The new arrival of AR-native frameworks is creating it notable slicker and more accessible. You may have seen AR navigation before, Case in point: Blippar. Its just-launched AR city app for iOS uses Apple's ARKit to clearly define wherever you've to run, and highlights near points of interest based on what you can really see. And more significantly, it guarantees to be more accurate than GPS alone. The app uses visual inertial odometry (that is, interpreting movement seen through the camera) to reduce distance errors and prevent you from turning on to a street by mistake.
and this at least shows the potential of AR navigation.The app is available currently during a public beta. there is just1 catch, apart from the absence of an ARCore-based android equivalent: you will need to live in the right city to get the total expertise. Basic augmented reality navigation works in any city that Apple Maps covers, but the visual positioning is just available in central London, Mountain View, and San Francisco. Right now, this may not facilitate much if you are lost on the streets of New York or Mumbai.
It's in the early days, though so long as you are comfortable holding your phone in front of your face (you are going to seem like a tourist anytime you utilize this), you are obtaining the type of precision and contextual information that a map cannot provide by itself. it is not exactly the same as having a local guide you around, but it's close enough that you simply might get a feel for a city more quickly than you'd before.
