One location platform.
Every use case.
Your existing network.
Pole Star's platform turns your existing BLE and Wi-Fi into real-time location - powering asset tracking, worker safety, indoor navigation, flow analytics and geofencing from a single deployment.
What is a location intelligence platform?
A location intelligence platform is the software layer that turns wireless signals into real-time indoor location and analytics. It computes where people and assets are, applies rules and geofences, and feeds that data to any application. Pole Star's platform runs on your existing BLE and Wi-Fi infrastructure and powers every location use case from one deployment.
It is one engine for real-time location plus analytics, powering many solutions at once.
It serves operations, safety, facilities and IT teams across healthcare, transport, industry and maritime.
Point systems create silos and duplicate cost, just as location becomes standard infrastructure.
Pole Star computes location on your network and exposes it through open APIs, an SDK and dashboards.
Real-time positioning engine
Accurate indoor location for people and assets, computed continuously on your existing infrastructure.
Analytics & flow data
Dashboards and historical data reveal utilization, movement and flow across your whole site.
Open SDK & integrations
APIs and the NAO® Mobile SDK push location into your own apps and existing systems.
The business challenge: location is becoming standard, but silos are not
Indoor location has moved from nice-to-have to core infrastructure. But most organizations arrive at it one project at a time - a tracking system here, a duress system there, a wayfinding app somewhere else - each with its own vendor, its own tags and often its own network.
The result is fragmentation: duplicated hardware, siloed data that never connects, multiple contracts to maintain, and rising cost with every new use case. The location itself is the same problem solved five times.
A platform approach flips that. Compute location once, on the network you already own, and reuse it everywhere - one deployment, one data layer, every use case.
Why location intelligence is now core infrastructure
What changes with one platform instead of many systems
Concrete outcomes operations and IT teams see when location runs as a platform.
One platform, many use cases
Add tracking, safety, navigation or analytics without a new system each time.
Lower total cost of ownership
Reusing existing infrastructure and one deployment avoids duplicated hardware and contracts.
One connected data layer
Location data is shared across use cases instead of trapped in separate tools.
Faster time to value
New use cases launch on infrastructure that is already in place.
Built into your own systems
Open APIs and an SDK put location inside your apps and workflows.
Enterprise-ready & secure
Cloud or on-premise deployment with ISO 27001 practices and role-based access.
Sound familiar?
What teams run into when location grows one point solution at a time.
Every new use case means another vendor and another system.
Costs and integration effort multiply with each project.
We've got three location tools and none of them talk to each other.
Siloed data means no single view of the site.
Each supplier wants us to install their own network.
Parallel infrastructure is expensive and hard to maintain.
Our location data is locked inside someone else's dashboard.
Without open access, you can't build it into your own systems.
We can't get sign-off to send location data to the cloud.
Rigid deployment options block projects before they start.
Scaling from one building to the whole estate feels impossible.
Point solutions rarely scale cleanly across sites.
Compute location once, use it everywhere
Wireless infrastructure
BLE / Wi-FiYour existing Cisco or HPE Aruba network and BLE beacons feed the platform - no parallel system.
Positioning engine
Real-timeThe NAO engine computes the live position of every tag, badge and phone across your site.
Location data layer
One sourcePositions, zones, geofences and history live in a single data layer, shared by every use case.
Solution modules
Many use casesAsset tracking, worker safety, indoor navigation, flow analytics and geofencing all draw from the same layer.
APIs, SDK & dashboards
OpenLocation flows into your own apps, systems and dashboards through open interfaces.
Cloud or on-premise
Your choiceDeploy in the cloud or fully on-premise to match your security and data requirements.
A hospital starts with asset tracking on its Cisco network. Six months later it adds staff duress and patient wayfinding - no new infrastructure, no new vendor, no second data silo. The same location layer simply powers another use case, and the dashboards grow with it.
Five solutions, one location layer
Start with one, add the rest whenever you're ready - all on the same deployment.
Asset tracking
Locate equipment in real time, cut search time and reduce loss across your facility.
Explore asset trackingWorker safety
Staff duress, lone-worker protection and CO2 mustering, with every alert located.
Explore worker safetyIndoor navigation
Blue-dot wayfinding and turn-by-turn routes inside your own mobile app.
Explore indoor navigationFlow analytics
Understand movement, dwell and utilization to optimize spaces and operations.
Explore flow analyticsGeofencing
Trigger alerts and automation when people or assets cross defined zones.
Explore geofencingSomething else?
The same location layer supports custom use cases through open APIs and the SDK.
Talk to our teamBuilt to run location at enterprise scale
The capabilities that make one platform work across every use case and site.
Real-time positioning
Continuous, accurate indoor location for tags, badges and phones across the whole site.
One engine for every use case.
Analytics & dashboards
Live and historical views of utilization, flow and movement across spaces.
Turn location into decisions.
Open API & SDK
Push location into your own apps and systems with open interfaces and the NAO Mobile SDK.
No data locked in a black box.
Runs on Cisco & HPE Aruba
Uses existing BLE-enabled Wi-Fi and Cisco Spaces - no dedicated parallel network.
Add location without new infrastructure.
Cloud or on-premise
Deploy where your security and data rules require, with ISO 27001 practices.
Meets strict data requirements.
Scales across sites
Roll out from one building to an entire estate on a single platform.
One deployment, many sites.
One platform, one project at a time
Start with asset tracking
A hospital wants to stop losing mobile equipment.
The platform is deployed on the existing Cisco network.
Live asset location, ready to extend later.
Add worker safety later
The same site now needs staff duress.
Safety is switched on - no new infrastructure.
