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Augmented Reality Applications in GIS
Augmented reality (AR) allows you to interact with the outside world by enhancing or adding 3D features to your phone's display. Despite how AR is still in its infancy, GIS is slowly adopting this technology as a means of conceptualizing reality.
But what are some of the applications for augmented reality in GIS? Let's explore this new technology and how we can use it in the geospatial world.
1. Underground Utilities
Last year, vGIS released a video showing underground utilities in augmented reality. Hundreds shared it and it quickly became viral amongst the GIS community. We all know underground piping exists beneath our feet. Instead of just looking down at the street pavement, augmented reality gives us an alternate view. So you don't have to physically dig a hole in the ground.
But I think this video was so popular because it got the GIS community thinking. If we can see underground infrastructure, what else can we do with it? All of us were sitting back and imagining the possibilities in our industries.
1. Underground Utilities
Last year, vGIS released a video showing underground utilities in augmented reality. Hundreds shared it and it quickly became viral amongst the GIS community. We all know underground piping exists beneath our feet. Instead of just looking down at the street pavement, augmented reality gives us an alternate view. So you don't have to physically dig a hole in the ground.
But I think this video was so popular because it got the GIS community thinking. If we can see underground infrastructure, what else can we do with it? All of us were sitting back and imagining the possibilities in our industries.
2. Architecture and Building Design
Because it's difficult to conceptualize the world in a top-down 2D view, 3D models belong in an augmented world.
In construction, sometimes it's best just to put your 3D model and see how it looks exactly where it's going to end up. This is why we use augmented reality to understanding the visual impacts in architecture and building design.
But this doesn't only work for buildings. Think about the placement of transmission towers, wind turbines, and solar panels. Imagine recreating a 3D model of an ancient city that no longer exists. How powerful is that?
3. Navigation Assistance
The phone knows where you are and it knows where you're pointing. So this means it can assist you in where to go in augmented reality.
Have you ever been lost in an airport before? Imagine if you could just pick up your phone and have it lead you on the correct path all the way you want to go.
The idea of navigation assistance in augmented reality means that you get guidance as you point and interactively use your phone. You type where you want to go. Then, arrows show you the path on how to get there.
Because it's difficult to conceptualize the world in a top-down 2D view, 3D models belong in an augmented world.
In construction, sometimes it's best just to put your 3D model and see how it looks exactly where it's going to end up. This is why we use augmented reality to understanding the visual impacts in architecture and building design.
But this doesn't only work for buildings. Think about the placement of transmission towers, wind turbines, and solar panels. Imagine recreating a 3D model of an ancient city that no longer exists. How powerful is that?
3. Navigation Assistance
The phone knows where you are and it knows where you're pointing. So this means it can assist you in where to go in augmented reality.
Have you ever been lost in an airport before? Imagine if you could just pick up your phone and have it lead you on the correct path all the way you want to go.
The idea of navigation assistance in augmented reality means that you get guidance as you point and interactively use your phone. You type where you want to go. Then, arrows show you the path on how to get there.
25 November / 2020
