ARSights - Augmented Reality + Google Earth

[Graziano Terenzi]

Hi all,

we have launched a new Web-Based Tool that will allow users to visualize some Google Earth 3D models using Augmented Reality. The name of this Project is "ARSights", after Inglobe’s Augmented Reality platform, ARmedia. It relates to our ARPlugin for Google SketchUp.

ARSights is the first freely accessible tool which links together Augmented Reality, web-based technologies, and Google Earth.

Essentially, the ARsights website http://www.arsights.com employes the Google Earth plugin for browsers in order to make it easy for users to download 3d models from a special Dynamic Data Layer created out of Google 3d Warehouse (http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/) and visualize them using Augmented Reality directly as a part of their environment.
In other words, through ARSights, Google Earth 3D models can be visualized out of the digital workspace directly on users’ desktop, by connecting a simple webcam and by printing the marker.

I'm sure that ARSights will be of great interest to SketchUp users.
Most of all, ARSights is completely free and can be accessed by everyone with no restrictions.

Take a look to this video to
[flash=425,344:143k81gi]http://www.youtube.com/v/JDPgsHghp6M&hl=en&fs=1[/flash:143k81gi]

For further information on the ARplugin, you can also watch the thread on ARmedia Plugin here http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=80&t=15081&st=0&sk=t&sd=a

I hope to get some feedback on this soon.
Thank you
Graziano

PS Can someone tell me how to embed a Youtube video within a thread in this Forum?

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[Gaieus]

Hi Graziano,

Thanks for the head-up! Looking more and more interesting!

@unknownuser said:

PS Can someone tell me how to embed a Youtube video within a thread in this Forum?

I have embedded it for you. Have a look at the code I used:

[flash=425,344]http://www.youtube.com/v/JDPgsHghp6M&hl=en&fs=1[/flash]

where the numbers are the size of the video and the rest is its URL you can always copy from the YT page (on the right where it says "embed").

Also, Simon has been playing around (and making some "tutorials") in the Newbie section about embedding videos.

[MALAISE]

Hi Graziano

Good idea : first step in Augmented Reality. I guess you'll get soon demands for ARPlugin...

Regards

Pierre MALAISE

[Graziano Terenzi]

Dear all,
thank you very much for your feedback.
We are also preparing a Mac Version.
Regards
Graziano