“Having smartphones create 3-D indoor maps on the go sounds cool.Technology advancements are making this concept possible in the future.
I would love to try and have that app!” said Latifa Jomaa, an 8th grade student. People will soon be able to get smartphone directions for how to go from one place to another inside a building. The camera sensor worked together to create a grid of data that became a 3-D image. Like who wouldnt want to have a 3-D image of a building? I know I would.
Having this app is not just fun and cool, it helps people navigate their location. This app can affect people’s daily lives and activities. Homeowners could use this app to create a digital tour of their houses before putting them up for sale. This software could also help the blind walk through a building. The possibilities are endless.
Google has been working with developers on this ground-breaking technology. Their work is called Project Tango. Professor Roumeliotis, 43, has been working on this map since 1995. “I think it would be just as important as Google Maps and would be really helpful in the future.”, said Professor Roumeliotis.
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This app would take a while to come out though. That would give app developers time to come up with 3-D applications that can take advantage of the new technology before putting it on Google. It could still be a very long time before it reaches the customers.
Having this app developed is a genius idea. “It would become the Google Maps of the indoor world. It would help us have a better life in the future and is a really sick app. “I would love this app to come out right now because it would be really fun and something I would look forward to try to.” said Zeinab Alhachem. Until then we will have to keep anticipating and waiting.
Mariam Daher
Student Journalist