MOBILE CAMPUS NAVIGATION APPLICATION WITH AUGMENTED REALITY GROUP - 20

INTRODUCTION

OBJECTIVES Provide a mobile based solution for campus navigation inside UOC, which will contain all the details, in order to help the students and visitors to reach their desired locations without any inconvenience. Implement a special mechanism using QR codes to avoid inconveniences caused due to unavailability of campus officials (lecturers, department heads etc.) Provide an efficient way to determine indoor positions by using a special indoor location tracking method using 2D maps, when GPS signals become weak

BASIC FUNCTIONALITIES  Navigation assistance inside the campus AR View Map View List View  Finding a person of interest  Finding locations inside the buildings when GPS signals are weak

1. NAVIGATION ASSISTANCE INSIDE THE CAMPUS Users can navigate through the campus via guidance given by the AR browser.

They can browse buildings, locations etc. or search for locations.

For different situations while navigating on campus there has to be separated views (AR view, Map view, List view)

2. FINDING A PERSON OF INTEREST  User phase: Help users to check the person of interest’s information and his/her availability. Switch to QR scan mode and scan the code

 Officials’ phase: Log in to the application to update basic details, daily schedule, timetable, meetings

3. FINDING LOCATIONS INSIDE THE BUILDINGS WHEN GPS SIGNALS ARE WEAK  Give the possibility to use the application, indoors.  Combination of 2D Maps and LLA marker scanning is used experience the support of a navigation helper even inside buildings.

TECHNOLOGIES USED  Augmented Reality  GPS Technology  METAIO  Android  Languages : JAVA PHP SQL

DELIVERABLES Navigation helper mobile app with above three main functions

LIMITATIONS Accuracy of GPS signals ( both indoor and outdoor locations) Can only be used with android enabled devices (mobile phones & tablets)

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