Nokia enhances its maps with LiveSight augmented reality
The Finnish company Nokia has just released a new package of enhancements for HERE Maps , the map service that the firm offers to customers of its new smartphones Lumia This is the new technology LiveSight, integrated as an update to give users the experience of augmented reality. From now on the maps of HERE Maps for Nokia will look much more visual and realistic. But, how does this service really work?, you may ask.Well, when accessing HERE Maps you press on the button LiveSightand focus, with your mobile phone, towards the place you want to obtain information about. In this way, from any street in the city you can point and see all the interesting places, restaurants, hotels, cinemas, shops and in short, points of interest that they could be useful at any time, whether you are working or out for a walk or relaxing.
What HERE Maps offers is a different take on maps. In fact, instead of seeing flat maps with simple labels, the user will be able to enjoy a real 3D view (of the street they are walking on) and discover all these features in 3D, without having to change the application.But this is not all. Apart from seeing all the places of interest tagged, the HERE Maps app will allow us to mark some places as favorites, share our impression of each of these places and even get directions on how to get there by car or even via a walking route, in a pleasant walk through the city If you don't want to get express directions, you canmake use of the compass, integrated into the system in the last update to HERE Maps In this way you can Orient yourself very easily on the ground, without hesitating for a second about where you have to go, something that usually happens very often on flat maps,when we meet in a city totally unknown to us. This feature works through an automatic rotation system that is oriented taking into account the position from which you are looking. This way it is easier to receive any type of orientation.
Another interesting tool has to do with the synchronization functions. Places that you you have bookmarked or for which you have made recommendations can be synced through your account and will appear on HERE. com This means that you will be able to access any of this content through a computer. If you are also a fan of Foursquare, the location-based service based on social networks, you can use this application through HERE Maps , doing check-in in places and sharing it with your friends at the same time, who will be able to know your location instantly.
If you have a Nokia Lumia and you want to try this tool, all you have to do is go to the app store and update HERE Maps and Foursquare for Windows Phone 8You should bear in mind that this service is available for phones that have the latest version of this operating system. They are as follows: Nokia Lumia 920, Nokia Lumia 820, Nokia Lumia 720 and Nokia Lumia 620
