Integration of Mixed Reality and GPS-based Positioning to Support Public Works Applications
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Integration of Mixed Reality and GPS-based Positioning to Support Public Works Applications
The NBCC Mobile First Technology initiative (MFTi) developed software for industrial client Kognitiv Spark that addressed technical gaps in application development for the Microsoft HoloLens involving the use of geographic positioning.
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MFTi has established an ongoing collaboration with industrial client Kognitiv Spark, a company based in Hanwell, New Brunswick which is a designated Microsoft developer for the HoloLens. In its first project with Kognitive Spark, MFTi developed an advanced prototype called the Fire Hydrant Inspector with the following objectives:
- Address technical gaps in application development for the Microsoft HoloLens involving the use of GPS data that were identified by Kognitiv Spark; and
- Develop the first in a planned series of compelling demonstrations of the value of mixed reality applications within a smart city context.
Fire Hydrant Inspector combines mixed reality via the Microsoft HoloLens and geospatial data management to streamline inspections of public infrastructure, enabling inspectors to locate fire hydrants and visualize their status and maintenance history in the field. The MFTi prototype makes use of the NBCC Location-based Object Management Framework.
Collaborators
* Efficiency New Brunswick
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Project contact
William McIver Jr.
