What does Mapsted's indoor maps and wayfinding platform deliver?

Mapsted's indoor maps and wayfinding platform is the company's product segment for indoor maps, wayfinding, and visitor analytics. It includes Maps Web SDK, Maps Mobile SDK, Maps Kiosk, Manage CMS, and Mapsted Analytics — all built on Mapsted's patented hardware-free indoor positioning engine. Venue operators in retail, healthcare, transportation, and campus settings deploy the platform to give visitors accurate digital indoor maps and turn-by-turn navigation without installing any on-site hardware.

How accurate is Mapsted's hardware-free indoor positioning?

Mapsted's hardware-free indoor positioning typically delivers 1 to 5 metres of location accuracy inside buildings, depending on floor-plan complexity and building construction materials. This accuracy range is sufficient for corridor-level and room-level wayfinding — the primary use case of this platform. For applications that require sub-metre accuracy, Mapsted's separate asset and workforce tracking hardware product line addresses that need.

Which venue types does Mapsted's indoor maps and wayfinding platform support?

The platform deploys across retail malls, hospitals and healthcare campuses, airports and transportation hubs, and university campuses. Any large indoor venue with multiple floors, wings, or buildings benefits from the platform stack. Manage CMS handles venues with hundreds of points of interest across multiple properties from a single dashboard.

Does Mapsted's indoor maps and wayfinding platform require Bluetooth beacons or other on-site hardware?

No. Mapsted's indoor maps and wayfinding products use only smartphone sensors and Mapsted's proprietary positioning software — no Bluetooth beacons, dedicated Wi-Fi access points, or other on-site radio hardware are required. This means a venue can deploy the platform with no infrastructure procurement, no contractor work inside the building, and no maintenance burden for installed hardware devices.

How long does a Mapsted indoor maps deployment typically take?

Hardware-free venue publishing through Manage CMS typically completes within weeks of receiving complete floor-plan data. SDK integration timelines depend on the complexity of the host application, but the Maps Web SDK and Maps Mobile SDK are documented for standard integrations at the Mapsted Developer Portal. Venues that have existing digital floor plans in standard formats move through the Manage CMS onboarding stage faster than venues requiring a site survey to create floor plans from scratch.

Can a venue operator integrate one product now and add more later?

Yes. The platform products share a common REST API and the same Manage CMS map data layer. A venue operator can start with a single product, such as Maps Web SDK for a venue directory page. Later, the operator adds Maps Mobile SDK, Maps Kiosk, or Mapsted Analytics without rebuilding the core integration. The Manage CMS map data published for the first product automatically becomes available to each additional SDK or product added to the deployment.

Mapsted Indoor Maps, Wayfinding, and Visitor Analytics

110+

patents

30+

countries

Billion sq. ft.

external hardware required

Mapsted indoor maps and wayfinding rendered on two phones showing a 316 metre route to Central Station and an indoor floor plan of Platform 19

PLATFORM CAPABILITIES

What Mapsted indoor maps and wayfinding deliver for venue operators

Mapsted's platform delivers indoor maps, wayfinding, and visitor analytics with no beacons, no external Wi-Fi, and no on-site hardware. The patented positioning engine uses smartphone sensors and proprietary software to determine location inside buildings.

Indoor maps and wayfinding across web, mobile, and kiosk surfaces
One REST API and one Manage CMS data layer for every product
Hardware-free positioning backed by 110+ granted patents
Especially suited to multi-tenant malls, multi-wing hospitals, and multi-terminal airports

How positioning works

Products that make up the Mapsted indoor maps and wayfinding stack

Mapsted's platform organizes complementary products into one coherent indoor maps SDK and content layer. Each product targets a distinct integration point — from the venue floor plan in Manage CMS to the analytics dashboard in Mapsted Analytics — and all share the same positioning core.

Maps Web SDK

Turn-by-turn indoor navigation embedded in any browser.

A JavaScript API for web applications, venue directories, and kiosk browsers. Visitors get interactive indoor maps and navigable routes without installing a native app.

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Maps Mobile SDK

iOS and Android indoor positioning and wayfinding in a single SDK.

Cross-platform SDK delivering hardware-free positioning, blue-dot wayfinding, POI discovery, and voice navigation to native mobile applications.

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Maps Kiosk

Interactive wayfinding kiosk software for high-traffic venues.

Touchscreen kiosk software for venue entrances, lobbies, and transit hubs. Shares map data with web and mobile surfaces — one CMS edit reaches every kiosk.

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Manage CMS

Publish and update indoor maps without code deployment.

Browser-based authoring dashboard for floor plans, points of interest, business hours, and venue branding. Map changes publish to every surface within minutes.

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Mapsted Analytics

Indoor visitor analytics — foot traffic, dwell time, path flow.

Anonymous visitor movement data delivered as heatmaps, path analytics, dwell-time metrics, and visit-count reports. CSV export and live REST API.

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Industries Mapsted indoor maps and wayfinding serve

Mapsted's hardware-free indoor positioning, indoor maps, and visitor analytics ship across every major indoor venue category. Each industry below opens a dedicated overview of how the platform applies to that venue type.

Hospitals & Healthcare

Higher Education Facilities

Retail Shopping Malls

Transportation Hubs

Historical & Cultural Facilities

Sport Facilities

Big Box Retail

Multi-Event Facilities

Recreational & Leisure Facilities

Industrial & Manufacturing

Corporate Offices

Natural & Conservation Areas

TECHNICAL DIFFERENTIATOR

Why Mapsted's indoor positioning engine is hardware-free

Smartphone sensor data is processed by Mapsted's proprietary positioning software to estimate a visitor's location inside a building — eliminating Bluetooth beacons, dedicated Wi-Fi access points, and other on-site radio infrastructure as deployment prerequisites.

1–5 metre accuracy for corridor-level and room-level wayfinding
No beacons, no Wi-Fi access points, no on-site hardware install
For sub-metre asset / personnel tracking, Mapsted's separate IoT product line applies

Positioning overview

Mapsted indoor positioning engine output rendered as a facility heatmap on tablet plus a turn-by-turn wayfinding route on phone

What Mapsted does for you — from your floor plan to live indoor experiences

You give us your venue. We turn it into a living indoor map and the location services your visitors need — and you add only the pieces that fit your venue.

You share your floor plans

Mapsted digitizes your venue in Manage CMS. No drawings on hand? Our mapping team surveys the site and creates the digital floor plan for you.

You get your indoor maps

Your digitized venue ships as interactive indoor maps — live on web, mobile, and kiosk surfaces. Pick the channels your visitors actually use.

Add wayfinding & positioning

Layer in hardware-free positioning and turn-by-turn wayfinding. No beacons, no Wi-Fi access points, no on-site hardware install.

Add IoT analytics (optional)

Want real-time asset and personnel tracking, or deeper visitor analytics? Mapsted's IoT branch plugs straight in — only if your venue needs it.

Open Manage CMS

Frequently asked questions about Mapsted indoor maps and wayfinding

Explore the broader Mapsted family

The indoor maps and wayfinding stack on this page is one part of Mapsted's location platform. Mapsted also delivers indoor asset and personnel tracking, plus location-analytics and location-marketing surfaces for operators that want to act on the data.

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