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<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">ISPRS-Archives</journal-id>
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<journal-title>The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences</journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="publisher">ISPRS-Archives</abbrev-journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="nlm-ta">Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci.</abbrev-journal-title>
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<issn pub-type="epub">2194-9034</issn>
<publisher><publisher-name>Copernicus Publications</publisher-name>
<publisher-loc>Göttingen, Germany</publisher-loc>
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<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.5194/isprs-archives-XLIX-B4-2026-353-2026</article-id>
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<article-title>A BIM-Driven Hybrid Wi-Fi/BLE Indoor Positioning Framework for Real-Time 3D Localization and Digital Twin Development</article-title>
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<contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Barekati</surname>
<given-names>Hossein</given-names>
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<sup>1</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Kiavarz Moghaddam</surname>
<given-names>Majid</given-names>
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<sup>2</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Kiavarz Moghaddam</surname>
<given-names>Hamid</given-names>
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<sup>3</sup>
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<label>1</label>
<addr-line>M.Sc. in Remote Sensing and GIS, Faculty of Geography, University of Tehran, Iran</addr-line>
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<label>2</label>
<addr-line>Department of Remote Sensing and GIS, Faculty of Geography, University of Tehran, Iran</addr-line>
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<label>3</label>
<addr-line>Geomatics Engineering, Department of Earth &amp; Space Science &amp; Engineering, York University, Toronto, Canada</addr-line>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>04</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2026</year>
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<volume>XLIX-B4-2026</volume>
<fpage>353</fpage>
<lpage>360</lpage>
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<copyright-statement>Copyright: &#x000a9; 2026 Hossein Barekati et al.</copyright-statement>
<copyright-year>2026</copyright-year>
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<license-p>This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this licence, visit <ext-link ext-link-type="uri"  xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</ext-link></license-p>
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<p>Developing functional digital twins for smart buildings requires accurate, real-time indoor localization tightly linked to the building&amp;rsquo;s spatial and semantic structure. However, most Indoor Positioning Systems (IPS) lack integration with Building Information Modeling (BIM), which limits 3D visualization and synchronized spatial management. This study proposes a BIM-driven hybrid localization framework that combines Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Received Signal Strength (RSS) data with BIM to create a unified data foundation for real-time 3D indoor positioning. The experimental system was implemented on the fourth floor of the Faculty of Geography at the University of Tehran, where a BIM model provided geometric and semantic references (IfcSpace, IfcStorey). RSS measurements from 35 reference points and seven transmitters were processed using two models: (1) Fingerprinting, implemented with a Multilayer Perceptron (MLP), and (2) Trilateration, based on a log-distance path-loss model. While Fingerprinting achieved high spatial accuracy (RMSE &amp;asymp; 0.40 m) and Trilateration showed larger positioning deviations (RMSE &amp;asymp; 2.38 m), a hybrid adaptive weighting strategy combined their outputs to obtain over 95% accuracy within one meter. The results confirm that BIM linkage enhances both positional precision and semantic consistency, enabling accurate mapping of user trajectories within a 3D building environment. The system operates through a three-tier workflow consisting of a mobile client, processing server, and BIM visualization layer, utilizing IFC and GeoJSON data formats. This framework provides a scalable foundation for digital-twin applications, with future extensions anticipated in multi-floor tracking, IoT data integration, emergency routing, and occupant flow analysis.</p>
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