The digital contents management system based on position information initiate fusion of AR and sensor technology

Abstract

In this article, we propose and evaluate the digital contents management system according to the user's position and needs. This digital contents management system consisting of the web application for information providers and smartphone application for information receivers. The web application corresponds to multi-platform and it is possible to upload various digital contents to the server. At this time, the information provider adds position information to the digital contents. The information receiver can view the uploaded digital contents as AR on the smartphone. The smartphone application for contents receiver displays registered digital contents in AR around the user's present position. In our research, we evaluated targeted for the visitors in a zoo to evaluate the usefulness and the operability of the web application and the smartphone application. As an evaluation, we were able to confirm the great usefulness and operability of the web application and the smartphone application.