Looking forward to the opportunity to go to Japan in the future to use the live navigation function of Google Maps
Those who have been to Tokyo for self-guided travel should be impressed by Tokyo’s intricate subway map and stations. Starting from this Monday (7/5), Google Maps has joined the main JR East stations and some shopping malls. The navigation function of augmented reality (AR) allows people to understand the directions of the map more clearly and find the location of the destination faster. It is a great boon for tourists who travel on their own, although for the time being There is no way to travel to Japan by yourself, but let’s take a look at the convenience of the navigation function in Google Maps Augmented Reality.
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The savior of self-service travel!Google Maps real-time navigation function is added to Japanese stations, making way finding faster and more convenient
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The augmented reality navigation function of Google Maps allows you to not only see the general map interface, but also display the relative positions of nearby escalators, elevators, ticket gates, toilets, etc. when you open the map to find your way, reducing passengers The chance of getting lost in a complex station also allows people to have a clearer direction to refer to. For example, some stations in Tokyo have super multi-storeys. After turning on the augmented reality navigation, you can clearly see “where to turn” or “there will be escalators/elevators in a few meters.”
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The savior of self-service travel!Google Maps real-time navigation function is added to Japanese stations, making way finding faster and more convenient
Regardless of the Android or iOS version of Google Maps, you can use augmented reality navigation at some JR East Stations. Currently, the first wave of open stations include: Tokyo, Shinjuku, Shibuya, Shinagawa, Ueno, Ikebukuro, Shinbashi, Akihabara , Takadanobaba, Gotanda, Ebisu, Nippori, Nakano, Kita-Senju, Tachikawa, Omiya, Urawa, etc. 17 stations, and more stations will be able to use live navigation in the future.
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The savior of self-service travel!Google Maps real-time navigation function is added to Japanese stations, making way finding faster and more convenient
In addition to the station, some large shopping malls in Tokyo have also added augmented reality navigation. Some shopping malls in Japan are so big that you may get lost the first time you go. Through the reality navigation, you can get faster. Knowing the “floor or hall of the store you want to go to”, of course, it will also display the useful information of “where to go to have an escalator or elevator”. It can only be said that the augmented reality navigation of Google Maps is a very convenient feature, allowing you to find the correct path faster in unfamiliar places, and finally want to say that you really want to go abroad (crying), it has been a long time. I went to Japan to play, is there anyone like me who would like to have a head-to-head confrontation with the Tokyo subway again?
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