Smarter workplaces with indoor location intelligence
Help employees, students and visitors navigate complex campuses, locate colleagues, find available meeting rooms and optimize workplace operations. Pole Star transforms offices, headquarters and educational campuses with accurate indoor positioning and contextual location services.
Trusted by leading enterprises and institutions
What is Smart Workplace indoor positioning?
Smart Workplace indoor positioning is the use of real-time location technology to help employees, students and visitors navigate buildings, locate colleagues, find available workspaces and access contextual services. Using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) together with existing Wi-Fi infrastructure and smartphones, Pole Star delivers seamless indoor positioning for smarter workplaces, corporate campuses and educational environments.
A smarter connected workplace
Enable indoor navigation, colleague finder, desk and meeting room booking, parking location, contextual notifications and workplace safety from a single mobile experience.
Enterprises and educational campuses
Designed for corporate headquarters, office buildings, universities, business schools, innovation campuses, facility managers, employees, students and visitors.
Hybrid work demands smarter buildings
Modern organizations need to optimize workspace utilization, simplify navigation, improve employee experience and manage increasingly flexible office environments without adding operational complexity.
BLE, smartphones and existing infrastructure
Pole Star leverages existing BLE-enabled Wi-Fi infrastructure together with smartphones and the NAO® Mobile SDK to provide accurate indoor positioning, contextual services and real-time workplace intelligence without deploying dedicated hardware.
Why indoor location matters in smart workplaces and campuses
Hybrid work, flexible offices and large campuses make it increasingly difficult for employees, students and visitors to find people, available workspaces and services. Indoor positioning provides the real-time visibility needed to create more efficient, connected and user-friendly environments.
From locating colleagues and booking the nearest available meeting room to navigating complex office buildings and reporting geotagged incidents, location intelligence improves productivity while helping facility and workplace teams respond more efficiently to everyday operational needs.
By leveraging existing BLE-enabled infrastructure and smartphones, organizations can optimize workspace utilization, improve employee and student experiences, reduce operational costs and deploy contextual location services without installing dedicated positioning hardware.
The challenges of managing modern workplaces and campuses
Hybrid work, flexible offices and large educational campuses create new operational challenges. Organizations need real-time location services to improve employee experience, optimize spaces and support facility teams.
Employees struggle to find colleagues
In large office buildings and campuses, employees waste valuable time trying to locate colleagues for meetings and collaboration.
Hybrid work, flexible seating and multiple office buildings make people difficult to locate throughout the day.
Lower productivity, reduced collaboration and a frustrating workplace experience.
Meeting rooms and desks are underutilized
Employees struggle to find available meeting rooms or workspaces while others remain unused.
Organizations lack real-time visibility into workspace occupancy and availability.
Poor space utilization, employee frustration and unnecessary real estate costs.
Indoor navigation is confusing
Employees, visitors and students often struggle to find meeting rooms, classrooms, offices or campus facilities.
Large multi-floor buildings and complex campuses make traditional signage insufficient.
Lost time, poor visitor experience and increased demand on reception staff.
Facility teams lack real-time visibility
Maintenance teams need to quickly locate incidents, equipment and service requests across multiple buildings.
Facility managers often rely on manual reporting with limited location information.
Longer intervention times and reduced operational efficiency.
Employees expect contextual workplace services
Users expect location-aware services such as room booking, parking assistance and personalized workplace information.
Modern workplaces increasingly rely on mobile applications to simplify everyday activities.
Without indoor location, workplace apps provide only limited value and user engagement remains low.
Workspace utilization is difficult to optimize
Organizations need accurate occupancy data to adapt office layouts and support hybrid work strategies.
Traditional occupancy measurements provide limited visibility into how spaces are actually used.
Higher operating costs, inefficient space planning and missed opportunities to improve the employee experience.
What Pole Star locates across the workplace
Colleague finder, rooms & navigation
Locate people, find free rooms, navigate the building
BLE and enterprise Wi-Fi turn existing infrastructure into a location layer on employees' own smartphones. NAO Mobile® powers colleague finder, meeting-room discovery and indoor navigation, while occupancy analytics optimize how spaces are used.
