India, April 7 -- The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has developed an innovative real-time indoor mapping solution that can generate precise maps under any lighting or environmental conditions, with minimal dependence on pre-existing infrastructure.

The technology, called 'UbiqMap', leverages radio frequency-based imaging to create detailed maps of indoor environments using a technique called 'Radio Tomographic Imaging' or RTI, IIT Madras informed.

As pointed out by IIT Madras, the RTI systems traditionally rely on a network of wireless transceivers deployed at fixed, known locations. As these transceivers communicate, the wireless signal strength weakens when obstructed by structures. This reduction in signal power is anal...