The Use of Augmented Reality in Geomatics

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michał Bednarczyk
Keyword(s):  
User Interface ◽  
Augmented Reality ◽  
User Interfaces ◽  
Software Integration ◽  
Computing Power ◽  
Daily Work ◽  
The Core ◽  
All Solutions ◽  
Continuous Progress ◽  
User Friendly

User interfaces are in continuous progress. As the computing power of modern machines grows, they become more user-friendly and intuitive. Not all solutions are widely accepted, sometimes they become only a “curiosity”, while another ones achieve success. Lately, some user interface designers strive for such solutions, in which the user will have the impression of “staying” or “permeation” of the system with reality and therefore some kind of software integration with the environment. This is achieved by various methods utilizing interfaces controlled by voice or touch. Quite spectacular and very interesting are solutions that integrate image generated by a computer with a real view. This technology is called AR – Augmented Reality, and is the core of the author’s considerations about its application in contemporary surveying and GIS practice. In this article, are presented issues related to the possibilities that lie in the use of this technology in the daily work of geo-engineer.

ARESIBO HORIZON 2020 EUROPEAN RESEARCH PROJECT – ENRICHED SITUATION AWARENESS FOR BORDER SURVEILLANCE

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 247-255
Author(s):  
Konstantinos CHARISI ◽  
Andreas TSIGOPOULOS ◽  
Spyridon KINTZIOS ◽  
Vassilis PAPATAXIARHIS
Keyword(s):  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Situation Awareness ◽  
User Interfaces ◽  
Border Security ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Horizon 2020 ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Current State ◽  
Available Information ◽  
User Friendly

Abstract. The paper aims to introduce the ARESIBO project to a greater but targeted audience and outline its main scope and achievements. ARESIBO stands for “Augmented Reality Enriched Situation awareness for Border security”. In the recent years, border security has become one of the highest political priorities in EU and needs the support of every Member State. ARESIBO project is developed under HORIZON 2020 EC Research and Innovation program and it is the joint effort of 20 participant entities from 11 countries. Scientific excellence and technological innovation are top priorities as ARESIBO enhances the current state-of-the-art through technological breakthroughs in Mobile Augmented Reality and Wearables, Robust and Secure Telecommunications, Robots swarming technique and Planning of Context-Aware Autonomous Missions, and Artificial Intelligence (AI), in order to implement user-friendly tools for border and coast guards. The system aims to improve the cognitive capabilities and the perception of border guards through intuitive user interfaces that will help them acquire an improved situation awareness by filtering the huge amount of available information from multiple sources. Ultimately, it will help them respond faster and more effectively when a critical situation occurs.

Augmented Reality Interfaces for Smart Objects in Ubiquitous Computing Environments

2016 ◽  
pp. 939-960
Author(s):  
A. W. W. Yew ◽  
S. K. Ong ◽  
A. Y. C. Nee
Keyword(s):  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Ubiquitous Computing ◽  
User Interfaces ◽  
Computer Software ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Smart Objects ◽  
Everyday Objects ◽  
Computing Environments ◽  
User Friendly ◽  
Ubiquitous Computing Environments

It is the goal of ubiquitous computing (UbiComp) to hide computers from the users. Instead, everyday objects embedded with computer processing capability become smart objects that act as interfaces to computer software. A challenge with this new paradigm of computing is to create natural and obvious ways for people to interact with objects and receive output from the computer software that these objects serve as interfaces to. In this chapter, a solution is proposed whereby virtual user interfaces are added to smart objects. These virtual interfaces are viewed in augmented reality through personal viewing devices which also allow people to interact directly with them. The implementation of UbiComp environments and personal viewing devices is described in order to illustrate the use of current technology in creating user-friendly UbiComp environments.

