[SoC] GSoC 2019 - Adding Augmented Reality (AR) support to the MapMint4ME Android Application

Sun Aug 25 21:56:24 PDT 2019

Thanks for your final report.

Helmut on behalf of the OSGeo GSoC admins

Am Mo., 26. Aug. 2019 um 06:14 Uhr schrieb Aditya Chondke <
adityachondkeiitb at gmail.com>:

> Dear OSGeo SoC Community,
>
> GSoC 2019 has been a really great journey for me. Thanks a lot to the
> OSGeo community for continuous guidance and giving me this wonderful
> opportunity to be part of an Open Source Community.
> I would especially like to thank my mentors Fenoy Gerald and Rajat Shinde
> who have been a great support for all my time at GSoC 2019.
>
> Following is my Final report for GSoC 2019.
> The report is broadly divided into three parts
>
> 1) *Final Report GSoC 2019:
> <https://github.com/AdityaChondke/MapMint4ME/wiki/Final-Report-GSoC-2019> *Containing
> the Abstract, MapMint4ME before GSoC and functionalities added, link to
> repo, etc.
>
> 2) *Example of AR support on MapMint4ME
> <https://github.com/AdityaChondke/MapMint4ME/wiki/Example-of-AR-support-on-MapMint4ME>:*
> Explaining working with screenshots and tutorial video about using and live
> demonstration of MapMint4ME with added AR features.
>
> 3) *Weekly Report of GSoC 2019 and OSGeo wiki page *
> <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GSoC_2019_Adding_Augmented_Reality_(AR)_support_to_the_MapMint4ME_Android_Application>
>
>
> Following is my Final report:
>
> *1. TITLE:*
> Adding Augmented Reality (AR) support to the MapMint4ME Android Application
>
> *2. SOFTWARE COMMUNITY*
> OSGeo, The ZOO-Project, MapMint
>
> *3. ABSTRACT*
> MapMint is a geographic information system (GIS) software on the Internet
> which facilitate the deployment of spatial data infrastructures (SDI). The
> SDI provides a basis for spatial data discovery, evaluation, and
> application for users. For this specific project, SDI consists of two parts
> tools MapMint web application and the MapMint4ME android application and
> data, which includes GPS location, uploaded images and files. MapMint
> centralizes the process thus simplifying various GIS and WebGIS
> functionality. Different functionality provided by the application based on
> user rights are :
> *Importing and storing vector and raster GIS data: *Vector data are a
> representation of real-world data using points, lines and polygons. This
> representation makes it easier to query and create a topographic
> relationship between objects in the image. Raster data consist of a matrix
> of cells (or pixels) where each cell value represent information.
> *Support for querying and publishing geographic data using WFS, WMS and
> WMTS standards: *The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Web Feature Service
> (WFS) interface standard provides an interface allowing a request for
> geospatial features across the web using platform-independent calls. Web
> Map Service (WMS) is also a standard protocol developed by OGC for serving
> georeferenced map over the internet. Web Map Tile Service (WMTS) shows
> pre-rendered or run-time computed georeferenced map tiles over the internet
> example google maps
> *Support for composing and storing maps: *The application allows the user
> to compose and store maps as the project (map files), configure and
> generate mapping applications and run the cartographic portal along with
> viewing and sharing maps
> MapMint4ME is an android application for MapMint web service. The android
> application is built on top of ZOO-Project. ZOO-Project
> <http://zoo-project.org/>is an open WPS platform. ZOO-Project acts as SDI
> for the android application and gives user convenience to built their map
> and application using MapServer and GDAL. The android application
> MapMint4ME is built on MapMint, so the structure of the data storage and
> processing is the same, and thus, it is essential to understand the
> architecture of MapMint.
>
> *4. MOTIVATION*
> The project focuses on Adding Augmented Reality (AR) support to MapMint4ME
> Android Application. The motivation for the project was to improve field
> data collection. The Augmented reality features allow the user to store
> more detailed information with support to draw in 3-D space, measure
> distances and drop markers for feature reference in realtime for better
> sharing and collection of features about a location.
