Philips has just completed the world's first major store-scale
installation of 2.5 kilometers of LED light fixtures for Carrefour
that contains an LED based indoor positioning technology.

"This hypermarket is the first hypermarket in the world where the
Phillips LED based indoor positioning system is installed."

"We worked with Philips on energy savings and we wanted to test a new
service in Carrefour Lille and go beyond just lighting with using the
new 4-color light.
ing him you have feel like but took a swing The focus we made is
to just specify and localized products for people."

"Philips LED fixtures that are installed in the store use VLC
technology (visible light communication).  Each Lumiere sends out a
unique code unique code that can be directly detected by any smart
devices using a camera -- without any additional device or accessory."


Phillips LED lighting acts like an indoor GPS.  each Phillips LED
light feature transmits a one-way location signal to a shopper's
smartphone. To trigger, open an app that provides location-based
services.

"The main benefits for our customers from this new application is just
to prepare a shopping list with each product.  Then when you arrive in
the shop it can locate all the products you choose."

"For Carrefour this is the opportunity to work for location based
services that will enhance the shopping experience, making it more interactive and personalized."

But the lighting technology not only provides position information
but also orientation with incredible submeter accuracy.

"In the store, Philips LED lighting offers energy savings, quality of light, but also acts as a real platform for indoor positioning. Philips LED lighting
goes beyond illumination only."