wayGoo: a platform for geolocating and managing indoor and outdoor spaces

Abstract

wayGoo 2 is a platform for Geolocating and Managing indoor and outdoor spaces and content with multidimensional indoor and outdoor Navigation and Guidance. Its main components are a Geographic Information System, a back-end server, front-end applications and a web-based Content Management System (CMS). It constitutes a fully integrated 2D/3D space and content management system that creates a repository that consists of a database, content components and administrative data. wayGoo can connect to any third party database and event management data-source. The platform is secure as the data is only available through a Restful web service using https security protocol in conjunction with an API key used for authentication. To enhance users experience, wayGoo makes the content available by extracting components out of the repository and constructing targeted applications. The wayGoo platform supports georeferencing of indoor and outdoor information and use of metadata. It also allows the use of existing information such as maps and databases. The platform enables planning through integration of content that is connected either spatially, temporally or contextually, and provides immediate access to all spatial data through interfaces and interactive 2D and 3D representations. wayGoo constitutes a mean to document and preserve assets through computerized techniques and provides a system that enhances the protection of your space, people and guests when combined with wayGoo notification and alert system. It constitutes a strong marketing tool providing staff and visitors with an immersive tool for navigation in indoor spaces and allowing users to organize their agenda and to discover events through wayGoo event scheduler and recommendation system. Furthermore, the wayGoo platform can be used in Security applications and event management, e.g. CBRNE incidents, man-made and natural disasters, etc., to document and geolocate information and sensor data (off line and real time) on one end, and offer navigation capabilities in indoor and outdoor spaces. Furthermore, the wayGoo platform can be used for the creation of immersive environments and experiences in conjunction with VR/AR (Virtual & Augmented Reality) technologies.

Cloud Platforms for Context-Adaptive Positioning and Localisation in GNSS-Denied Scenarios—A Systematic Review

“…HTTP is responsible for exchanging information between the web client and the web server. In the studies analysed, developers or researchers use the REpresentational State Transfer (REST) architecture style to exchange data between the client and the server over HTTP [ 43 , 45 , 54 , 55 , 77 , 78 , 79 , 80 ], but REST is not restricted to this protocol. The use of REST architecture style allows establishing a stateless communication by using Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs) and HTTP verbs (get, post, put, and delete) [ 81 ].…”

SYNTHESIS: A Platform of Platforms for Integrated Management, Curation, and Visualization of Digital Cultural Experiences through VR and AR Technologies

“…The three platforms SYNTHESIS PoP is made up of, namely wayGoo, SYNTELESIS and AFIGISSI (Narration), are briefly describe in the following. All three platforms have been developed in the Integrated Information Systems (ISL) Laboratory of the Institute of Informatics & Telecommunications at NCSR "Demokritos" through a series of funded projects that are described in the publications [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] and acknowledged at the end of the Chapter. The three platforms are: a. wayGoo -wayGoo is a platform for Geolocating and Managing indoor and outdoor spaces and content with multidimensional indoor and outdoor Navigation and Guidance.…”

“…The SYNTHESIS PoP has emerged from the aggregation of three digital platforms that have been developed at the Integrated Systems Laboratory (ISL) over a period of seven years in the context of DICE (Digital Immersive Cultural Environments), a concept and architecture of a comprehensive ecosystem for the promotion of digital cultural experiences introduced by the author in and detailed in his publication, alongside with his research team at the Media Art Innovation (MAI) Unit of ISL, in 2016 [1]. The three building blocks of SYNTHESIS, namely the platforms SYNTELESIS/iGuide, AFIGISSI (Narration), and wayGoo, have been described as stand-alone platforms in the references [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] (in Greek), and in [10][11][12].…”

“…It will offer visualization of an exhibition through personalized interactive narrative experiences of virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) and the georeferencing of its individual exhibits in places of cultural interest (art exhibitions, museums), allowing the creation of educational and educational experiences, the mobilization of tourism and social interest, and the preservation, promotion, and curation of its exhibits. In Figure 6, we give an example of using the wayGoo platform [9] to visualize an interactive experience of digital representations of cultural treasures from the Minoan palace of Phaistos in Crete created with the help of the SYNTELESIS platform by the Integrated Systems Laboratory with the use of digital immersion technologies, such as content geo-reporting (wayGoo), AR/VR, and 2D/3D animation.…”

SYNAISTHISI: an IoT-powered smart visitor management and cognitive recommendations system

“…The application is supported by a backend GIS system, which can provide a broad and clear view to event organizers, campus managers and field personnel for purposes of event logistics, safety and security. 1 AL`AREAS SYNAISTHISI visitor management system is based on the wayGoo 2 platform for geolocating and managing indoor and outdoor spaces [1]. It comes with a number of competitive advantages including: (a) Seamless Navigation as users move between outdoor and indoor areas and different floor levels by using innovative routing algorithms, (b) connection to and powered by IoT platform, for localization and real-time information feedback, (c) dynamic personalized recommendations based on user profile, location and real-time information provided by the IoT platform and (d) Indoor localization without the need for expensive infrastructure and installations.…”