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Standard for Beacon-Driven Indoor Navigation Being Built
- TechCrunch, Friday, December 4, 2015 12:17 PM
A project to probe the viability of using low power Bluetooth Beacon technology as an aid for indoor navigation — with a special focus on helping blind and visually impaired people get around independently — has been awarded a $1 million grant from Google.org to broaden and accelerate its development. We last covered the joint venture back in August 2014 when the team discussed their concept and demoed a prototype working. Since then they’ve been testing the kit in real world stations, including in London Underground’s Pimlico station in February/March this year. And an on-going test at London’s Euston station which will wrap up by the end of this year.