Who Pole Star serves
On smartphones, no dedicated hardwareEmployees
NAO Mobile®Find colleagues, book the nearest free room and navigate large buildings.
Visitors
NAO Mobile®Reach offices, meeting rooms and reception with turn-by-turn guidance, unassisted.
Students
NAO Mobile®Find lecture rooms, labs and campus services with location-aware information.
Facility teams
BLERespond faster with geotagged incidents and occupancy insight.
Environments covered
Across multi-building sitesOffice buildings & HQ
Corporate headquarters and multi-floor offices with flexible, hybrid seating.
University & school campuses
Complex educational sites where students and visitors need clear guidance.
Meeting rooms & shared spaces
Bookable rooms and shared areas where availability and occupancy matter.
Parking & multi-building sites
Large campuses and car parks navigated from a single mobile experience.
Everyday workplace tasks, transformed by indoor location
Tap a scenario to see how indoor positioning changes daily routines for employees, visitors and facility teams.
Employees call, send messages or walk through multiple floors trying to locate colleagues, wasting valuable time.
The mobile application instantly displays the colleague's location and provides indoor navigation to reach them quickly.
Faster collaboration and a more productive workplace.
Staff manually search for available rooms while some booked meeting rooms remain empty.
The application recommends the nearest available meeting room and provides indoor navigation directly to it.
Better workspace utilization and less time wasted.
Visitors struggle to navigate complex buildings and frequently ask for directions at reception.
Turn-by-turn indoor navigation guides visitors directly to offices, classrooms or meeting rooms from their smartphone.
A smoother visitor experience and fewer interruptions for staff.
Incident reports contain incomplete location information, making intervention slower and less efficient.
Geotagged incident reports provide the exact location of the issue, allowing facility teams to respond immediately with the right information.
Faster maintenance response and more efficient facility operations.
From workplace challenge to Pole Star solution
Every workplace challenge maps to a specific Pole Star capability, helping organizations improve employee experience, optimize spaces and simplify facility operations with indoor location.
05Low workspace utilization and employee engagement
Context-aware workplace experiences
How organizations use indoor location every day
From hybrid workplaces to university campuses, NAO® Mobile helps employees, students and visitors navigate buildings, locate colleagues, access workplace services and improve operational efficiency.
How employees find colleagues instantly
An employee needs to meet a colleague in a large office building.
NAO® Mobile displays the colleague's location and provides turn-by-turn indoor navigation.
Faster collaboration and significant time savings.
How employees find available meeting rooms
An employee needs a meeting room for an upcoming meeting.
NAO® Mobile recommends the nearest available meeting room and guides the employee directly to it.
Better workspace utilization and a smoother employee experience.
How visitors navigate complex campuses
A visitor arrives for a meeting, class or corporate event.
NAO® Mobile provides accurate indoor navigation to offices, classrooms and meeting rooms.
A better visitor experience with fewer requests for assistance.
How facility teams respond faster to incidents
An employee reports a maintenance issue or safety incident.
NAO® Mobile automatically attaches the precise indoor location to the incident report.
Reduced intervention times and more efficient facility management.
How employees receive contextual workplace services
An employee enters a workspace, meeting room or shared area.
NAO® Mobile automatically delivers location-aware information, notifications and workplace services.
A smarter, more personalized workplace experience.
How organizations optimize workspace utilization
Facility managers need accurate occupancy insights across offices and campuses.
NAO® Mobile provides actionable occupancy insights to optimize workspace usage and planning.
Higher workspace utilization, lower operating costs and improved employee satisfaction.
How employees find their parked vehicle
An employee leaves the office and needs to locate their vehicle in a large parking facility.
NAO® Mobile remembers the parking location and provides step-by-step indoor navigation back to the vehicle.
A smoother employee experience and less time spent searching for parked vehicles.
How universities improve the student experience
A student needs to find a lecture room, laboratory or campus service before class starts.
NAO® Mobile provides indoor navigation across campus buildings and delivers contextual information based on the student's location.
