FinePoint - a study into the use of phyiscal optical correlation applied to live video to generate camera tracking information and the provision of high precision localised augmented reality.

FinePoint市场验证研究旨在测试使用物理光学相关作为提供高精度定位和摄像机跟踪实时视频信息的手段的可行性。这将实现高质量，高度本地化的增强现实，特别关注两个潜在的商业机会，增强现实交付给智能手机和用于混合现实媒体制作的相机跟踪系统。虽然这两个目标领域已经存在，但与现有解决方案相比，Finepoint团队采用的方法将提供显著的性能优势和额外的功能。现有的技术依赖于相对不精确的GPS /指南针定位，或不稳定的标记阵列和/或密集的计算。物理光学相关性应用于摄像机的视频馈送，提供了在没有类似限制的情况下提供增强性能的机会，从而使其非常适合针对非结构化环境的服务。Finepoint可以被认为是谷歌街景的完全相反，在谷歌街景中，你给出已知的位置，然后可以查看地理定位的图像数据集。Finepoint拍摄图像并提供准确的位置。现在智能手机和Wifi/移动数据服务的普及使得这个概念非常合适。这项研究是由一小群中小企业合作开展的，他们拥有一系列相关技能、知识产权和市场定位，使用的是英国最近开发的创新硬件平台。该研究将确定技术问题，发展路线图和成本，以及市场研究和竞争对手分析的目标机会。这将建立基本的商业主张，并通过概念验证和原型开发为后续开发提供基础。Finepoint将展示在旅游、媒体制作、广告和娱乐等领域创造全新、沉浸式媒体成果的潜力。这个项目

The FinePoint Proof of Market study aims to test the feasibility of using physical opticalcorrelation as a means of providing high precision localization and camera trackinginformation from live video feeds.This will enable high quality, highly localized, augmented reality, with a particular focus ontwo potential commercial opportunities, augmented reality delivered to smartphones andcamera tracking systems for mixed reality media production.Whilst both target areas exist already the approach adopted by the Finepoint team will deliversignificant performance advantages and additional capabilities compared with existingsolutions. Existing techniques rely on relatively imprecise GPS / compass localization, or astatic array of markers and/or intensive computation. Physical optical correlation, applied tovideo feeds from cameras, offers the opportunity to provide enhanced performance withoutsimilar constraints, thereby making it very appropriate for services targeting unstructuredenvironments.Finepoint can be considered as the exact inverse of Google Street View, where you give aknown location and can then view geolocated image data sets. Finepoint takes an image anddelivers an exact location.The pervasive use of smartphones and Wifi/mobile data services now makes this concept veryappropriate.The study is a collaborative venture amongst a small group of SMEs with a range of relevantskills, IP and market positioning using an innovative hardware platform recently developed inthe UK. The study will determine the technical issues, development roadmap and coststogether with market research and competitor analysis in targeted opportunities. This willestablish the basic commercial proposition and underpin subsequent development throughproof of concept and development of prototype.Finepoint will demonstrate the potential to create new, immersive, media deliverables in areasranging from tourism, media production, advertising and entertainment.This project