Short for
Mobile Augmented Reality Applications
MARA is a Nokia research project that uses camera-equipped mobile
devices as
platforms for
sensor-based, video see-through mobile
Augmented Reality. The MARA prototype application uses accelerometers in all
three axes to determine orientation, a tilt compensated compass for heading, and
GPS for positioning. If the absolute location and orientation of a
camera is known, along with the properties of
the
lens, it's possible to determine exactly what parts
of the scene are viewed by the camera.
See also Augmented Reality.
