"The museum of the Russian impressionism" implemented technology of high-precision positioning

On October 26, 2016 the company Cisco announced system implementation of exact positioning on the platform of a product Cisco Connected Mobile Experiences (СМХ) of century Museum of the Russian impressionism. The project was executed by the companies Cisco, DECK and Netcube.

Project Progress

The DECK command created mobile application for the Museum of the Russian Impressionism. With its help visitors of the museum can obtain information on collections and artists in the museum, to learn about events and actions, to purchase tickets. The most important function of the application - the audioguide who will tell about the artist and a picture near which there is a visitor.

The mobile audioguide for position fix of the visitor uses the DECK WAYZ platform, it helps with approval of data from sources of information on location.

In the museum the solution of Cisco CMX company is used, it defines location of devices, using Wi-Fi infrastructure. In Russia it is the first project using the modules HALO by means of which position fix accuracy less than one meter is reached.

The second source of location - the BLE beacons set in showroom of the museum.

Complexity of positioning in the museum - dense placement of pictures, but use of two technologies - Cisco CMX and BLE beacons with data processing by the DECK WAYZ platform, helped with achievement of an acceptable result. The visitor, being near an exhibit, obtains information on this exhibit in the audioguide.

Project Results

Visitors of the museum got access to the mobile application capable with an accuracy of 1 meter to calculate location of the mobile device of the user. It gives the chance to visitors to be guided in museum space, and to the museum ‒ to obtain analytical data on movements of visitors. Accuracy is reached by means of implementation of access points of Cisco Aironet 3700 with modules of high-precision positioning (Hyperlocation modules). They rely on several methods of positioning: triangulation and angulation.

ChUK "Museum of the Russian Impressionism", (2015)

The Ruslmp application can be loaded, having connected to the Wi-fi network developed in museum halls. It will spend the tourist on exposures, will tell about the Russian impressionism and will provide the additional information on the provided exhibits. As a part of the application the audio-and video guide, working directly near exhibits, the poster, an event calendar with a possibility of acquisition of tickets for them, the interactive scheme and the section with the detailed description of all exhibits of the museum. By means of the unrolled Wi-Fi-network the visitor can define the location in the hall and lay a route to the interesting object.

The application expands possibilities of visitors of the Museum of the Russian impressionism and provides them the functions configured on their individual requirements. Besides, the Museum of the Russian impressionism will have an opportunity to develop own services, using analytical data on movement of visitors. Using the acquired information it is possible to optimize work of employees of the museum, dynamically distributing them on halls, depending on the center of visitors.

The museum of the Russian impressionism can by the right be proud not only of the unique collections of cloths, but also the latest approach to service of visitors. Use of modern technologies will promote improving competitiveness of the museum, increase in its attendance and, undoubtedly, will lift the educational value of exposure. Are sure that tourists will appreciate these new opportunities. Yulia Andrianova, the manager of Cisco on development of solutions for the unified access

The implemented solutions position the Museum of the Russian impressionism as modern, innovation cultural institution of Russia. A harmonious combination of advanced technologies of the leader of the industry of telecommunications and traditional, not subject to influence of time, works of the best masters of the fine arts – what can be more relevant in the modern world?! The museum has very strong technical team as the system integrator we are very glad to joint cooperation. Sergey Loskutnikov, manager of projects of Netcube company