Systems, devices, and methods for inventory management via equipment tracking

A method comprising:

• detecting one or more short-range wireless readers placed within a finite space, wherein the one or more short-range wireless readers are in communication with a Real-Time Location Server (RTLS);
• collocating a short-range wireless tag device configured to transmit short-range wireless signals with a desired tracked device;
• collecting, by the RTLS server, signal metrics from the one or more short-range wireless readers;
• determining short-range wireless tag coordinates of the short-range wireless tag device based on a coordinate system origin and plot location, the received collected signal metrics, and a provided static environmental coordinate associated with the short-range wireless tag device according to the coordinate system;
• transmitting the determined short-range wireless tag coordinates to a database server;
• comparing, by the database server, the determined short-range wireless tag coordinates with a predetermined radius value associated with a set of static environmental coordinates related to one or more known device bench locations within the finite space;
• and
• modifying the determined short-range wireless tag coordinates to match those of the provided static environmental coordinate, wherein the modified short-range wireless tag coordinates are located within the predetermined radius value thereby wirelessly locating and tracking a number of tracked devices in real-time within the finite space;
• wherein if the database server does not receive an expected short-range wireless tag location within a specified amount of time, the database server begins interrogating a collocated Internet of Things (IOT) device for location information.