Augmented Reality Navigation vs PetaNetra

Never ask for directions again! AR Navigation allows you to turn your phone into your own personal assistant guiding you through complicated buildings with absolute ease. Simply tell the app where you want to go, scan a nameplate of your current location, and off you go. Have Virtual arrows guide you to your direction and never get lost again! If pinging systems work in video games, then why not in real life!

PetaNetra is an application that uses Augmented Reality (AR) technology to help blind people navigate independently in indoor public spaces to be more comfortable and independent. This application supports the use of VoiceOver to help convey information to the blind. PetaNetra can detect your location and will guide you to the destination you choose. In using the application itself, there are 4 types of markers that will be found: 1. Place This marker functions to indicate the place that will be the user's destination or show the user's standing position. Some examples included in place markers are gates, toilets, counters, etc. 2. Warning This marker functions to inform users that they need to be more careful when walking. An example is a warning about differences in floor height. 3. Obstacles This marker functions to inform users that there are obstacles that users need to avoid when walking. Some objects that are obstacles are holes, poles, railings, etc. 4. Action This marker functions to instruct users to take a certain action according to instructions. Examples of instructions that will be found in the application are “push the door”, “raise your hand to check your body temperature”, etc.