ARKit uses camera and motion data to map out the local world as you move around. CoreLocation uses wifi and GPS data to determine your global location, with a low degree of accuracy. ARKit + CoreLocation combines the high accuracy of AR with the scale of GPS data. The potential for combining these technologies is huge, with so many potential applications across many different areas. Allow items to be placed within the AR world using real-world coordinates. Dramatically improved location accuracy, using recent location data points combined with knowledge about movement through the AR world. The improved location accuracy is currently in an “experimental” phase, but could be the most important component. The library and demo come with a bunch of additional features for configuration. It’s all fully documented to be sure to have a look around.
Features
- ARKit requires iOS 11
- Supports iPhone 6S and upwards, iPhone SE, and iPad (2017)
- Supports all iPad Pro models
- This library contains the ARKit + CoreLocation framework, as well as a demo application
- The library and demo come with a bunch of additional features for configuration
- SceneLocationView is a subclass of ARSCNView