Columbus Eye vs ProtAct17

Explore the Earth in Augmented Reality – with Columbus Eye! Columbus Eye brings stunning satellite imagery and scientific content straight to your smartphone – letting you discover our planet through marker-based Augmented Reality (AR). Perfect for use in classrooms, at home, or simply out of curiosity. What you’ll find: • Marker-based Augmented Reality – Bring satellite images to life • High-quality satellite imagery – Explore volcanoes, cities, oceans, and more • Interactive learning modules – Understand how Earth observation works • Based on real satellite data – Scientifically sound and educational • Made for education – Works with free printable worksheets How it works: Print the matching markers from the official worksheets at https://esero.de/unterricht/arapps or https://columbuseye.rub.de/english.html, open the app – and watch satellite images come to life in 3D! A DLR educational project Columbus Eye was developed as part of an educational initiative by the German Aerospace Center (DLR). It combines real Earth observation data with engaging, curriculum-aligned content for schools and curious minds alike. Discover Earth from space – right on your smartphone.

The app aims to provide children and adolescents with a playful approach to the complex topic of sustainability and the 17 sustainability goals of the United Nations. ProtAct17 imparts knowledge in an age-appropriate and interactive way, arouses curiosity and the spirit of research through virtual and real experiments, addresses current and future challenges for the environment, economy and society and shows their own – albeit small – possibilities for action. Inspiring and empowering students to protect the environment (Protect) and to take action in line with the 17 sustainability goals of the United Nations (Act) – this is the idea behind the app. Using the scan mode, children can bring the app's poster to life and explore the topics step by step.