Exploiting linked open data for mobile augmented reality

Abstract

In this position paper we discuss future directions for mobile augmented reality applications. In particular we focus on "world reference" augmented reality applications that present the user with content within the mobile browser that augments the reality with information about local points of interest such as historical sights, nearby bus stops and cafes. These applications can be generally characterised by the display of points of interest obtained from the execution of spatial queries on a database of these points. As a result, the user has a very domain-specific browsing experience. i.e., is locked-into the content of the specific database. Examining existing architectures of augmented reality applications, we observe issues regarding selection and integration of data sources, utilisation of contextual information, and eventually the browsing experience. To address these issues, we propose to exploit Linked Open Data for (mobile) augmented reality applications.