Blippar, the leading augmented reality and computer vision company, today announced the launch of its new indoor visual positioning system (watch demo video here). By pairing the accuracy of indoor visual positioning using computer vision with the interactivity of augmented reality (AR), Blippar has created a new system that enables any indoor environment, even large spaces, to be turned into a detailed and immersive AR experience.
One of the system’s core applications is indoor wayfinding.
The other core application is tying persistent AR experiences to a specific physical location, which will be presented to any user every time they visit that exact location.
Importantly, Blippar’s indoor visual positioning system does not need access to visual maps of the environment (e.g. via SLAM), which require additional expensive technology, are time-consuming to generate, and require frequent updating. Instead, it can be set up quickly from floorplans or architectural CAD models, which are readily available for most indoor environments.