Situm Mapping Tool
Introduction to Situm Mapping Tool
Last Updated: 12/12/2024Situm Mapping Tool is an Android application developed by Situm that will allow you to configure & test Situm in your venues. In the following video you can see a demo of its usage for testing Situm wayfinding in a building: Download App and requirements Please make sure that your smartphone complies with the sensor...
Functionality overview
Last Updated: 12/12/2024After you install Situm Mapping Tool, you will be able to log in with your Situm account (1). If you do not have one, you may create it in Situm Dashboard or by clicking on “Join Now” (2). Otherwise, by clicking on “Show me the first steps!” you will see a brief tutorial explaining the first steps over...
Calibration
Last Updated: 12/12/2024We have seen that calibrating (or fingerprinting) is the process of recording the WiFi / BLE signals that Situm needs to operate in a building. Situm Mapping Tool (download it here) is the application that allows any user to perform the calibration process: the user has to walk around the building, pinpointing where he is every few meters in...
Positioning
Last Updated: 12/12/2024Calibrating the compass Situm uses the smartphone compass to enhance the orientation estimation. In order to use the information it provides, the compass needs to be properly calibrated. You may do this by holding your device in your hand and moving your phone around several times, tracing an “eight-figure” like the one shown in the following...
Wayfinding
Last Updated: 12/12/2024Situm Mapping Tool allows you to test the wayfinding experience in your building. As a prerequisite, you should have configured the Wayfinding Paths in Situm Dashboard (see next figure as an example). The basics Starting the route Then, as shown in the following figure, you may select: (1) any Point of Interest (POI) on the map or...
Settings
Last Updated: 12/12/2024The Settings Menu is available from the main screen of Situm Mapping Tool. On the main menu, you need to click on the Hamburger icon to show the left menu. Then, click on “Settings” and the Settings Menu will appear. This menu contains the following Settings Sections: On the Settings Screen you can also reset...