In his inspiring presentation at TED2010 this month, Blaise Aguera y Arcas made a statement that struck a cord with me. He said that “mapping is not just about cartography; it’s also about imagery.” He and hia team demostrate the potential for layering user-generated photos (using Photosynth of Flickr photos) and even video (via telepresence using backpack cameras) over Bing maps.
Blaise Aguera y Arcas demos augmented-reality maps
In a demo that drew gasps at TED2010, Blaise Aguera y Arcas demos new augmented-reality mapping technology from Microsoft.
