Indoor Navigation Using Augmented Reality

Abstract

Whenever People visit places like hospitals, museums, and colleges, they find it difficult to navigate to a particular location. Using GPS for indoor navigation is impossible because GPS-enabled smartphones are typically accurate within a 4.9 m (16 ft.) radius in an outdoor environment. Their accuracy reduces near buildings, bridges, and trees. Sometimes these places provide a 2D static map for navigation, but it is difficult to interpret. Augmented reality is a technology that superimposes a computer-generated image on user view in the real-world. The basic idea is to improve indoor navigation using Augmented Reality. The proposed application used to locate a particular room in an indoor location. The application shows directions using a 3D model and 2D map, and it also provides instructions to reach the particular room on the website. The product provides a more accurate result than paper-based but less accurate than Wi-Fi-based. It is a stable and more convenient way for indoor navigation.