How to Scan Your Surroundings with Google Maps Live View to Calibrate Your Location

Google Maps Live View is already one of the more useful examples of augmented reality on smartphones that is available to the average consumer today. Leveraging Google's massive Street View library, Maps uses computer vision to identify your surroundings and then overlay virtual guidance on the camera view of compatible iPhones and Android devices. Now, Live View can also help you quickly calibrate your orientation in Maps in areas where GPS is finicky. Here's how to take advantage of it. Don't Miss: Hands-on with Google Maps Walking AR Navigation Experiment, A Peek into Our Smartglasses... more
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