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Augmented reality is only a medium (actually just a mashing together of other media), but content is king. 

To make use of computer data and images superimposed on real life we need content, but creating that content can be time consuming and expensive.  Instead, we have to find ways of leveraging the crowd to fill the cloud.  As I’ve explained before, cataloging image databases will be one way we can build digital versions of the world. 

Today, researchers at Google are presenting a paper on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) in Miami, Florida.  Using 40 million GPS tagged photos from Picasa and Panoramio and online tour webpages, they’ve been able to improve computer vision of major landmarks.  The technology sounds similar to Microsoft’s Photosynth, but they may have different implications based on the form of the data. 

The key point is that these technologies (either Google’s or Microsoft’s) will allow for the leveraging of information (in the form of pictures) being created daily and stored on the web.  Not only is this data available, but due to its time signature, it can also help us reconstruct past events of significant importance.   This will give us powerful tools for creating huge chunks of content for the cloud. 

The below picture shows the visual representation of how their cluster recognition model works.

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Google has shown us another way to use large, noisy datasets to automate the digitalization of the world. 

Via Spatial Sustain.

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Thomas K. Carpenter

Thomas K. Carpenter is a full time contemporary fantasy author with over 50 independently published titles. His bestselling, multi-series universe, The Hundred Halls, has over 25 books and counting. His stories focus on fantastic families, magical academies, and epic adventures.

  • Go Google! I know the conspiracy people are worried that they will take over the world, but I’m not sure that would be a bad thing. 🙂 Once again they are innovating.

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