How Street View, your phone’s camera, and a cartoon fox will help you get where you’re going.
Have you ever emerged from the subway or a large building uncertain of which way to go? Your directions say “head north” but which way is north? Google is combining walking directions with augmented reality to fix this problem.
During its I/O developer conference today, the tech giant demoed a feature coming to Google Maps that’ll tap into your smartphone’s camera to tell you which direction to walk. Essentially, it’ll meld your phone’s camera view with Google’s mapping service to point out when you need to turn left or right.
Unfortunately, Google didn’t say when the feature might arrive. But currently, Google Maps gives out walking direction by showing you a 2D grid over your phone and drawing a blue trail to the destination. A virtual arrow on the map tells you what direction you’re walking.
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Source: PC Mag