RTLS
Know Where Everything Is.
Inside and Out.
Track assets in real time across indoor and outdoor environments with BLE, LoRaWAN, and GPS — unified on one platform.
Zone-level indoor accuracy. GPS outdoor tracking. Accelerometer-driven battery intelligence that makes trackers last years, not months.
Your assets don’t disappear — your visibility does.
Industrial teams lose thousands of hours per year searching for equipment, tools, and inventory. Manual tracking breaks down at scale. Spreadsheets go stale the moment someone moves a forklift. And by the time you realize something is missing, it’s already cost you.
Ghost Inventory
Assets show as “available” in your system but no one can find them on the floor. Teams waste 30+ minutes per shift searching for equipment that should be right where the spreadsheet says it is.
Blind Zones
GPS works outdoors. Wi-Fi works in the office. But the warehouse, the yard, and the loading dock? You have no visibility where it matters most — in the transition zones between indoor and outdoor.
Battery Drain
Traditional trackers transmit on a fixed schedule whether the asset moved or not. Batteries die in weeks. Replacing thousands of tracker batteries across a facility is a full-time job nobody signed up for.
Disconnected Systems
Indoor tracking on one platform. Outdoor on another. Neither talks to your operations system. You end up with three dashboards, three logins, and no single source of truth for where anything actually is.
Five layers. One continuous signal.
From the tracker on your asset to the dashboard on your screen — every layer is purpose-built for industrial environments where reliability isn’t optional.
Tracker
Rides with the asset. BLE, LoRaWAN, or GPS depending on use case.
Accelerometer detects motion before transmitting — stationary assets stay silent, preserving battery for years instead of months.
Location Hub
Fixed receivers every 40–50 feet. Battery, DC, or solar powered.
BLE proximity detection for zone-level indoor accuracy. Each hub knows its position and reports which trackers it can hear.
Gateway
Aggregates hub data and relays via LoRaWAN to the network server.
Ethernet + cellular backhaul for redundancy. One gateway covers an entire facility wing.
Network Server (LNS)
IoT SimpleLink® processes all LoRaWAN traffic — fully managed, auto-scaling.
Device management, session handling, and data routing without provisioning a single server.
ArgusIQ™ Platform
Maps, geofences, rules, alerts, and history — all in one place.
Ask Argus where anything is. Get answers in natural language with full audit trail.
Three radios. One intelligent system.
Each technology handles what it does best. BLE for indoor proximity. LoRaWAN for long-range relay. GPS for outdoor coordinates. The accelerometer decides when to use any of them.
Bluetooth Low Energy
Zone-level indoor positioning using fixed Location Hubs. Trackers broadcast BLE advertisements that hubs triangulate to determine which zone an asset occupies.
- Zone-level accuracy (room/bay/dock)
- Range: 40–50 feet per hub
- Ultra-low power consumption
- iBeacon and Eddystone compatible
LoRaWAN
Long-range, low-power relay from gateways to the network server. LoRaWAN carries tracker data kilometers on a single transmission — ideal for sprawling industrial sites.
- Range: up to 10 km line-of-sight
- Sub-GHz ISM band (915 MHz US)
- AES-128 encryption
- Bi-directional Class A/B/C
GPS
Outdoor coordinate tracking for assets that leave the facility. GPS activates only when the accelerometer detects motion outdoors — no wasted battery on parked trailers.
- Meter-level outdoor accuracy
- Motion-activated only
- Geofence boundary triggers
- Route history and playback
Accelerometer
The intelligence layer. Every tracker has a built-in accelerometer that detects motion, orientation, and shock. Assets that aren’t moving don’t transmit — extending battery life from months to years.
- Motion detection before transmit
- Shock and tilt alerts
- Configurable sensitivity thresholds
- Battery life: 3–5 years typical
Purpose-built for industrial environments.
Every device is designed for the conditions it will face — dust, vibration, temperature extremes, and years of unattended operation.
Trackers
Compact devices that ride with assets. Multiple form factors from credit-card BLE beacons to rugged BLE + LoRaWAN + GPS units for outdoor fleets.
- BLE-only: smallest form factor, 5-year battery
- BLE + LoRaWAN: facility-wide range, 3-year battery
- BLE + LoRaWAN + GPS: full indoor/outdoor, 2-year battery
- IP67 rated options for harsh environments
- Accelerometer standard on all models
Location Hubs
Fixed receivers deployed every 40–50 feet throughout your facility. Each hub listens for BLE tracker advertisements and reports what it hears upstream.
