Table 4 Our classification of types of commercially-available software that require indoor map data

Emergency response

Navigation and asset management (finding people and things)

Preplan View, Firehouse, eFirstView, Blazemark, CadZone’s The Fire Zone, Squad Tracker

For Preplan View, use tools that come with the application to draw your own map

Indoor navigation

Localization and navigation

IndoorAtlas, Neon Personnel Tracker, Infsoft, Accuware, Spreo, BriteYellow, MazeMap, MapWIZE

IndoorAtlas does not use an input image, it creates a map based on an algrothimNeon Personnel can import a floor plan, but can also create its own map.InfSoft, Accuware, Spreao, BriteYellow, MazeMap, and MapWIZE use floor plans in JPG, PNG or PDF

Building management

Creation of data stream regarding indoor environment, such as temperature or air pressure

Siemens, WRLD

Siemens can use BIM data

Localization, data management and analytics

Location or tracking of assets, and analytics on preferences of customers as taken by tracking customer foot patterns.

Jibestream, Navvis, Indoo.rs, Inner Space, MapsIndoors, Aisle411

For example, Jibstream converts static maps of really any format into layered maps. Navvis and Indoo.rs maps it for you. Inner Space uses a sensor to make the map.