Abstract: At present, people can use mobile GPS function to accurately plan travel route outdoors. However, indoor environment is so complex and having multipath phenomenon. So it is difficult for GPS to position in an indoor environment. Combining with the previous studies and based on the principle of fingerprint location algorithm, this paper applies the ZigBee indoor positioning technology in the scene of visitors to visit museum. By using ZigBee wireless local area network, received signal strength indication and fingerprint location algorithm, the system uses the GPRS module to transfer data, the database server to process data, and the Android APP to monitor data. So it could make the visitors’ location information in the museum to be displayed on the APP in a timely manner. At the same time, it could push the information of the exhibit that visitors are visiting according to the location of them in the museum. Test results show that the system operation is good and is in line with the expected requirements basically.

Key words: ZigBee, indoor positioning, signal strength indication, fingerprint location algorithm, Android