>
> *5. MapMint4ME before GSoC 2019:*
> MapMint4ME is an android application with the capability to record data on
> the field to take photos, record their position, and view their current
> location on a map based on the configuration settings of their MapMint
> server. When the user returns to a place with access to the internet, the
> recorded data can be uploaded back to the MapMint server. MapMint4ME is
> also able to store media files and able to receive data directly from
> sensors.
>
> *6.Updates in MapMint4ME during GSoC 2019:*
> Augmented Reality support is added to the MapMint4ME along with the
> above-mentioned features. Under Augmented Reality stream mainly three
> different features were added to the MapMint4ME using Google ARCore. The
> added features are as follows:
>
> *Cloud Anchor: *Cloud Anchors
> <https://codelabs.developers.google.com/codelabs/arcore-cloud-anchors/#0> gives
> you the ability to create AR apps that share a common frame-of-reference,
> enabling multiple users to place virtual content in the same real-world
> location. A fundamental concept in ARCore is that of an Anchor, which
> describes a fixed position in the real world. The value of an Anchor's pose
> is automatically adjusted by ARCore as its motion tracking improves over
> time. Cloud Anchors are Anchors that are hosted in the cloud and can be
> resolved by multiple users to establish a common frame of reference across
> users and their devices. To share Cloud Anchor Id's among different user Google
> Firebase <https://firebase.google.com/docs/android/setup> is used.
> *AR Draw: *AR Drawing  <https://experiments.withgoogle.com/arcore-drawing>allows
> the user to draw white lines in 3d space. It was initially made as a quick
> experiment of how to combine ARCore with openFrameworks but was expanded
> with native implementation in Java. It mainly has the functionality of
> detecting the 3d plane the user is drawing. For lines, there are three
> settings line width, smoothness and distance scale.
> *AR Scale: *Add functionality of measuring distance in realtime using an
> Augmented Reality ruler. The feature added can measure distance in
> horizontal along the plane detected or perpendicular to the surface
> detected. The distance measure is displayed in realtime. It also has the
> functionality to measure multiple distances in random directions by adding
> various drop points in the path of measurement.
>
> *7. FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES :*
> There are endless possibilities what we can do with Augmented Reality.
> <https://experiments.withgoogle.com/collection/ar> Adding more Augmented
> Reality support based on requirements can improve field data collection
> surely. Some of the updates that could be on AR Drawing as presently it
> cannot be shared between devices. Presently all three added features work
> separately we could find a way to combine all three together for better
> field data acquisition.
>
> *8. WORKING & EXAMPLE:*
> A tutorial on how to use added functionalities and detailed stepwise
> working of the background of the MapMint4ME can be seen in the following
> link. Example
> <https://github.com/AdityaChondke/MapMint4ME/wiki/Example-of-AR-support-on-MapMint4ME>
>
> *9. LINKS:*
>
>    - *GSoC 2019 Final Report
>    <https://github.com/AdityaChondke/MapMint4ME/wiki/Final-Report-GSoC-2019>*
>    - *MapMint4ME Repository Link
>    <https://github.com/AdityaChondke/MapMint4ME>*
>    - *OSGeo Wiki Page
>    <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GSoC_2019_Adding_Augmented_Reality_(AR)_support_to_the_MapMint4ME_Android_Application>*
>    - *Example and Tutorial
>    <https://github.com/AdityaChondke/MapMint4ME/wiki/Example-of-AR-support-on-MapMint4ME>*
>    - *Weekly Report
>    <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/GSoC_2019_Adding_Augmented_Reality_(AR)_support_to_the_MapMint4ME_Android_Application>*
>    - *GitHub Wiki page <https://github.com/AdityaChondke/MapMint4ME/wiki>*
>    - *Google Drive Folder with Videos & APK
>    <https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Y0-mqf3mnpkvpKMNgYJbLYszM6_mas4Z>*
>
>
> *Thank you for all your support*
>
> Aditya Chondke
> M.Tech Geoinformatics
> Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay
>
>
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