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I wonder if we'll see these in Microsoft's 2018 HoloLens. 1ft accuracy + spatial mapping = a global spatial mesh with countless commercial applications.


Hololens uses https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photogrammetry which is already more accurate (just watch a demo), so more accurate GPS won't have an effect here.

Photogrammetry is what humans do, and it doesn't cost billions of dollars.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Positioning_System#Deve...

http://nation.time.com/2012/05/21/how-much-does-gps-cost/


Can a human tell where in the world they are without already knowing something about the environment?


Came here to say this myself. This could have huge implications for AR tech.




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