A new pilot project is allowing citizens to see local service information such as planning applications and food hygiene ratings of cafes projected live onto images or videos of their local area using “augmented reality” (AR) software. Data can be seen overlaid live onto locations by pointing a smartphone or tablet computer with a camera running [...]

The UK government should increase its use of ‘location intelligent services’ to maximise efficiency in public service delivery, a leading analyst has told E-Government Bulletin. Speaking ahead of his appearance at this month’s Ordnance Survey-hosted ‘Location 2012’ event (http://bit.ly/JuruE8), technology trend analyst Ian Pearson said location-based services hold great potential for both central and local government [...]

The UK is falling behind the leading European nations in implementing a national 3-D mapping framework, a leading practitioner has told E-Government Bulletin. Carsten Rönsdorf, corporate data manager at the UK’s national mapping agency Ordnance Survey, told E-Government Bulletin the UK is “quite a bit behind” several other European countries and parts of the rest of [...]