Instead of Bluetooth that most existing apps use, the Google Sodar utilises augmented reality to help to ring users to safety from contact spread of the disease
As lockdowns are being replaced by unlock across India, the importance of social distancing as a means to curb contact spread of Covid-19 assumes greater importance. Google has now stepped in with an augmented reality based app that could help maintain safe distance.
The SODAR is currently available on Android phones. Users can simply open the Chrome browser and go to the webpage to get started. At present users do not need to download anything though it doesn’t work on iOS or even on older Android devices. webpageBugs bounty offered for India’s Covid-19 tracing appBugs bounty offered for India’s Covid-19 tracing appDo Covid-19 tracking apps really have the capabilities? Do Covid-19 tracking apps really have the capabilities
Sodar – use WebXR to help visualise social distancing guidelines in your environment. Using Sodar on supported mobile devices, create an augmented reality two meter radius ring around you. #hacktohelp https://t.co/Bu78QrEN9f pic.twitter.com/kufatNFDQkMay 28, 2020May 28, 2020
The phone starts using the augmented reality of the map around your location and then does a superimposition of a two meter radius circle on the camera’s view.
