Indoor Location Services (ILS) use in-building sensors and software to determine the position of people and assets in real time. If you’re asking what is Indoor Location Services, it’s the system that makes interiors “locatable” for safety, operations, and better experiences.
Common uses include wayfinding for visitors, asset tracking for clinical or industrial equipment, staff duress and mustering, space utilization, and workflow automation (e.g., triggering tasks when assets enter zones). Under the hood, ILS can combine Wi-Fi RTT, BLE beacons, UWB tags, RFID, and environmental sensors—often fused by analytics to improve accuracy.
We often see IT, facilities, and safety teams deploy ILS to cut search time, prove compliance, and make spaces more intuitive. The goal isn’t surveillance—it’s trusted visibility with clear governance and opt-in where needed.
Key benefits include:
- Visibility: Find critical assets and people fast.
- Safety & compliance: Duress alerts, evacuation support, audit trails.
- Experience: Turn-by-turn wayfinding and smart notifications.
- Operations: Automate checklists, reduce loss, optimize space usage.
Our take? Indoors shouldn’t be a black box—ILS turns buildings into responsive, data-informed environments.
Want the full breakdown? Explore our Indoor Location Services Guide to map the right mix of sensors, accuracy, privacy controls, and workflows for your facilities.