User Interface Design Guidelines for Marine Autonomous Operations Involving a Large Number of Actors, Devices and Sensors

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanna Poranen ◽  
Giancarlo Marafioti ◽  
Gorm Johansen ◽  
Eivind Sæter
Keyword(s):  
User Interface ◽  
Situation Awareness ◽  
User Interfaces ◽  
Interface Design ◽  
User Interface Design ◽  
Design Guidelines ◽  
Work Process ◽  
User Experience Design ◽  
Content Part ◽  
User Friendly

User interface (UI) is a platform that enables interaction between a human and a machine, a visual part of an information device, such as a computer or software, which user interacts with. A good user interface design makes operating a machine efficient, safe and user friendly in a way that gives the desired result. This paper describes a set of guidelines defined for marine autonomous operations where many actors, devices and sensors are interacting. The UI should manage and present in a user-friendly manner a large amount of data, ensuring situation awareness for the operator/user. The design guidelines of the user interface consist of both a work process part and a content part, also called user experience design (UX). The work process consists of four sections: manage, plan, operate and evaluate, while the content part focuses on how to show the information. Both parts will be detailed and discussed and can be taken as a reference for designing user interfaces in particular for marine autonomous operations.

Augmented Reality Interfaces for Smart Objects in Ubiquitous Computing Environments

2014 ◽  
pp. 208-229
Author(s):  
A. W. W. Yew ◽  
S. K. Ong ◽  
A. Y. C. Nee
Keyword(s):  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Ubiquitous Computing ◽  
User Interfaces ◽  
Computer Software ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Smart Objects ◽  
Everyday Objects ◽  
Computing Environments ◽  
User Friendly ◽  
Ubiquitous Computing Environments

It is the goal of ubiquitous computing (UbiComp) to hide computers from the users. Instead, everyday objects embedded with computer processing capability become smart objects that act as interfaces to computer software. A challenge with this new paradigm of computing is to create natural and obvious ways for people to interact with objects and receive output from the computer software that these objects serve as interfaces to. In this chapter, a solution is proposed whereby virtual user interfaces are added to smart objects. These virtual interfaces are viewed in augmented reality through personal viewing devices which also allow people to interact directly with them. The implementation of UbiComp environments and personal viewing devices is described in order to illustrate the use of current technology in creating user-friendly UbiComp environments.

User-Friendly Geoportal Interfaces for Geospatial Resource Discovery

2012 ◽  
pp. 261-276
Author(s):  
Victor Pascual Ayats
Keyword(s):  
User Interface ◽  
User Interfaces ◽  
Spatial Data ◽  
Web Applications ◽  
Resource Discovery ◽  
Spatial Data Infrastructure ◽  
Data Infrastructure ◽  
User Friendly

The Spatial Data Infrastructure of Catalonia (IDEC) was launched in 2002. From the beginning, the Metadata Catalog (MC) service has been considered as one of the main pieces of the infrastructure. Building a metadata catalog is important for any Spatial Data Infrastructure to foster resource interoperability and integration. In addition to organizing, classifying, and sorting metadata records, one of the hardest parts in the IDEC was to design web applications that allow users to easily discover and access such geospatial resources. This chapter reviews the different trends in building friendly user interfaces of web applications to search and discovery metadata records through the evolution of user interface of the IDEC Geoportal.

scholarly journals Spud 1.0: generalising and automating the user interfaces of scientific computer models

2008 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 125-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. A. Ham ◽  
P. E. Farrell ◽  
G. J. Gorman ◽  
J. R. Maddison ◽  
C. R. Wilson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
User Interface ◽  
User Interfaces ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Computer Models ◽  
Scientific Models ◽  
Development Cost ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Model Independent ◽  
Scientific Computer ◽  
User Friendly

Abstract. The interfaces by which users specify the scenarios to be simulated by scientific computer models are frequently primitive, under-documented and ad-hoc text files which make using the model in question difficult and error-prone and significantly increase the development cost of the model. In this paper, we present a model-independent system, Spud, which formalises the specification of model input formats in terms of formal grammars. This is combined with an automated graphical user interface which guides users to create valid model inputs based on the grammar provided, and a generic options reading module which minimises the development cost of adding model options. Together, this provides a user friendly, well documented, self validating user interface which is applicable to a wide range of scientific models and which minimises the developer input required to maintain and extend the model interface.

