A semantic Bluetooth Low Energy beacon specification that helps to describe the beacon itself, its deployment and the positioning system used within.
SemBeacon was created as part of the PhD research of Dr. Maxim Van de Wynckel at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and is currently maintained by MVdW-Software. Read more about SemBeacon and its maintainers.
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
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Specification 1.1 Specification v1.1 has been released -
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. -
SemBeacon at IoT 2023 Our SemBeacon solution will be presented at the 13th International Conference on the Internet of Things.