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What are Rapid Flash Beacons?
2015-08-13 00:09:26| PortlandOnline
Information on Rapid Flash Beacons from PBOT's Traffic Safety Team
Map: Rapid Flash Beacons in East Portland
2015-08-13 00:06:12| PortlandOnline
A map of completed and funded RFBs in East Portland.
Google Eddystone open-source Bluetooth beacons revealed
2015-07-15 04:10:28| Wireless - Topix.net
Google has launched Eddystone, a new open-source Bluetooth LE beacon platform which plays nicely with iOS, Android, and other OSes. Aiming to power a new age of location-based services, as well as give those responsible for managing a flock of Bluetooth beacons the tools to make sure they're working properly, Eddystone arrives with two main features: telling mobile devices exactly where they are and what's nearby, and linking a physical location with online data.
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Google Introduces New Open Format And Developer Tools For Working With Bluetooth Low Energy Beacons
2015-07-14 17:46:29| Wireless - Topix.net
Google today introduced a number of new products around Bluetooth Low Energy beacons in an effort to challenge Apple's iBeacon ecosystem. These new products include a new open beacon format, tools and APIs for building apps and services on top of beacons, and a new developer-centric service for managing and monitoring large beacon deployments.
PBOT prepares to install 24 pedestrian safety beacons in East Portland; Educational brochures being distributed in multiple languages
2015-07-09 20:23:04| PortlandOnline
To improve safety for pedestrians crossing busy East Portland streets, the Portland Bureau of Transportation will install 24 new Rapid Flash Beacons later this summer and fall at key crossings and is leading a new effort to raise community awareness about the beacons and their use.