Indoor navigation application using augmented reality technology

Abstract

Modelling indoor and outdoor areas and designing navigation applications based on the created models has been one of the most preferred working areas of geomatics engineers in the last 20 years. Navigation applications that answer the question of how to get there have now become an indispensable part of human life. While the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) provides sufficient solutions for tracking the location of users in outdoor navigation applications, it is not a suitable solution due to signal interruptions in indoor areas. For this reason, researchers have developed different alternative methods to obtain and track the location information of users indoors. However, these methods have limitations such as the need for additional hardware and high cost. This study aims to develop an indoor navigation application for Android-based smartphones using Augmented Reality technology without the need for any additional equipment for user location tracking.