RTLS Glossary – Technical Terms in Location Technology
In our RTLS glossary, we explain the key technical terms and definitions relating to modern positioning technologies and tracking systems. From hardware components such as access points and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacons to complex software concepts such as edge computing, data sovereignty and real-time location systems (RTLS). Click on any of the terms below to access related technical reports, guides and further insights.
- Accurate Localisation
- Airports
- Aruba RTLS
- Asset tracking System
- Automation
- B2B asset tracking case studies
- Battery Levels
- BLE Configuration
- BLE infrastructure
- Bluetooth beacons for industrial tracking
- Bluetooth Low Energy
- Configapp
- Critical infrastructure
- Critical infrastructures
- Diehl Metering
- Digitized positions
- Distributed structures
- Documentation
- Edge-computing
- Efficiency
- Full Documentation
- Healthcare tracking
- Hospitality positioning technology
- Hotel industry
- Improved Processes
- Improved Security
- Indoor Equipment Tracking
- Industry
- Interoperability
- Inventory Management
- IT Knowledge
- Item localization
- Localization solutions
- Login Verification
- Logistics
- Logistics areas
- Manufacturing
- Mioty
- Mioty Infrastructure
- Mioty radio networks
- Multitag
- Multitags
- Munich Airport
- Optimization
- Outdoor Equipment Tracking
- Passenger and cargo security
- Personalised Recommendations
- Play Store
- Position Data Sovereignty
- Positional Data
- Positions chemical parks
- Process improvement
- Productivity
- Real Time Location Systems (RTLS)
- Real-time inventory
- Real-Time Location System
- Retail
- Return on Investment
- RTLS
- Rtls beacon
- Safectory
- Scalability
- Self-Managed
- Smart cities RTLS
- Smart Spaces RTLS
- Tco efficiency
- Theft protection
- Usability