Fort de Saint-Héribert
A historic underground fort, connected without network
iOS + Android mobile app in 100% offline mode on a unique heritage site: iBeacon beacons for location in underground galleries, QR codes and audio guide — no Wi-Fi.
Context
An underground site impossible to connect
Underground galleries: impossible to deploy Wi-Fi throughout the fort
Visitors with smartphones, with no digital experience previously offered
Rich content (audio, images, texts, history) to distribute autonomously
Locating visitors in the galleries without GPS
Solution
100% offline mobile app with iBeacon
Deployment of an iOS + Android mobile app in full offline mode. Content is downloaded at the fort entrance. Strategically placed iBeacon beacons in the galleries detect visitor position in real time and trigger the display of corresponding content. QR codes provide instant alternative access to each point of interest.
Results