Overview
If your Venue has an outdoor level, visitors will be given an option to enable their outdoor position. This position shows as a blue dot on the Outdoor Map View, allowing them to see their own location and the location of any buildings you have configured. This functionality leverages free outdoor GPS signals.
Because accurate indoor location tracking requires native apps and hardware like beacons, we rely on alternative wayfinding methods (like Pathways) inside buildings.
Open the Outdoor Map on your PWA
To view the outdoor map from the Map tab, visitors can use the level selector dropdown and select the Outdoor View
Enable Outdoor Positioning
Once on the Outdoor map, visitors can activate the blue dot:
Click the blue position arrow.
They will be prompted to enable location access on their device.
Once their position is enabled, it will show as a blue dot on the map.
Tip: The ring around the blue dot indicates position accuracy. If visitors move inside a building from the Outdoor View, the blue dot will still show with an increased radius indicating lower accuracy.
Buildings in Outdoor View
Visitors can use the Outdoor View to see the buildings of your Venue and, if enabled, their own position.
View Details: Select a building configured on the map to see more detail about it, with an option to Open in Maps. This will open the location in their device’s default map app, using the address entered in the Console.
Enter Building: If the visitor’s position is near a Building in your Venue, they will see a prompt to ‘Enter’ the Building, transitioning them to an indoor map.
