Street Map Mobile

In this video we present a first prototype of a “Mobile Augmented Reality Camera Projector Unit”. Our “Map Torch Light” is tracked over a paper map with 6DoF and can highlight POIs, give directions or other guidance. The Camera Projector Unit is tracked using a dot grid printed on the map. For our first implementation we use a Nokia N95 as a camera and computing unit and an Aiptek mobile projector. Great thanks to Markus Löchtefeld, Michael Rohs & Antonio Krüger. For more information please contact: j.schoening (at) wwu.de www.johannesschoening.de

raditional paper-based maps are still superior to their dig- ital counterparts used on mobile devices in several ways. They provide high-resolution, large-scale information with zero power consumption. On the other hand digital maps provide personalized and dynamic infor- mation on request, but suffer from small outer scales and low resolutions. In this work we try to combine the advantages of both by using mo- bile camera devices (such as smartphones ore PDA) as a map-referenced magic lens that displays geo-referenced information on top of the physi- cal map. We will mainly focus on the interaction schemes that arise from using mobile camera devices with physical maps and briefly explain how the device tracking over existing physical maps can be realized. For more infos email me: j.schoening(at)uni-muenster.de

Map Navigation with Mobile Devices: Virtual versus Physical Movement with and without Visual Context Map navigation on mobile devices is an area of growing importance. However, navigating in large-scale maps on small displays is difficult. In traditional scrolling and panning interfaces with joystick or touch screen input the virtual map moves and the device stays static. In dynamic peephole interfaces the physical device moves and the virtual map is spatially fixed with respect to the …