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Briefing
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- Augmented Reality for Maps – Google developing augmented reality (AR) feature, first introduced in May 2018 at Google I/O conference 2018, for Google Maps
- Precise Location – Phone’s camera augments global positioning system (GPS) and compass to show precise location and orientation of user
- Directions and Information – Visual Positioning System (VPS) overlays turn-by-turn directions on camera to guide user where to go, and can include business information of stores
- Enabling Technologies – Include computer vision algorithms and cloud computing
- Private Testing – AR feature privately being tested with some Maps users, according to The Wall Street Journal
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Accelerator
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Sector
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Information Technology
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Organization
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Google Inc.
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Source
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Original Publication Date
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February 11, 2019
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