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1. Enkin

3 years ago

"Enkin" introduces a new handheld navigation concept. It displays location-based content in a unique way that bridges the gap between reality and classic map-like representations. It combines GPS, orientation sensors, 3D graphics, live video, several web services, and a novel user interface into an intuitive and light navigation system for mobile devices.
Check out our web page enkin.net.

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Waref Abu Quba
2 months ago
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5 months ago
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6 months ago
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6 months ago
Roberto Fara
7 months ago
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10 months ago
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1 year ago
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1 year ago
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1 year ago

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mujamuja 3 years ago

Usability, innovation, involvment, Hats off.
Muadib 3 years ago

Impresionante
Sanjay Rana 3 years ago

I have been working on a much more seamless integration with GIS (i.e. shapefiles etc; in both professional desktop and web 2.0 apps) for digital photographs for the purposes of automated geolocalisation. Hope to have first prototype out soonish. The trick lies in various orientation sensors built into the video or digital camera, which is generally not as straightforward as the enkin developers suggest; but certainly do-able.
Enkin 3 years ago

We put a lot of effort into testing it with real hardware components as you could see in the video. Developing Enkin for actual Android devices is, of course, another story. But we are quite confident about that.
Sanjay Rana 3 years ago

and it looks good! I am looking forward to the idea in implementation.

Just found out about this project:
esa.int/esaCP/SEMK2B3XQEF_index_1.html#subhead2

Its amazing to see the recent increase in geolocalisation research.
chicoespina 3 years ago

Cojonudo!
Andreas Hornig 3 years ago

Hi,
I just want to say, that your navigation device is a realy REALY good idea! Congratz!
Sometimes, I wish such thing for my grandparents, so that they have the connection between the map and their surrounding to better find their auto-route :).
Greets, Andreas
Woody 3 years ago

Amazing, that would be awesome for Google's Android :)
kodea 3 years ago

no offense, but that seems kind of lame.
very basic, just data u overlay over live video, but the local awareness doesnt come from interpreting that live video, comes from gps and accelerometer vs geo db.
its too simple to be impressive.
Andreas Aronsson 3 years ago

I really like this concept! Even if Enkin uses data that has been readily available (GPS coords, tilt, camera feed) it combines them all to present something new. I would love to have that in my phone, whenever I get one which includes all the necessary features :P
Græm 3 years ago

Very nice work boys. It was inevitable that a program like this would be developed, and I'm glad that it will be associated with google, and the android brand/OS/devices. I can't wait to use it when I get one of the first android phones. I'd love to know what kind of phone you two get when they come out. (granting that you get one) again, nice work and I'm excited to play with it when it comes out. <3
Dukeswharf 3 years ago

Now this is very very cool. I look forwards to trying this out some time soon!!

Any eta on when you hope to release this and will it only be available for Android, i.e. Symbian s60 maybe??
Enkin 3 years ago

Thanks to all of you for your enthusiastic comments! We appreciate that very much.

As for Dukeswharf's question, we do not have a definite release date yet, nor can we make any predictions about supported platforms. Our focus, however, is still on Android.

You will find future announcements on these and other issues in our blog: enkinblog.blogspot.com
Soxiam 3 years ago

wow. if you integrate this with voice processor and i think you have yourself a really useful tool for visually impaired people. great work.
John Mulligan 7 months ago

Or if you get the orientation accurate enough, you could replace/overlay with reconstructed or prospective scenes/elements.
Live, walking history tour in a city? In famous buildings even, like Grand Central Station, giving you a snapshot of what it looked like 100 years ago.
like this guy:youtube.com/watch?v=gr8FAhrWtbk&t=02m57s
Jens Hoffmann 3 years ago

Impressive!

I new the stuff from "tonchidot".
But this looks quite real! :)
James Alliban 3 years ago

An amazing synthesis of technologies there. Congratulations on a fantastic project.
kath 2 years ago

great work!