- Battery, DC, or solar powered options
- Indoor and outdoor rated models
- Mesh networking for redundancy
- Self-reporting health and battery status
- Mount anywhere: wall, ceiling, pole
Gateways
LoRaWAN gateways that aggregate data from Location Hubs and relay to the network server. One gateway covers an entire facility wing.
- Ethernet + cellular dual backhaul
- Indoor and outdoor enclosures
- Supports 1,000+ simultaneous devices
- Automatic failover between connections
- Remote firmware updates via IoT SimpleLink®
Six verticals. One location platform.
Every industry has assets that move, get lost, or need monitoring. The platform adapts to each — same infrastructure, different rules.
Manufacturing
Track tools, WIP inventory, and mobile equipment across the production floor. Geofence restricted zones. Get alerts when assets leave designated areas.
Healthcare
Locate IV pumps, wheelchairs, and portable monitors instantly. Reduce hoarding. Track patient flow through departments without manual check-ins.
Construction
Track high-value tools and heavy equipment across job sites. Prevent theft with geofence alerts. Know exactly which tools are on which site.
Transportation
Monitor vehicle and trailer locations with GPS. Track temperature-sensitive cargo in transit. Get geofence alerts for arrival and departure.
Warehousing
Track inventory movement between bays, docks, and facilities. Know where every SKU is in real time. Automate inter-facility transfer verification.
Pallet Tracking
Monitor pallets across the cold chain with temperature sensors. Track origin-to-destination with full transit history. Flag temperature excursions instantly.
Track. Fence. Alert. Find.
Four modules that turn raw location data into operational intelligence. Every feature works across all three radio technologies — BLE, LoRaWAN, and GPS.
Geofencing
Draw virtual boundaries on floor plans or maps. Get instant alerts when assets enter, exit, or dwell too long in any zone.
- Polygon and circular geofence shapes
- Entry, exit, and dwell-time triggers
- Nested zones for multi-level buildings
- Real-time boundary violation alerts
- Historical zone occupancy reports
Rule Engine
Event-driven automation that fires alarms, notifications, and actions based on location events. No code required.
- If-then rule builder with drag-and-drop
- Trigger on geofence, motion, temperature, battery
- Email, SMS, webhook, and in-app notifications
- Escalation chains for unacknowledged alerts
- Audit trail for every rule execution
Dashboards
Live maps, floor plans, and history playback. See where everything is right now — or trace where it was at any point in the past.
- Live asset map with auto-refresh
- Upload facility floor plans and site maps
- Historical breadcrumb trail playback
- Zone heatmaps for utilization analysis
- Custom dashboard builder for each role
Mobile Finder
iOS app for close-range asset search. Walk toward the signal. The app guides you to the exact asset using BLE signal strength.
- Real-time signal strength indicator
- Directional proximity guidance
- Works with all BLE tracker models
- Offline mode for air-gapped facilities
- Scan-to-find with barcode or NFC
Deploy RTLS your way.
Whether you need fully managed cloud, on-premise for compliance, or a hybrid edge architecture — the platform adapts to your network topology.
Cloud
Fully managed on AWS and Azure. Zero infrastructure to provision. Auto-scaling from 100 to 100,000 trackers.
- Auto-scaling infrastructure
- Managed security and updates
- Global availability
- 99.9% uptime SLA
On-Premise
Run the full RTLS stack inside your own network. Complete data sovereignty for regulated industries.
- Full data sovereignty
- Air-gapped deployment option
- Custom security policies
- No external dependencies
Hybrid
Edge processing at each site with cloud aggregation for multi-facility visibility. Best of both worlds.
- Local processing per site
- Cloud sync for global view
- Offline resilience
- Per-site data residency
RTLS by the Numbers
BLE hub spacing for zone accuracy
Tracker battery life (BLE-only)
LoRaWAN gateway range
Trackers per deployment
Ready to know where everything is?
Talk to an architect about your facility. We’ll map your coverage zones, recommend the right tracker mix, and show you exactly what visibility looks like on day one.
- Site assessment and coverage planning
- Tracker and hub hardware selection
- Platform configuration and rule setup
- Pilot program for proof of value