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This paper presents ARCHEOGUIDE, a novel system offering augmented reality tours in archaeological sites. The system is based on wearable and mobile computers, networking technology and real-time computer graphics and 3D animation and visualization techniques. The user can participate tours adapted to his profile and automatically receive information based on his position and orientation as calculated by a hybrid technique making use of GPS, compass and image-based tracking. The user can interact with the device via multi-modal interaction techniques and request navigation and other information. ARCHEOGUIDE has been tested at the archaeological site of Olympia in Greece.

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This paper describes the work performed for the ARCHEOGUIDE (Augmented Reality-based Cultural Heritage On-site GUIDE) project. ARCHEOGUIDE is funded by the EU IST framework (IST-1999-11306), and pursued by a consortium of European organizations. It delivers an interactive, personalized, augmented reality (AR) guide for the visualization of ruined archaeological sites. It is based on mobile real-time computing, networking, and 3D visualization. Its users are presented with monument reconstructions, navigation aid and historical information in a user-friendly way through the use of multi-modal interaction techniques. The key features of the system are a novel hybrid position and orientation tracking technique used in determining the user's viewpoint, navigation aid, outdoor operation, and real-time 3D visualization of monuments, artifacts, and life. This paper presents examples of the system's use at the archaeological site of Ancient Olympia in Greece

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