DiaGrammar
View
Layered
Layered
Mind map
Flow
Radial
Sequence
C4
ERD
State
Swimlane
Deployment
Motion
Off
High-level layer architecture
Location signals flow upward into spatial intelligence; selected events are exported to enterprise systems.
FORMATION App Fallback UI
FORMATION App
Fallback UI
Fallback access
FORMATION Spatial Intelligence Platform
FORMATION Spatial
Intelligence Platform
Open Location Hub
Open Location Hub
Normalized location layer
Tracking Technologies
GPS
AoA
BLE
UWB
QR
Integration Layer
External Systems
ERP
MES
Event Exports
RedPanda
Kafka API
External systems
Exports
Platform events
Location events
High-level layer architecture
Mind map: the spatial intelligence platform is the centre, with upstream inputs, fallback access, and export relationships around it.
FORMATION Spatial
Intelligence Platform
FORMATION App Fallback UI
Fallback UI
Fallback access
Open Location Hub
Open Location Hub
Normalized location layer
Tracking Technologies
GPS
AoA
BLE
UWB
QR
Event Exports
RedPanda
Kafka API
Platform events
External Systems
ERP
MES
External systems
High-level layer architecture
Flow view: tracking inputs merge into the location layer, move upward through intelligence, then branch into event exports.
Tracking Technologies
GPS
AoA
BLE
UWB
QR
tracking input
Open Location Hub
Open Location Hub
Normalized location layer
FORMATION Spatial Intelligence Platform
FORMATION Spatial
Intelligence Platform
FORMATION App Fallback UI
Fallback UI
Fallback access
Integration Layer
External Systems
ERP
MES
External systems
Event Exports
RedPanda
Kafka API
Exports
Platform events
Location events
High-level layer architecture in radial form
Open Location Hub is the centre for location intelligence; external systems connect to the hub and receive event exports.
Open Location Hub
Open Location Hub
Normalized location layer
Tracking Technologies
GPS
AoA
BLE
UWB
QR
Spatial Intelligence Platform
FORMATION Spatial
Intelligence Platform
FORMATION App Fallback UI
Fallback UI
Event Exports
RedPanda
Kafka API
External Systems
ERP
MES
location signals
normalized
fallback access
event exports
exports
External systems
High-level layer architecture as a sequence
Signals are captured, normalized, interpreted, surfaced to the fallback UI, and exported to enterprise systems.
Tracking
GPS AoA BLE UWB QR
Open Location Hub
Normalized location layer
Spatial Intelligence
Maps routing analytics
Fallback UI
Fallback access
Event Exports
Kafka RedPanda
External Systems
ERP MES
raw signals
normalized layer
fallback view
platform events
location events
exports
High-level layer architecture as C4 containers
People and external enterprise systems sit outside the FORMATION platform boundary.
Operator
uses fallback access
FORMATION System Boundary
Tracking Technologies
signals and identifiers
Open Location Hub
normalizes location data
Spatial Intelligence
maps routing analytics
Fallback UI
emergency access
Event
Exports
Kafka API
External Systems
ERP
MES
High-level layer architecture as an ERD
Core data entities and how location observations become exported enterprise events.
TrackingSignal
signal_id
technology
observed_at
LocationObject
location_id
normalized_position
confidence
SpatialContext
context_id
map_route_workflow
analytics_state
FallbackSession
session_id
access_reason
operator_view
ExportEvent
event_id
topic
payload
ExternalSystem
system_id
type ERP | MES
subscription
many to one
enriches
renders
emits
delivers
enterprise feedback
High-level layer architecture as a state machine
The lifecycle of a location signal from capture through export and enterprise consumption.
Captured
tracking signal
Normalized
location layer
Interpreted
spatial context
Presented
fallback UI
Published
event exports
Consumed
ERP MES
fallback access
event path
external systems
High-level layer architecture as swimlanes
Responsibilities are split by signal capture, location normalization, intelligence, fallback UI, and integrations.
Tracking
Capture signal
Location Hub
Normalize
Spatial Intelligence
Interpret
Fallback UI
Present view
Integrations
Consume export
GPS AoA BLE UWB QR
Open Location Hub
Spatial Intelligence Platform
Fallback UI
Event Exports
External Systems
High-level layer architecture as deployment
A runtime-oriented view of devices, services, event infrastructure, and enterprise integrations.
Device / Sensor Edge
GPS AoA BLE UWB QR
Location Service Runtime
Open Location Hub
Application Services
Spatial Intelligence
Web UI Runtime
Fallback UI
Event Infrastructure
Kafka API
RedPanda
Enterprise Network
ERP
MES
High-level layer architecture
Animated view: location signals propagate upward first; export events then branch into the integration layer.
FORMATION App Fallback UI
FORMATION App
Fallback UI
FORMATION Spatial Intelligence Platform
FORMATION Spatial
Intelligence Platform
Open Location Hub
Open Location Hub
Normalized location layer
Tracking Technologies
GPS
AoA
BLE
UWB
QR
Integration Layer
External Systems
ERP
MES
Event Exports
RedPanda
Kafka API
Fallback access
Platform events
Location events
1. Initial propagation
tracking signals move upward
2. Information flow
events branch into exports