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- Hello and welcome! This page is dedicated to ASMap, a new Augmented Reality system that has been designed to help you, the user, get much more out of your map reading experience. Please click on the explanatory video or any of the links to find out more about using ASMap.
- ASMap is a very straightforward app to use. It runs on either the Apple iPhone, iPad 1 or 2 or the iTouch. Simply follow these instructions to get going: 1) First you need a map so go ahead and download this sample map of North Leinster, Ireland. 2) Print out the map. 3) Go to the iTunes App Store. 4) Search for and download ASMap. It's free! 5) Double-click the ASMap icon on your desktop to launch the app. 6) The default view is simply the live stream from your device's camera. 7) Now move the camera over your printed map. 8) As you move over the QR codes 3D content will be added. 9) You can tap on any of these 3D objects to gain access to more contextual information. Note that ASMap is not yet available on the iTunes App store. Watch this space though!
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This project has been researched as part of the Digital Arts and Humanities PhD programme of the Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin. The first task of the project was to assess the current status of the use of Augmented Reality technology in archaeological practice. The next objective was to design and implement a ëproof of conceptí AR project that would take as its subject matter some topic of archaeological interest. As such, I chose to address the practice of map reading in a more general sense and not necessarily solely in the context of archaeological map reading. Using the knowledge earned as a result of this effort, the final task of the project was to consider how AR might impact on the character of archaeological epistemologies and referential ontologies going forward.
My research is PRTLI funded.
Frank Lynam
Dublin, January 2012
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Here are some screenshots of the ASMap system in action. These were taken on an iPad 2 system.
Figure 1: 3D content
Figure 2: Contextual information window
