17th International Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence (ICAT 2007)
Augmented Earth: Towards Ubiquitous AR Messaging
Esbjerg, Jylland, Denmark
November 28-November 30
ISBN: 0-7695-3056-7
Present Augmented Reality systems are isolated islands with no or little capability to receive 3D information from the outside world. In this paper we describe how Google Earth can be used to transform the physical world into an AR mailbox. We demonstrate a system where a mobile phone AR environment can be defined and advertised by a portal, using a simple visual/tangible approach. The focus has been on the ease of use. The current limitations are tracking stability and lack of high quality Google Earth content.