scholarly journals Using Augmented Reality to Improve Usability of the User Interface for Driving a Telepresence Robot

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanni Mosiello ◽  
Andrey Kiselev ◽  
Amy Loutfi
Keyword(s):  
User Interface ◽  
Augmented Reality ◽  
User Interfaces ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Natural Interaction ◽  
Driving Experience ◽  
Telepresence Robot ◽  
The World ◽  
Different Parts

AbstractMobile Robotic Telepresence (MRP) helps people to communicate in natural ways despite being physically located in different parts of the world. User interfaces of such systems are as critical as the design and functionality of the robot itself for creating conditions for natural interaction. This article presents an exploratory study analysing different robot teleoperation interfaces. The goals of this paper are to investigate the possible effect of using augmented reality as the means to drive a robot, to identify key factors of the user interface in order to improve the user experience through a driving interface, and to minimize interface familiarization time for non-experienced users. The study involved 23 participants whose robot driving attempts via different user interfaces were analysed. The results show that a user interface with an augmented reality interface resulted in better driving experience.

Design Methodology for Effective User Interface Design for E-Commerce Applications

2021 ◽  
pp. 385-412
Author(s):  
Namratha Birudaraju ◽  
Adiraju Prasanth Rao
Keyword(s):  
User Interface ◽  
User Interfaces ◽  
Interface Design ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Effective Interaction ◽  
User Interface Design ◽  
User Friendly

There are many customers who shop online. Many of these users interact with the system using well-defined user interfaces only. So, there is a need to develop effective user interfaces that are more user friendly, minimize the keyboard operations, and maximize effective interaction with the system. This chapter focuses on designing effective user interfaces by considering human parameters for e-commerce applications.

User-Friendly Geoportal Interfaces for Geospatial Resource Discovery

2013 ◽  
pp. 465-479 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor Pascual Ayats
Keyword(s):  
User Interface ◽  
User Interfaces ◽  
Spatial Data ◽  
Web Applications ◽  
Resource Discovery ◽  
Spatial Data Infrastructure ◽  
Data Infrastructure ◽  
User Friendly

The Spatial Data Infrastructure of Catalonia (IDEC) was launched in 2002. From the beginning, the Metadata Catalog (MC) service has been considered as one of the main pieces of the infrastructure. Building a metadata catalog is important for any Spatial Data Infrastructure to foster resource interoperability and integration. In addition to organizing, classifying, and sorting metadata records, one of the hardest parts in the IDEC was to design web applications that allow users to easily discover and access such geospatial resources. This chapter reviews the different trends in building friendly user interfaces of web applications to search and discovery metadata records through the evolution of user interface of the IDEC Geoportal.

Augmented Reality User Interface for Mobile Robots With Manipulator Arms: Development, Testing, and Qualitative Analysis

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steve Vozar ◽  
D. M. Tilbury
Keyword(s):  
User Interface ◽  
Augmented Reality ◽  
User Interfaces ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Original Video ◽  
Unmanned Ground Vehicle ◽  
Ground Vehicle ◽  
Video Feed ◽  
Manipulator Arm ◽  
Manipulation Task

Augmented Reality (AR) combines real-world visual data with an overlay of computer graphics, enhancing the original video feed. AR can improve communication between robots and users via an intuitive spatial and visual dialogue, making it an attractive tool for teleoperated robot user interfaces (UIs). Many Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) teleoperation tasks require both chassis navigation and manipulator arm control; however existing literature usually focuses on one task or the other, so there exists a gap in mobile robot UIs that take advantage of AR for both navigation and manipulation. This work describes the development and initial testing of a low-cost alpha-design UI for a teleoperated mobile manipulation task that uses AR technology to help the user feel more present in the robot’s environment. The results of the initial user tests are to be used to guide the future development of the user interface.

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