To extend the conversation - would it be possible to use a web app to to recognise images and return relative location information through APIs without dependency on apps ? We know that apps can do this without hassle perhaps it is time to consider moving this concept (if not already there) to a completely zero app experience.
This is of course till something new and relatively painless is along .*
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anjanesh babu
ICT Support Officer (Networks)
The Ashmolean Museum ,University of Oxford
Beaumont Street
Oxford OX1 2PH
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*For example : within the next few iterations , IEEE Wireless Standards are expected to have indoor location built in which could be used by online apps.
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From: Museums Computer Group [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Mike Ellis [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 29 February 2016 10:22
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Subject: Re: Best practice for signposting visitors to online content within a museum or gallery space - TUOMI - NFC Tags, Beacons, QR Codes
Eddystone does look super-interesting, thanks John - also James.
I had a play with Librarybox, but found it a bit restrictive. We’re fiddling instead with running WordPress on a local RPi so it spits out a localised network, much as you describe. It’s very much a feasible thing now the Pi is getting more powerful. And - just launched in the last couple of days is the Pi 3, which is even more feature rich, and £30 - this has in-built wifi among other things. Mine’s in the post but I’ll let you know how I get on when it arrives :-)
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Mike
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On 29 February 2016 at 10:06:38, James Grimster ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
to add to John's note .... and this beacon ID URL can be passed to extremely cheap TP-Link based routers hacked with http://librarybox.us to deliver location specific
content - the routers are about £30 each ; set up a repeater network of them
all best
James
On 27 Feb 2016, at 18:57, John Sear wrote:
> These were announced
> last summer and have the added advantage of being able to send a URL with
> their Beacon information.
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