International Journal of Computer Applications (0975 – 8887) Volume 179 – No.43, May 2018 52 iBeacon-based Indoor Positioning Systems for Airports Prachi Singh Student of Bharati Vidyapeeth’s College of Engineering (GGSIPU) New Delhi - 110063 Manav Jain Student of Bharati Vidyapeeth’s College of Engineering (GGSIPU) New Delhi - 110063 Lakshya Rawal Student of Bharati Vidyapeeth’s College of Engineering (GGSIPU) New Delhi - 110063 Preeti Nagrath Assistant Professor Bharati Vidyapeeth’s College of Engineering (GGSIPU) New Delhi - 110063 ABSTRACT To help travelers find their gate or luggage file is a pressing issue for airports. This article introduces an iBeacon based indoor airport positioning system. It first analyzes the advantages of iBeacon over traditional indoor positioning technologies; and then designs the airport indoor positioning system based on the three-tier Internet of Things architecture to provide courier service to customers. Finally, the shortest distance algorithm, Floyd, is used to recommend passengers the next boarding or baggage handling process. Experience has shown that indoor airspace positioning for airports can be achieved through the system. Keywords Indoor Positioning System, Floyd , iBeacons, Internet of Things , Low Power Bluetooth 1. INTRODUCTION Although there are floorboards and signs on the floors of most airports, many travelers are still worried that they spend a lot of time finding the boarding or baggage claim area. In recent years, with the development of computer technology and short-range wireless communication technology, the concept of intelligent travel [1] has come into being. Smart Travel refers to the use of state-of-the-art technology-Internet of Things [2], to enable interaction between travelers, airport staff, airline companies and flight areas, and ultimately to achieve computerization. We can offer indoor positioning for flights through the advanced concept and smart travel technology, improving their flight experience. At present, the technology of indoor positioning is becoming more and more perfect. It is often used in large and medium sized malls and famous. At present, indoor positioning technology [3] is increasingly perfect. Museums, but rarely used in airports [4-5]. Indoor positioning is via Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or Radio Frequency Identification technology [6]. Wireless LAN can achieve the goal of positioning, monitoring and tracking the target in a wide range. The self-localization of network nodes is the basis and prerequisite for most applications. Bluetooth technology locates an object by measuring signal strength. He has some merit. The biggest one is the low volume of the device, which facilitates integration into PDA, PC and mobile phone. So, its popularization is easier. But he has some disadvantages. First, Bluetooth devices and equipment are expensive. Second, the Bluetooth system in the complex space environment is unstable and prone to being disturbed by a noisy signal. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology uses radio frequency to achieve the goal of detection and positioning through bidirectional contactless data communication. On the one hand, it has far-reaching benefits of transmission, low cost, and the acquisition of location information in milliseconds. On the other hand, it has the disadvantages of short effect distance and lack of communication ability. In addition, it is difficult to be integrated into other systems. International Journal of Smart Home Vol. 9, No. 7 (2015) 162 Copyright ⓒ 2015 SERSC. In this paper, iBeacon- based indoor positioning systems for hospital are introduced. It has merits of both the Internet of Things and the mobile Internet and achieves the goal of positioning within hospitals [7]. It has the advantages of low energy consumption, fast response and accurate positioning, making it a great convenience for patients. 2. BEACON TECHNOLOGY iBeacon is the Apple technology that is based on the micro- localization and interaction of a mobile device in the physical world. QR code technology or alternatively NFC technology can be seen to use this technology for its development. Bluetooth Low Energy standard is used by iBeacon which is comprised in the 4th version of Bluetooth. Sometimes the terms Bluetooth Smart, Bluetooth LE, BLE and simply BLE are used. This is a technology developed by Nokia (originally called Wibree technology, BLE was standardized in 2010) and unlike previous versions of Bluetooth, much lower consumption is typical of BLE. Similarly, the way the device announces its existence to other devices is the opposite of what it is in the original Bluetooth Classic. With BLE, a device can transmit a display packet without being paged from the master device (the central device). With this communication model, it is possible to build BLE transmitters or iBeacons energy-efficient to Apple. Specific information within a defined radius and at regular intervals is sent by the small Bluetooth Device known as the iBeacon. Once a smartphone enters the area near any iBeacon the iBeacon detects the device and then the sharing of appropriate information can take place. Power consumed by the iBeacon is low since it is a BLE device hence it can work with its set of batteries for 2 years. Of course, battery life depends on transmitter output (TX power) and ad interval settings.