What is it?

AugSatNav is an augmented reality navigation system which overlays walking directions upon a live video feed of the path or road ahead. With AugSatNav there's no need to follow instructions or interpret maps - you can simply find your way by walking along the route highlighted by a bright white line.

How to use it

AugSatNav is very straight-forward to use. The following steps will explain how to create a new route and use AugSatNav to navigate to your desired destination:

  1. Menu Screen
    When the application begins the menu will appear. Press the "Where to?" option.

  2. Choose your Destination
    The following screen enables you to enter a destination; it incorporates two tabs, each of which offers a different input method:

    • 1. Type Address
      Simply type the postal address of your desired destination. Alternatively, press the "saved destinations" button to quickly load destinations you have navigated to before.

    • 2. Use Map
      Search for your destination using a map and "tap" the location you wish to navigate to.

  3. Return to Menu
    After entering your destination, AugSatNav generates your route and returns to the menu. You will notice the "Your Route" option has now been enabled; press this to see two options to view your route.

  4. AR View
    If you select the Augmented Reality view you can find your way to your destination by following the path highlighted by a bright white line. This mode provides 3D route guidance by cleverly exploiting the phone's sensors and video camera to overlay navigation instructions upon a live video feed of the road ahead.

  5. Map View
    Select the map view to see an overview of your current route. This option allows you to view turn by turn instructions for the whole route - tap on any instruction to view its location on the map provided.

Having problems with AugSatNav?

If the AR View does not function correctly this is usually caused by the compass in your phone not working correctly. To solve this please ensure your compass is calibrated before using AugSatNav.

To calibrate your compass hold your phone in the air (screen facing upwards) and make 5-10 figure of eight motions.

If you continue to have difficulties, please contact us and we will try our best to solve any problems you may have. The "About" tab has ways of contacting us.


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Screenshot of AugSatNav