Less time spent navigating campus and a more connected student experience.
Built for modern workplaces and campuses
Large office buildings and educational campuses require indoor location services that are accurate, scalable and easy to deploy. Pole Star integrates with existing infrastructure while protecting user privacy and delivering a seamless workplace experience through NAO® Mobile.
Works with existing Wi-Fi and BLE infrastructure
NAO® Mobile leverages existing BLE beacons and enterprise Wi-Fi infrastructure, minimizing deployment costs while avoiding major infrastructure upgrades.
Designed for large multi-building campuses
From corporate headquarters to university campuses, the platform provides seamless indoor positioning across multiple buildings, floors and connected spaces from a single deployment.
Privacy-first employee location services
Organizations control how location information is shared, ensuring employee privacy while enabling features such as colleague finder, indoor navigation and workplace services.
Easy integration with workplace applications
NAO® Mobile integrates with workplace applications, visitor management systems, room booking platforms and facility management tools to deliver a unified digital workplace experience.
What indoor location changes in the workplace
NAO Mobile® creates a connected workplace where employees, visitors and facility teams benefit from accurate indoor positioning, seamless navigation and location-aware workplace services.
Navigate large buildings with confidence
Guide employees, visitors and students through offices, campuses and complex buildings using indoor navigation.
Find colleagues instantly
NAO Mobile® helps employees locate colleagues in real time, improving collaboration across distributed offices.
Improve the visitor experience
Welcome guests with intuitive indoor guidance to meeting rooms, reception areas and shared facilities.
Deliver personalized workplace services
NAO Mobile® provides contextual notifications, workplace information and location-aware services based on where users are.
Work with existing infrastructure
Deploy on existing BLE and enterprise Wi-Fi infrastructure without major hardware changes.
Optimize workplace utilization
Understand occupancy trends and improve space planning with flow analytics.
Accelerate facility operations
Geotagged incident reporting enables maintenance teams to locate and resolve issues more efficiently.
Protect user privacy
Organizations control location sharing policies, ensuring a privacy-first experience for employees, visitors and students.
Trusted by leading enterprises and universities
NAO Mobile® supports indoor location projects across corporate workplaces and educational campuses, helping organizations improve navigation, collaboration and workplace experience.
Trusted by global enterprise brands
Organizations including Microsoft, Orange, CHANEL, Société Générale, Pernod Ricard, Continental, Allianz, BETC and Edwards Lifesciences have selected Pole Star technologies to support indoor location initiatives across their workplaces and corporate campuses.
Supporting connected learning environments
Pole Star also supports educational institutions such as emlyon business school, helping deliver connected campus experiences through indoor navigation and location-aware mobile services powered by NAO Mobile®.
Why leading organizations choose NAO® Mobile
Built for modern workplaces and educational campuses, NAO® Mobile delivers accurate indoor positioning that improves navigation, collaboration, workplace services and the overall employee and visitor experience.
Trusted by leading enterprises and universities
Organizations including Microsoft, Orange, CHANEL, Société Générale, Pernod Ricard, Continental, Allianz, Edwards Lifesciences and emlyon business school rely on Pole Star technologies to deliver indoor location experiences across offices and campuses.
Enterprise & Higher Education deploymentsBuilt on your existing infrastructure
NAO® Mobile leverages existing BLE, enterprise Wi-Fi networks and employees' smartphones, enabling fast deployment without requiring dedicated positioning infrastructure.
BLE · Wi-Fi · Smartphone compatibleDesigned for complex indoor environments
From office buildings and meeting rooms to university campuses and shared facilities, NAO® Mobile provides accurate indoor positioning that helps people find destinations, colleagues and points of interest with confidence.
Offices → Campuses → Shared SpacesOne platform for multiple workplace services
A single indoor location platform supports indoor navigation, colleague finder, meeting room discovery, contextual notifications, geotagged incident reporting and workplace analytics to improve the digital workplace experience.
Navigation · Colleague Finder · Workplace ExperiencePole Star solutions for smart workplaces and campuses
NAO® Mobile delivers a complete portfolio of indoor location solutions designed for office buildings, corporate campuses and educational environments, improving navigation, collaboration and workplace experience.
