Testbed participation is open only to providers of hardware and software who propose components or solutions for indoor positioning and navigation of people using smartphones or similar mobile devices, who expect to deliver commercial solutions in 2013 or earlier and that use one or more of the following technologies:
- Optical/Computer Vision using cameras (markers, depth cameras)
- GPS (A-GPS)
- Wireless Local Area Network (WiFi, with and without Internet access)
- Active RFID
- Bluetooth
- Near Field Commnications
- Inertial Movement Units and Dead Reckoning (algorithms)
Institutes, universities or businesses who seek to participate in the testbed are invited to complete this qualification form, describing their indoor positioning and navigation portfolio and suggesting why their technology innovations should be included in the testbed.
Requests to participate submitted by providers of software, hardware or services not directly addressing indoor positioning and navigation for individual users, the media or other non-technical personnel will be respectfully declined by the testbed management.
Confidentiality
In order to welcome a variety of pre-commercial and experimental solutions, as well as commercial products to the testbed without risk to their developers/owners, the companies participating in the testbed will be required to agree to a confidentiality policy. Every measure will be taken to permit those who do not wish to disclose their technologies to other participants to conduct their trials in private.
Fees
In order to offset variable costs associated with a company's entry in the testbed, a participation fee will be contributed by testbed participants.
In addition, sponsors are being sought and will be secured for the fixed costs associated with the testbed's design and management.