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API Docs About Products Forum Blog Contact us Contact SpaceTimeOS Real time location system programmable in JavaScript. UWB Beacons Inch-precise location context for mobile apps. Contact Tracing Inch-level precise location context to your mobile apps. IoT Platform Operating system that you can install on physical space. UWB BEACONS Spatial awareness for your mobile apps Add inch-precise location context to your mobile applications. Deliver magical experiences at the right place and the right time. Buy UWB Development Kit for $99 iPhone 11 and newer Google Pixel Pro with UWB How does it work? Ultra Wideband (UWB) Beacons are small, battery powered radio transmitters that are attached to walls or things. Nearby devices that are UWB-enabled and have compatible apps connect to these beacons and compute precise distance and angle. Apps use spatial awareness data to deliver breakthrough experiences, such as location-based services, way-finding, contactless payments and more. How does it work technically? In addition to Bluetooth, modern smartphones and wearables transmit Ultra Wideband radio signals (often called UWB). They connect to compatible UWB beacons and tags and compute time-of-flight and inch-precise distance and direction. Intelligent tiny computers Each UWB beacon is a tiny, battery-powered computer. It has several radio modules such as BLE or UWB. It runs intelligent firmware that periodically transmits low-power BLE signals. It can run on small batteries for years. Inch-precise ranging with UWB Nearby devices with a compatible chip, e.g. the latest iPhone with the U1 or second-gen UWB chip, Android phones with UWB, pick up these BLE signals. Compatible apps on the phone start UWB ranging and estimate precise distance between the devices. Multiple antennas in the phone help to compute the angle of signals. Building Apps with the SDK The Estimote SDK for iOS and Android allows you to create applications that react to the proximity of many UWB beacons and tags at once. Our API lets you access both distance and angle of the nearby beacons. Telemetry data including battery status or motion is also available. On iOS ranging with UWB beacons is also possible in the background when app is closed. What are the applications? UWB beacons provide spatial awareness to the nearby phones. Mobile apps integrated with our SDK detect and range with beacons to provide indoor way-finding or automatically trigger actions when people enter geofenced areas defined by installed beacons. Passenger experience Easily navigate through airports, receive time and location based notifications, get special offers. Read more Example mobile apps: Magical museum moments Let the paintings and sculptures tell their own stories with contextual audio and video. Navigate through museum and find hidden artwork. Read more Example mobile apps: Smart Home Give your very own home awareness of your location and behavior patterns. Simply take out your phone and it will suggest actions to do around you. Example mobile apps: How are these apps created? Build spatially aware apps simply by integrating our SDK to your mobile app project. The whole process is effortless and we provide both an iOS demo app as well as a blank project with the iOS/Android SDK integrated to get started immediately. iOS & Android SDK iOS Demo App Beacons & Cloud SDK Documentation This is so awesome! How can I get started? Start with our UWB Dev Kit. The kit comes with three beacons in the box, a companion iOS demo app in the App Store, evaluation license and an access to our iOS and Android SDK on GitHub. We will also answer your technical questions on our developer forum. UWB Development Kit 3 iconic UWB Beacons iOS Demo app Access to iOS/Android SDK and evaluation license Access to API documentation Support via Community Forum Buy UWB Development Kit for $99 We ship daily anywhere in the world Just keep scrolling and enjoy! What’s inside the box? Oh - you will love these new toys! We prepared everything you need to be successful building the next-gen spatially aware apps. Iconic Estimote Beacons - now with UWB Designed for rapid and convenient prototyping of next-gen mobile applications, it is spatially aware in its environment. 4 Anchor Beacons Buy an evaluation access to SpaceTimeOS for 6 months and we will send you a set of sensors to create a digital twin of your location. UWB radio The latest generation of Ultra Wideband chip compatible with Fira and U1 chip from Apple. NFC radio You can simply tap the beacon to get its identifier or open a corresponding app. Real time clock (RTC) Used for advanced security or time-based power management and battery optimization. Inertial sensor (IMU) Often used just for testing and development, or to optimize battery for moveable objects. Bluetooth For low-power BLE beaconing as well as secure hand-shake to turn on UWB radio. Ambient light sensor Often used to simplify deployment or to optimize battery life outside of opening hours. 2 x AA batteries With enough juice for 2 years of sleep or 4,000 minutes of active UWB ranging. LED light Will blink to indicate ranging short distance to help testing and development. Silicon enclosure Highly durable for indoor and outdoor deployments and 100% recyclable. Vibrant colors Mango or caramel for those who seek attention or coconut to blend into a white wall. Smart adhesive Stick it to the wall and after 45 min, it will create a permanent offline-online bridge. Mounting screw hole For permanent deployment aesthetics, screw the beacon through a hidden channel. Silicone enclosure Made from mahogany, oak, maple and walnut wood will match any style of your interior. Vibrant colors Gentle coating to preserve the natural wood strengthens not only durability, but provides a unique aroma experience. Weight Each unit is on average. 120g (4,2 ounces) in a normal humidity conditions. Dimensions 80 mm (3,2 in) height, 100 mm (3,9 in) width and 60 mm (2,4 in) deep; will match perfectly all your corners. Inch-level precise UWB ranging example Mobile apps can range with nearby UWB beacons. For example, you can instantly change content when the phone is entering different zones defined by beacons. It’s an awesome experience that is reliable and precise. Take a look at more visuals of SpaceTimeOS Our team has really nailed the detailing of this novel system. Enjoy some visuals of perfectly crafted hardware as well as beautifully designed apps and dashboards for different use-cases. Ready to innovate and test the new tech? The Estimote UWB Beacons Dev Kit provides everything you need to learn about this new IoT technology. Quickly prototype your ideas and innovate with new applications. Buy the UWB Development Kit now! Be the first to innovate and build the next-generation apps for the physical world! You’ve always wanted to change the world with software - now is your time. Buy UWB Development Kit for $99 We ship daily anywhere in the world Do you need advanced indoor positioning? Try our SpaceTimeOS which will provide XY position for hundreds of your assets. Fully programmable in JavaScript. Learn more about SpaceTimeOS Evaluation Kit Do you have more questions? It’s a new technology and it’s OK to learn more before trying it out. We are here to help, and below are answers to the most popular questions from our community of innovators. UWB SDK Ordering and shipping UWB Beacons Are Estimote UWB beacons compatible with the U1 and second-gen UWB chip and the Apple Nearby Interaction API? Yes, our UWB beacons are equipped with the latest Ultra Wideband (UWB) chipset created by an Apple-certified manufacturer and compatible with UWB-enabled products (iPhones 11, 12, 13, 14, 15), as well as the publicly available Nearby Interaction API. When will the Estimote UWB Beacons Dev Kit be shipped? Dev Kits are ready to ship today. They typically arrive 1-3 days after they are ordered, depending on the region. We will charge your credit card once they have...