Process Optimization Method for the Simplification of Developing Indoor Positioning Environment

Abstract

To realize indoor location based services, indoor positioning function is the main function. However, available solutions such as Google Maps are not provided yet. In most cases, it is necessary for the service provider to develop the positioning environment themselves. We consider that this point is one of the reasons why indoor positioning technology has not spread significantly. In this study, we defined "the simplification of developing indoor positioning environment" as "to realize the development of an indoor positioning environment by a user," and proposed a method for process optimization to solve the indoor positioning environment issue using a design structure matrix. Moreover, we verified the effectiveness of the proposed method by applying it to an existing use case of developing an indoor positioning environment and validated that the proposed method can create an optimized process.