A report yesterday revealed the upcoming Google Maps AR navigation mode. Google is now detailing the
A report yesterday revealed that the upcoming Google Maps AR navigation mode is first being tested with Local Guides. Google is now detailing the “global localization” technique behind the feature and how it leverages a Visual Positioning Service, Street View, and machine learning.
Today, the blue dot in Google Maps that marks your current location is infamously not accurate. GPS and compass have “physical limitations,” especially in urban environments, that often lead to your position on a map jumping around.
The process of identifying the position and orientation of a device relative to some reference point is referred to as localization. Various techniques approach localization in different ways.
Google’s solution with “global localization” is to add another sensor to get a better sense of orientation.
