{"id":3735,"date":"2018-06-21T13:50:01","date_gmt":"2018-06-21T08:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/code4developers.com\/?p=3735"},"modified":"2018-06-21T13:50:01","modified_gmt":"2018-06-21T08:20:01","slug":"vps-visual-positioning-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/code4developers.com\/vps-visual-positioning-system\/","title":{"rendered":"VPS (Visual Positioning System)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Google has announced a revamped version of Maps that utilizes a complex visual positioning system to offer improved navigation.<\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>At the ongoing Google I\/O conference, senior director of product Aparna Chennapragada showed how Google is \u201ccombining the power of the camera and computer vision with Streetview and Maps to reimagine walking navigation.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>In her presentation, Chennapragada noted how users would often have to move around in the real world to line themselves up with the blue dot marking their location in Maps. To avoid any such confusion, Google Maps will instead display blown-up 3D directions such as lit-up arrows and precise steps like \u201c6th street is 100 feet away.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Meanwhile, a smaller version of the traditional Maps experience will be displayed on the lower half of the screen, should it be needed. Additionally, the demo showed that panning the camera around the streets would automatically highlight points of interest nearby, such as caf\u00e9s or retail stores.<\/li>\n<li>Finally, Chennapragada said that \u201cjust for fun,\u201d the Maps team has also been experimenting with a digital avatar that can help further guide users, with a cartoon fox shown off as an example.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/code4developers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Screen-Shot-2018-06-20-at-8.50.46-PM.png\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail pk-lazyload\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAUAAAADwAQMAAABL4y8oAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAACBJREFUaN7twYEAAAAAw6D5Ux\/hAlUBAAAAAAAAAADANyZwAAFF2mhIAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\"  alt=\"\"  width=\"150\"  height=\"150\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/code4developers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Screen-Shot-2018-06-20-at-8.50.46-PM-150x150.png\" ><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Google announced many new software treats at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/google-io-2018-keynote-live-stream-live-blog-862788\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google I\/O<\/a>. Aparna Chennapragada introduced one of the best new features: visual guidance and Visual Positioning System in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/google-assistant-visual-cues-862969\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Maps<\/a> Navigation.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve all had been delayed figuring out Google Maps Navigation before \u2014 \u201cam I going the right direction?\u201d Google Maps can now use your camera to identify your surroundings, visually communicate your route right in front of your eyes!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/code4developers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Screen-Shot-2018-06-20-at-8.52.30-PM.png\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail pk-lazyload\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAUAAAADwAQMAAABL4y8oAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAACBJREFUaN7twYEAAAAAw6D5Ux\/hAlUBAAAAAAAAAADANyZwAAFF2mhIAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\"  alt=\"\"  width=\"150\"  height=\"150\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/code4developers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Screen-Shot-2018-06-20-at-8.52.30-PM-150x150.png\" ><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tap a button to activate visual view and then just point your camera where you need to go to see relevant info. You will see your surroundings with an overlay of Maps information for nearby business, arrows pointing you in the direction you need to go, with a small map at the bottom to remind you where you are headed. This is a powerful addition to Google Maps and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/street-view-and-geocoding-823247\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Street View<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Google\u2019s even playing with the idea of putting a character on the screen as an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/best-augmented-reality-games-ar-games-android-755298\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">augmented reality<\/a> tour guide. In the demo, it was a little fox.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"visual-positioning-system-vps\">Visual Positioning System \u2013 VPS<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/code4developers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Screen-Shot-2018-06-20-at-8.53.26-PM.png\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail pk-lazyload\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAUAAAADwAQMAAABL4y8oAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAACBJREFUaN7twYEAAAAAw6D5Ux\/hAlUBAAAAAAAAAADANyZwAAFF2mhIAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\"  alt=\"\"  width=\"150\"  height=\"150\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/code4developers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Screen-Shot-2018-06-20-at-8.53.26-PM-150x150.png\" ><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When your GPS is not enough, the new visual system in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/google-maps-landmark-directions-856319\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Maps<\/a> can also use the newly coined Visual Positioning System (VPS) feature. The VPS uses your phone\u2019s camera and Google\u2019s extensive back-end data to analyze your surroundings to identify where you are with greater accuracy.<\/p>\n<p>A few members of our team members are already cheering about this. They live in densely populated urban areas with tall buildings and often complain of GPS drift and other hassles when navigating. The new visual systems are made just for people like them.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, Google did not mention when these new Maps features would become available. We will be sure to update when we learn more.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"google-has-an-indoor-positioning-tech-in-the-works-called-vps\" class=\"article__title\">Google has an indoor positioning tech in the works, called VPS<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/code4developers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Screen-Shot-2018-06-20-at-8.58.13-PM.png\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail pk-lazyload\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAUAAAADwAQMAAABL4y8oAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAACBJREFUaN7twYEAAAAAw6D5Ux\/hAlUBAAAAAAAAAADANyZwAAFF2mhIAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\"  alt=\"\"  width=\"150\"  height=\"150\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/code4developers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Screen-Shot-2018-06-20-at-8.58.13-PM-150x150.png\" ><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"crunchbase-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchbase.com\/organization\/google\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google <\/a> has announced it\u2019s\u00a0working on a service to\u00a0offer detailed\u00a0indoor location positioning\u00a0using its <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.techcrunch.com\/2016\/11\/01\/google-finally-launches-tango\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tango<\/a> 3D sensing computer vision tech.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne thing we\u2019ve seen clearly is that AR is most powerful when it\u2019s\u00a0tightly coupled to the real world, and the more precisely the better,\u201d said <a class=\"crunchbase-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchbase.com\/person\/clay-bavor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clay Bavor, <\/a> speaking at Google\u2019s I\/O conference today. \u201cThat\u2019s why we\u2019ve been working with the Google Maps team on a service that can give devices access to\u00a0very precise location information indoors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bavor described the feature\u00a0as \u201ckind of like GPS\u201d but instead of talking to satellites \u2014 which isn\u2019t necessarily viable given indoor reception issues \u2014 the cameras on a <a class=\"crunchbase-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchbase.com\/organization\/tango-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tango <\/a> device triangulate position based on \u201cdistinct visual features in the environment\u201d.<\/p>\n[blockquote]We think it\u2019s going to be incredibly useful in a whole bunch of places[\/blockquote]\n<p>Google\u2019s name for the tech is \u201c<strong>Visual Positioning Service<\/strong>\u201d \u2014 or VPS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google has announced a revamped version of Maps that utilizes a complex visual positioning system to offer improved navigation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":134,"featured_media":3734,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[126],"tags":[191,185,193,192],"powerkit_post_featured":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3735","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-google-maps","9":"tag-news","10":"tag-virtual-positioning-system","11":"tag-vps"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/code4developers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Screen-Shot-2018-06-20-at-9.01.06-PM.png?fit=762%2C425&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8NAi4-Yf","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5161,"url":"https:\/\/code4developers.com\/getting-started-with-google-maps-places-api\/","url_meta":{"origin":3735,"position":0},"title":"Getting started with Google Maps Places API","author":"Arif Khoja","date":"October 17, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"If you want to get all of the restaurant data from a specific city by text search in your application, you have come to the right place. 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