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A Guide to Site Heat Maps for Business Growth

A Guide to Site Heat Maps for Business Growth

Discover how to use site heat maps to understand customer behavior in physical spaces. Turn WiFi analytics into actionable insights that boost ROI.

27 March 2026
Purple unveils new solution packs to streamline affordable, tailored Guest WiFi and Maps solutions

Purple unveils new solution packs to streamline affordable, tailored Guest WiFi and Maps solutions

The new approach consolidates Purple's existing modules into packs designed to empower businesses to meet and exceed changing guest expectations at an affordable price point without sacrificing quality or posing security risks.

2 April 2025
What is Blue Dot Navigation?

What is Blue Dot Navigation?

Blue Dot Navigation displays your real-time position as a blue dot on digital maps. If you use Apple Maps or Google Maps, you've likely used Blue Dot navigation

5 November 2024
What is Indoor Mapping and Wayfinding?

What is Indoor Mapping and Wayfinding?

Indoor mapping and wayfinding help users find their way through indoor settings like malls, airports, hospitals, and large office buildings. They digitally crea

27 July 2024
What is an Indoor Positioning System (IPS)

What is an Indoor Positioning System (IPS)

An Indoor Positioning System (IPS) is used to locate equipment and/or people inside a building. IPS is designed for indoors, while GPS systems are generally use

19 July 2024
How Wayfinding Technology Can Improve Airport Operations

How Wayfinding Technology Can Improve Airport Operations

Wayfinding technology in airports helps passengers navigate airport spaces efficiently. Several components underpin this technology: Digital Signage: Electronic

29 April 2024
Purple Recognized as a Visionary in Gartner� Magic Quadrant� for Indoor Location Services

Purple Recognized as a Visionary in Gartner� Magic Quadrant� for Indoor Location Services

Company achieves recognition for the third consecutive year Purple, the intelligent spaces company, today announced its recognition as a Visionary in the 2024

4 March 2024
What is WiFi RTLS and How Does It Work?

What is WiFi RTLS and How Does It Work?

RTLS operates by tagging objects or individuals with devices that emit signals. These signals are then captured by a network of receivers that calculate the tag

21 February 2024
What Is Wayfinding?

What Is Wayfinding?

Wayfinding refers to the methods and processes used to guide people through a physical environment and enhance their understanding and experience of the space.

21 February 2024
Airport Wayfinding

Airport Wayfinding

Airport Wayfinding encompasses the systems and methodologies employed to guide people through an airport efficiently and safely.

21 February 2024
Real-Time Location Services

Real-Time Location Services

What is a Real-Time Location System (RTLS)? A Real-Time Location System (RTLS) is a technology that identifies and tracks the location of objects and people in

21 February 2024
What is Asset Tracking?

What is Asset Tracking?

Asset tracking is a method businesses use to keep tabs on their physical assets, such as equipment, vehicles, and inventory. It involves tagging assets

21 February 2024
Navigating with Ease: How Digital Wayfinding Transforms the Airport Journey

Navigating with Ease: How Digital Wayfinding Transforms the Airport Journey

From Labyrinthine Maze to Stress-Free Stride: Embracing the Digital Wayfinding Revolution Airports, once daunting labyrinths, are embracing a technological

31 January 2024
Indoor Location Tracking to reach $24BN by 2027

Indoor Location Tracking to reach $24BN by 2027

Over the past 10 years, this term and the market have evolved to include a host of indoor location services such as Digital Wayfinding, Asset Tracking, and more

3 October 2023
Accessibility Essentials for Real-Time Location Services

Accessibility Essentials for Real-Time Location Services

Navigating unfamiliar places can be a challenge for everyone, and more so for those with accessibility needs. Finding suitable routes to access a venue

9 May 2023
Navigating the Indoors: The Challenges of indoor positioning technology

Navigating the Indoors: The Challenges of indoor positioning technology

The Babylonian World Map is believed to be humanity's first attempt at depicting the known world. Etched into clay tablets and estimated to date as far back as

3 May 2023
CentraCare Partners with Purple to Implement a New Digital Wayfinding Solution to Support Patient Experience at St. Cloud Hospital

CentraCare Partners with Purple to Implement a New Digital Wayfinding Solution to Support Patient Experience at St. Cloud Hospital

CentraCare has selected Purple as an approved vendor for digital wayfinding at CentraCare – St. Cloud Hospital. The collaboration of these two innovative

9 February 2023
Asset Tracking: What is it, how does it work, and what are the benefits?

Asset Tracking: What is it, how does it work, and what are the benefits?

The world of digital technology as we know it moves incredibly fast. As organizations adopt new equipment to optimize their practices, not keeping track of

12 October 2022