NFC-triggered recording is for factory floors and hospital wards where workers move station-to-station carrying an iPhone. Scan a tag, and the step for that station starts (or stops) automatically.
Set it up
- Buy NFC tags (any standard NTAG213 sticker works, ~$0.50 each).
- On the iPhone app, open the stage in your map and tap Add NFC trigger.
- Choose "start" or "end", then scan the tag. MapVS records the tag UID and binds it to the stage.
- Stick the tag at the station.
Record with tags
Walk the process. When you scan the "start" tag for a station, the step timer starts. When you scan its "end" tag (or the next station's "start" tag), the step stops. No screens to look at, no buttons to hit.
Requires
iPhone 8 or later, iOS 16+, and the MapVS iPhone app in the foreground or background.