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Geofencing

Trigger actions when visitors enter or leave zones
 
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Location-Aware Actions

  • Send pop-up messages to visitors’ smartphones when they enter or leave a geofenced area

  • Maximize impact with messages tailored to the real-time environment, when visitors are most engaged and ready to respond

  • When you integrate the Pointr platform into your app, you can do even more, such as combining real-time location information with user profiles for triggers that are both location-aware and personalized

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Never-Before Seen Visitor Insights

  • Pointr Analytics records when your site visitors both enter and leave any geofenced area

  • See individual and overall dwell times for every fenced zone

  • Gain new insights that inform site layout, most-used resources, traffic flow patterns and more

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Watch how seamlessly geofences can be created in Pointr Cloud

 

 

What is Geofencing Used For?

Pop-up messages

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Alert users to nearby attractions with offers or extra information. Send coupons to users entering a store or display booth information at events.

Verify entry and exit

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Provide instant assistance to visitors, enable "Thank you for visiting" messages, and trigger lighting/ HVAC systems when a user enters a room.

Optimize security

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Monitor activity in secure areas, alerting management when someone enters and exits a zone. Enhance employee management and building efficiency.

Geofencing FAQ

What is geofencing?

Geofencing denotes a geographic zone that is virtually fenced, meaning entry or exit from this zone can be tracked. Enable location-based engagement by triggering actions when a device enters or exits a predefined location, such as push-notifications, virtual coupons, engagement features, and security alerts.

Indoor-outdoor transition

Pointr's market-leading technology is able to detect and switch between Bluetooth low energy (BLE) signals and GPS signals, enabling smooth navigation transitions between indoor and outdoor environments (such as on large workplace campuses). A virtual geofence can be drawn either inside or around the exterior of buildings on the campus map bundled with the Pointr SDK, acting as triggers for mobile application interactions on iOS and Android.

Background functionality

Geofencing in the background is crucial to functionality - people generally don’t walk with their phone or apps open all the time. Background functionality differs with Android and iOS, but both have options to achieve the desired geofencing capabilities.

Location permission

To receive position updates, the application needs to have a permission for utilizing the user’s location. At Pointr, we collect the visitor's location data anonymously and work with our clients to ensure we align with the latest GDPR and privacy policies.

Local vs push notifications

One of the most popular use cases for geofences is alerting app users to something - such as a nearby promotion or an event talk about to begin - when they enter a certain area. 

There are two main forms that these notifications can take - local, and push. These operate slightly different in how they're sent, but the major difference is that local notifications appear within the app itself, while push notifications can alert the user even when their app isn't open (provided they have previously granted permission for the app to send them).

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