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Pedestrian Navigation Using Mobile Devices. Georeferencing Photographs of Publicly Posted Maps. Overview. Introduction Why would local maps help? R elate a photo to the real world? Related work Discussion. Introduction. Mobile devices with GPS and camera are popular
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Pedestrian Navigation Using Mobile Devices GeoreferencingPhotographs ofPublicly Posted Maps
Overview • Introduction • Why would local maps help? • Relate a photo to the real world? • Related work • Discussion
Introduction • Mobile devices with GPS and camera are popular • 1.7 million iPhone 4 devices were sold in 3 days after release • Navigation maps for streets and roads exist • Pedestrian navigation maps are rare
Why would local maps help? Google Maps TomTom Photo of Map
Let’s take a closer look… Google Maps TomTom Photo of Map
Relate a photo to the real world? • Related Work • Two Point Entry • Smart Align • Proposed by this project • GPS Tracks
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