WATCH: Walk with Google Maps’ augmented reality feature Posted on 10 May 2019 Tags:augmented reality, Google Maps, navigation, travel app Google Maps will soon use augmented reality to show you exactly where to walk to reach your destination. When you’re walking in a new, bustling city using Google Maps to find your way, you are bound to be unsure whether to cross the street here or there, or what to do when you reach a dead end. With Google Maps’ new feature, you hold up your phone and the camera will open. On your screen will be the street scene you see in front of you, but with arrows on the image, too, showing you where to go. It will even display the names and reviews of businesses that you pass along the way. Once you know where to go, you can put your phone down and the feature closes itself while the 2D map reappears. View this post on Instagram Tag a friend who needs this. #io19 A post shared by Google Maps (@googlemaps) on May 7, 2019 at 11:28am PDT The feature uses your phone’s camera, and not a GPS, to identify your surroundings so it works accurately even in the densest of city centres. It will also identify which direction you are facing, something the app can struggle to do at times. According to Mashable, the app recognises buildings, street layouts, plants and even street art to pinpoint where you are. It can recognise these markers because of years’-worth of Street View imagery and data collection. For now, this new feature is limited to Google’s line of Pixel smartphones, but will be rolled out to iOS and Android smartphones in the near future. View this post on Instagram The moment you meet your match. Colorful cases for your @googlepixel await at g.co/artworks. A post shared by Google (@google) on Mar 1, 2019 at 10:08am PST Feature image: Antonio Grosz. Related Posts Cape Town’s sustainability: Leading the way in environmental initiatives 1 June 2023 As National Environmental Month commences in South Africa, Cape Town stands proudly at the forefront... read more Kapama to host Safari Guide of the Year Awards 2023 1 June 2023 Kapama Private Game Reserve near Hoedspruit will host this year’s Safari Guide of the Year... read more Blood Lions relaunches for public viewing on YouTube 1 June 2023 Award-winning documentary feature film Blood Lions has been relaunched on YouTube for public viewing, creating... read more PREV ARTICLE NEXT ARTICLE
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