension.
A web map must contain specific map layers and stand-alone tables for use in the ArcGIS IPS Setup app. Before preparing a map for use in IPS Setup, you must create the ArcGIS IPS Information Model and floor plan data in ArcGIS Pro. You can also create transitions, pathways, and survey paths to provide an improved user experience.
Required layers
The following layers are required for IPS Setup workflows:
- Details—Corresponds to the Details feature class in the Indoors model and represents walls, doors, and furniture elements.
- Units—Corresponds to the Units feature class in the Indoors model and represents elements such as rooms, hallways, lobbies, and restrooms.
- Levels—Corresponds to the Levels feature class in the Indoors model and represents the extent of individual floors in the facilities.
- Facilities—Corresponds to the Facilities feature class in the Indoors model and represents buildings contained within your indoor map.
- Sites—Corresponds to the Sites feature class in the Indoors model and represents the overall mapped area.
The IPS Recordings layer is required for indoor positioning surveys. The layer corresponds to the IPS_Recordings feature class in the ArcGIS IPS data model and stores survey data.
Note:
To enable quality assessment, a map must be IPS-aware.
Optionally, include the IPS Beacons layer to maintain information about beacon network distribution. This layer corresponds to the IPS_Beacons feature class in the ArcGIS IPS data model and represents the locations in your facilities where BLE beacons are installed.
You can also include IPS-configured transitions and pathways in the following layers in your map to provide an improved user experience with path-snapping and smoother transitions between indoor (IPS) and outdoor (GPS) positioning technologies:
- Transitions—Corresponds to the Transitions feature class in the Indoors model and represents vertical transitions such as stairs, elevators, and escalators, as well as horizontal transitions such as movement of people, and indoor-outdoor passage locations.
- Pathways—Corresponds to the Pathways feature class in the Indoors model and represents the network of paths used for navigation route generation. Additionally, it can contribute to final position optimization by the IPS Engine.
Caution:
Layer and table names included in the web map must exactly match these layer and table names to enable functionality in IPS Setup.
Prepare a map for IPS Setup
To create a map and prepare it for use in IPS Setup, complete the following steps:
- Open the workspace where you created the ArcGIS IPS data model, floor plan data, transitions, and pathways in ArcGIS Pro.
- Sign in to your ArcGIS organization if necessary.
- On the ribbon, click the Insert tab and click New Map
to create a map. - Add layers in the order listed below and set the layer visibility according to the following table:
Layer name Layer visibility (recommended) Transitions
Off
Pathways
Off
Details
On
Units
On
Levels
On
Facilities
On
Sites
On
- Configure the map as floor-aware.
- Set the visible scale range of the layers as necessary.
- Set symbology for the Details and Units layers according to the USE_TYPE field.
- Optionally, enable labeling for Units and any other features that require labels.
- Set the display field in the layer properties to NAME for all map layers.
- If you are preparing a map for surveys, add the IPS_Recordings feature class to the map.
- If you are preparing a map for positioning evaluation, define the IPS properties by configuring an appropriate Indoor Positioning Data Service.
- Optionally, add the IPS_Beacons feature class to the map to include information about beacon network distribution.
- Optionally, rename the map and complete all metadata fields.
- Set the display extent of the map to the full extent of the data.
- Optionally, change the basemap.
- Save the project.
The map can be shared as a web map to your ArcGIS organization for use in the IPS Setup app.