Indoor navigation
Help employees, visitors and students easily find meeting rooms, offices, classrooms, services and points of interest with turn-by-turn indoor navigation powered by NAO® Mobile.
Explore indoor navigationColleague finder
Find colleagues across large office buildings and campuses, making collaboration faster while reducing time spent searching for people.
Explore NAO® MobileMeeting room finder
Locate available meeting rooms, navigate directly to booked spaces and simplify hybrid workplace experiences across multiple buildings.
Explore NAO® MobileContextual workplace services
Deliver location-aware notifications, building information, workplace services and personalized content based on the user's position inside the building.
Explore NAO® MobileGeotagged incident reporting
Enable employees to report maintenance or safety incidents with an exact indoor location, helping facility managers respond faster and more efficiently.
Explore NAO® MobileSmart workplace platform
Combine indoor navigation, colleague finder, meeting room discovery, contextual services and facility tools within a single workplace application powered by NAO® Mobile.
Explore NAO® MobileSmart workplace & campus indoor location, answered
What is NAO® Mobile?
NAO® Mobile is Pole Star's indoor positioning platform for workplaces and campuses. It enables employees, visitors and students to navigate buildings, access location-based services and interact with their environment through a mobile application.
How does indoor navigation improve workplace experience?
Indoor navigation helps users quickly find meeting rooms, offices, classrooms, cafeterias, reception desks and other points of interest, reducing lost time and improving the overall building experience.
Can employees find colleagues inside a building?
Yes. NAO® Mobile can provide colleague finder capabilities, making it easier to locate coworkers across large office buildings while respecting each organization's privacy policies.
Can visitors navigate independently?
Yes. Visitors receive step-by-step indoor guidance from the entrance to their destination without requiring assistance from reception staff.
Does NAO® Mobile work on university campuses?
Yes. Universities can use NAO® Mobile to guide students, visitors and staff across buildings, lecture halls, libraries and campus facilities.
Can users locate available meeting rooms?
Yes. NAO® Mobile helps users locate meeting rooms and navigate directly to booked spaces, simplifying everyday workplace collaboration.
Can the platform provide location-based information?
Yes. Organizations can display contextual information, workplace services and personalized notifications based on the user's indoor location.
Can maintenance issues be reported from the app?
Yes. Users can submit geotagged maintenance or safety reports, allowing facility teams to identify the exact location of an issue and respond more efficiently.
Can parking areas be integrated into the experience?
Yes. NAO® Mobile can guide users from parking areas to building entrances and help them navigate across the entire site.
Can organizations customize the application?
Yes. The platform can be customized to reflect the organization's branding, services and workplace experience requirements.
What technology does NAO® Mobile use?
NAO® Mobile uses Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) together with existing Wi-Fi infrastructure to deliver accurate indoor positioning throughout buildings and campuses.
Does NAO® Mobile require new infrastructure?
No. NAO® Mobile leverages existing BLE-enabled infrastructure and enterprise Wi-Fi networks, minimizing deployment costs and installation time.
Can NAO® Mobile integrate with workplace applications?
Yes. Open APIs allow integration with workplace apps, visitor management platforms, room booking systems, digital workplace tools and other enterprise solutions.
Can the platform scale across multiple buildings?
Yes. NAO® Mobile is designed to scale from a single building to multi-site corporate campuses and university environments while providing a consistent indoor location experience.
Why do organizations choose NAO® Mobile?
Organizations choose NAO® Mobile because it combines accurate indoor positioning, seamless integration with existing infrastructure, enterprise scalability and a complete set of workplace and campus services within a single platform.
Transform your workplace experience with NAO® Mobile
Help employees, visitors and students navigate buildings, find colleagues, access workplace services and enjoy seamless indoor experiences with NAO Mobile®, Pole Star's indoor positioning platform for smart workplaces and campuses.
Trusted by Microsoft, Orange, CHANEL, Société Générale, Pernod Ricard and emlyon business school