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In March, Google Maps AR navigation was updated to work inside complex buildings. After launching in select US malls, Google is expanding Indoor Live View to transit stations in Japan.
On the outside, Live View is powered by a global location system that leverages your existing camera, AI, and Street View imagery to match your place in the world. Earlier this year, Google touted “new advancements” that allow “precise altitude” to be used for Indoor Live View.
If you are taking a plane or train, Live View can help you find the nearest elevator and escalators, your boarding gate, platform, baggage claim, check-in counters, ticket office, toilets, ATMs and more.
The same arrows and directions “point you in the right direction” from your current location. A traditional map view is available at the bottom of the screen, while the viewfinder is annotated with arrows with accompanying icons (like elevators). Once you’re pointed in the right direction, you get a sign which after a few seconds will animate into very obvious directional arrows for added emphasis. Once you arrive at your destination, you get the iconic Maps red pin.
This can be useful when looking for where to transfer in a station that has multiple levels. In Japan, Google offers Indoor Live View at the following JR East locations:
Tokyo Station, Shinjuku Station, Shibuya Station, Shinagawa Station, Ueno Station, Ikebukuro Station, Shimbashi Station, Akihabara Station, Takada Baba Station, Gotanda Station, Ebisu Station, Station from Nippori, Nakano Station, Kitasenju Station, Tachikawa Station, Omiya Station, Urawa Station
Google will support more sites in the future, while planning for more availability at airports and shopping malls. It is available on Google Maps for Android and iOS.
This indoor expansion comes as Apple introduces AR navigation outdoors with iOS 15 this fall.
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