Display asset location

Mapwize maps can be used to display the real-time location of moving assets.

Mapwize does not provide any specific solution to track assets in the building. Multiple companies have really good solutions when it comes to that based on all technologies available like BLE, Wifi, UWB, ... However, Mapwize is the perfect solution for visualizing the assets.

Overlay assets on the map (client-side)

If you are integrating Mapwize in your own app, the best solution is to overlay the asset location directly in the SDK on the client-side. In that way, you can manage yourself the access to your data and locations never reach Mapwize's servers.

The simplest method to overlay positions on the map is to add markers. All Mapwize SDKs (iOS, Android, and JS) offer methods for that. Markers can be customized as desired and clicks can be listened for. They can also be moved up and update the location based on incoming data.

If you start having hundreds or thousands of assets, and that performance becomes an issue, using a data source (Mapbox) instead of Markers becomes interesting.

Updating places on Mapwize Server

Another option is to store assets as places in Mapwize and update their location using the REST API.

The REST API to use in this case is PUT /v1/places/{{place_Id}}. https://docs.mapwize.io/

This scenario is only suitable if the assets are not moving too often. We cannot allow a location update every second for thousands of places using this solution. Please throttle your requests to avoid large bursts.