A semantic Bluetooth Low Energy beacon specification that helps to describe the beacon itself, its deployment and the positioning system used within.

Features

  • Interoperable and backwards compatible
  • Real-time processing in positioning systems
  • Extensible vocabularies and use cases
  • Extended advertisement support

Getting Started

If you want to create a positioning system or navigation application that supports SemBeacon, you can start by implementing the protocol in hardware. Check out the tools page for more information.

Latest News

  1. Specification 1.1
    Specification 1.1 Specification v1.1 has been released
  2. FOSDEM 2025: Discovering indoor environments and positioning systems
    FOSDEM 2025: Discovering indoor environments and positioning systems Ever gotten lost in a building and wished for a navigation system but did not know where to find it? Discover how we can retrieve data from a building at FOSDEM 2025.
  3. SemBeacon at IoT 2023
    SemBeacon at IoT 2023 Our SemBeacon solution will be presented at the 13th International Conference on the Internet of Things.