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    <p>I'm one of the developers of the AMNH Explorer app you're referencing.</p> <p>Explorer uses the Cisco "Mobility Services Engine" (MSE) behind the scenes to determine its location. This is part of their Cisco wifi installation. The network itself listens for devices in the museum and estimates their position via Wifi triangulation. We do a bit of work in the app to "ask" the MSE for our current location.</p> <p>Doing this work on the network side was (and still is) the only available option for iOS since, as you've found, the wifi scanning functions are considered to be private APIs.</p> <p>If you'd like to build your own system and mobile app for doing something similar, you might start with the MSE.</p> <p>Alternatively, we've built the same tech from Explorer into a new platform called <a href="http://meridianapps.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Meridian</a> which provides location-based services on both iOS and Android. Definitely get in touch with us via the website if you're interested in building on that.</p> <p><strong>Update 6/1/2017</strong></p> <p>Thought I would update this old answer - AMNH is no longer using the Wifi-based system I describe above, as of a few years ago. They now use an installation of a few hundred battery-powered Bluetooth Beacons (also provided by Meridian). The device (iOS or Android) scans for nearby beacons and, based on their known locations and RSSI values, triangulates a position. You can read more about it in <a href="http://www.amnh.org/explore/news-blogs/news-posts/bluetooth-beacons-help-navigate-museum-halls/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this article</a>.</p>
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    1. COWow, thank you Nick. I tried so hard to find on the internet how it was actually done. I will check out your advise and definitely keep in touch. Seriously, I am so glad you found this. Awesome help
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    2. COAlso, if you could give me an estimate of what something like this would cost for the required hardware. Our building is approx 7,000sf and single story.
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    3. COWhat is the precision of AMNH Explorer?
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