Located alerts on the platform already running.
Guide visitors in your app
Patients keep getting lost on arrival.
Wayfinding is embedded via the NAO Mobile SDK.
Blue-dot routing on the same location layer.
Understand how spaces are used
Facilities want to optimize space and staffing.
Flow analytics runs on the existing location data.
Evidence for better layout and resourcing.
Automate zone rules
Assets must not leave a defined area.
Geofences trigger alerts on the platform.
Automatic control without extra tooling.
Feed location into your systems
Your own apps need real-time location.
Open APIs push position data into them.
Location becomes part of your workflows.
One platform across every environment
The same location layer adapts to the demands of each sector.
Healthcare
Asset tracking, staff safety and patient wayfinding on one platform, across hospitals and networks.
Transport
Wayfinding, worker safety and asset location across airports, stations and metro networks.
Industry
Lone-worker safety, asset visibility and flow analytics across plants and sites.
One platform, proven across sectors
Healthcare
Locate mobile medical equipment across a high-volume emergency department in real time.
The platform deployed on existing infrastructure for asset tracking, with NAO Track, NAO Viewer and NAO Flow.
- 100+ mobile assets located in real time on one live map
- A single location layer, ready to extend to other use cases
- Equipment found in seconds instead of corridor searches
Transport
Provide worker-safety location across underground stations and tunnels where GNSS is unavailable.
The platform combining LTE and BLE via the NAO Mobile SDK and rugged NAO BlueSpot V4 hardware.
- Worker-safety location across 4 new metro lines
- Underground, GNSS-denied coverage on one platform
- Improved emergency response and escalation efficiency
Pole Star vs point solutions vs building in-house
One platform for every use case
Tracking, safety, navigation, flow and geofencing all run on a single location layer.
On the network you already own
Built on existing Cisco and HPE Aruba - no parallel infrastructure, lower total cost.
Open and proven at scale
Open APIs and an SDK, deployed across hospitals, airports and metro networks.
The platform, answered
What is a location intelligence platform?
It is the software layer that turns wireless signals into real-time indoor location and analytics. Pole Star computes where people and assets are, applies rules and geofences, and shares that data with any application - powering many use cases from one deployment.
Can one platform really cover tracking, safety and navigation?
Yes. Asset tracking, worker safety, indoor navigation, flow analytics and geofencing all draw from the same location layer, so you add use cases without a new system each time.
How accurate is the platform?
Pole Star delivers zone and room-level accuracy, on the order of 1-5 meters with BLE, including the correct floor. Accuracy is tuned to each use case and environment.
What technologies does it use?
The platform uses BLE as the primary technology with Wi-Fi for wider coverage, and adds LTE where needed underground. It runs on existing infrastructure rather than a dedicated network.
Does it provide analytics as well as live location?
Yes. Alongside real-time position, the platform provides dashboards and historical data on utilization, movement and flow across your site.
Can we add use cases over time?
Yes. Many customers start with one use case and add others later on the same deployment - no new infrastructure and no second data silo.
Does it run on our existing Cisco or HPE Aruba network?
Yes. The platform is built to run on existing BLE-enabled Wi-Fi and Cisco Spaces, as well as HPE Aruba, so you avoid a dedicated parallel network.
Can we deploy on-premise instead of the cloud?
Yes. Pole Star supports both cloud and fully on-premise deployment, so the platform matches your security and data-residency requirements.
How do we get location data into our own apps?
Through open APIs and the NAO Mobile SDK. Location can be pushed into your applications, dashboards and existing systems rather than staying in a closed tool.
How long does deployment take?
Because it reuses existing infrastructure, deployment is efficient and typically measured in weeks per site. Large estates are rolled out site by site.
Does it scale across multiple sites?
Yes. The platform is designed to scale from a single building to an entire estate, keeping one data layer and one set of dashboards across sites.
Why is a platform cheaper than separate systems?
One deployment on existing infrastructure avoids duplicated hardware, parallel networks and multiple vendor contracts. Each new use case reuses what is already there, so cost per use case falls.
What is the ROI of a location platform?
Returns come from each use case - reduced asset loss, faster safety response, fewer missed appointments, better space utilization - compounded because they share one platform rather than paying for five.
Do we have to commit to all use cases at once?
No. You can start with a single use case and expand when you're ready. The platform is built to grow with you.
How does it compare to building in-house?
Building in-house means developing positioning, data and integrations yourself. Pole Star provides a proven platform with open interfaces, so you get results faster and carry less risk.
Who owns the location data?
You do. With open APIs and on-premise options, your location data remains yours and accessible to your own systems.
Is the platform secure?
Yes. It follows ISO 27001 practices with role-based access control, and can be deployed on-premise for the strictest environments.
Can location data stay inside our infrastructure?
Yes. On-premise deployment keeps the positioning engine and data within your own infrastructure, which suits sites with strict data or connectivity constraints.
How is privacy handled for people-tracking use cases?
Privacy is configurable per use case - for example, surfacing staff location mainly on an alert, or keeping wayfinding on the visitor's own device. Access is role-based and set to your policy.
Does it support audit and compliance needs?
Yes. The platform logs events and locations, providing an audit trail that supports duty-of-care, safety and compliance requirements.
Can it integrate with our existing systems?
Yes. Through open APIs it can interface with systems such as hospital information systems, dashboards and operational tools, so location fits into your existing stack.
One platform for all your location needs
Book a demo and we'll show how one platform powers tracking, safety, navigation and analytics on your own network.
- Runs on your existing Cisco / Aruba infrastructure
- Every use case on one location layer
- Open API, SDK, cloud or on-premise
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