Today industrial buildings are equipped with large scaled sensor networks. Maintenance and service can become a challenging task when installation plans doesn’t match reality. Integrating distance measurement into wireless sensor networks forms the base for a new class of services – real time indoor navigation.

Distance measurement between moving objects can avoid accidents at work or at home. Collision avoidance systems for indoor, outdoor or mining applications are simply capable of being integrated to your infrastructure by use of ranging enabled wireless sensor nodes. Safety at work and operational management are become addressable by one system.

Geofencing provides security to wireless local area networks. This is done by using predefined borders, e.g., an office space with borders established by positioning technology attached to a specially programmed server. The office space becomes an authorized location for designated users and wireless mobile devices.

Working in rough terrain with heavy equipment requires particular caution. Services like collision avoidance or proximity warning systems make routine work more save and avoid costly accidents. Wireless distance measurement is a perfect technology choice for such applications.