Google privately testing augmented reality navigation in Google Maps, which shows precise location of user, overlaying directions and information on smartphone camera

Briefing

Google privately testing augmented reality navigation in Google Maps, which shows precise location of user, overlaying directions and information on smartphone camera

March 7, 2019

Briefing

  • 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

Accelerator

Sector

Information Technology

Organization

Google Inc.

Source

Original Publication Date

February 11, 2019

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