Create your own Augmented Reality World and browse your World with Wikitude 4!
Everyone can easily create Worlds for Wikitude 4 with their own logo and branding. Read to following instructions and hints how to create your own World!
What is a „World“?
Wikitude World Browser provides a whole bunch of new geo-located information-services (so called “Worlds”), like Youtube, Google Local Search, Twitter, Booking.com or Panoramio. Worlds contain points of interest – they need to provide longitude and latitude and can include text, image, link, contact details. For example one Worlds could present all cafes of a city, favorite shops or touristic places of a town. Find some showcases of Worlds here!
The user can search through all available Worlds at the same time!
Info:
www.wikitude.me
Content-Developer Network – contact: content (at) wikitude.org
Here is a Step-by-Step „how to“ to create your own World by uploading a KML file
1. Create Content with Google Earth / choose an existing KML file
2. Export KML file / → 3.
3. Go to wikitude.me
4. Log in with your twitter, facebook, google or yahoo account
5. Select „upload KML“ file
6. Write a short title and description
7. Create a nice marker icon (32px x 32px transparent png) and a Logo (96px x 96px transparent png) which will be shown on the left bottom of the screen
8. Upload your information
9. View your overlay in AR!
Keep your file on your Server
NOTE: The content can also be integrated via a HTTP-Interface: Mobilizy will connect to this search-interface, provided by the company; the content can reside on any server, not necessarily on the Wikitude server.
Add more information to your World
Extended features like linking to your Website or adding contact details like telephone-numbers are available with ARML. E.g. Starbucks World Learn more about how to create an ARML here.
KML, ARML – What is it and what’s the difference?
What is KML?
KML is the Google Earth file format. It describes a place containing coordinates, description, image, links,… Similar to HTML describing Webpages, KML/ARML is describing Augmented Reality content.
How to create a KML File?
Use a KML generator like Google Earth and create your points of interest.
What is ARML and it’s advantage?
ARML is based on KML but it enables to add much more information to your point of interest e.g. Telephone-number, Address, Links, different icons and images.
How can I create an ARML?
Learn all about the ARML specification here http://www.openarml.org/
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Hi,
the overlay concept is nice, but I think many (larger) POI dataprovider don’t like to upload their data onto an external server! Why You don’t develop a (additional) distributed way of providing data like Layar does?
I know, there will be a problem with searching across overlays, if content isn’t merged at a single place, but maybe You can developing an harvesting webservice therefore. This would give wikitude a real leading position.
Andy
Hi Andi,
The content can also be integrated via a HTTP-Interface: Mobilizy will connect to this search-interface, provided by the company; the content can reside on any server, not necessarily on the Wikitude server.
If you need further information please don’t hesitate to contact us via mail info (at) mobilizy.com – we will be happy to answer your questions!
Christina
Hi Christina,
this sounds great!
You should document this feature on your website.
Andy
We did: http://www.mobilizy.com/degeodaten-ar-verfgbar-machen-funktioniertsenyour-georeferenced-content-ar-learn-cooperationoptions
:) But you are right!
Sorry, haven’t noticed this page.
But after reading, I still think that there is a need for a real webservice, not just an automated upload by the wikitude server.
“…in either case, the content will be stored on the Wikitude server…”
Unique POI content (not this Twitter/Flickr/Panoramio meshup stuff) is a treasure in times of mobile internet and quality providers surely won’t hand over this valuable stuff as whole package to third parties.
So, please create a dynamic & secure webservice therefore (in the way Layar does)!
Andy
We are aware of this problem and we will soon offer a web interface!
Great to hear!
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hi christina,
where i can add information “WWW” and “i” if i use the second solution(upload KML)?
please help me!
thanks
Hi Fred,
The best way to add url information is to create an ARML. Please have a look at our specification under http://www.openarml.org/wikitude4.html. The ‘i’ option gives additional information, like the telephone number, attachments, or the address. If you upload a KML file the only option under ‘i’ is ‘Location’ (show in Map and show route to POI). If you need any further information on ARML just contact me.
Thx and greetings,
Nicola
Hi nicola
thank for your réponse.
It is good! But how long is necessary it so that the changes come into effect during a download of a new ARML?
I sometimes have error later with one identical but has place differ and someone who(which) does not appear on the iphone..
Hi Fred,
Normally it can take some minutes until you see the POIs you added via ARML or KML (depending on the size of the uploaded file). Could you give me details on which World you uploaded and what errors you get. You can also contact me via mail if you like.
Greetings
Nicola
Ok.can you give me your mail, please?
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Hi Jung Lybbert,
This sounds very interesting and we would really like to get in touch with you. Could you give me details to your blog per mail (nicola.radacher(at)mobilizy.com). I would love to have a look at it.
Greetings
Nicola
Stupid question. If I upload kml/arml file, I will be able to edit/modify the points/data once they are at wikitude.me?
Hi Joan,
Once uploaded you can replace/remove the whole kml/arml. Editing single POIs via wikitude.me is currently not possible. Please let me know if you need anything further.
Thx and greetings
Nicola
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Hi
Last saturday I’ve added a world using ARML (99 POIs), but nothing is yet online. Could you please check if it’s all ok?
thank you
Roberto
Hi Roberto,
I just checked your ARML file and the coordinates are given with Longitude, Latitude. But the coordinates need to be entered in the format Longitude, Latitude. Could you please change this and upload the file again.
Greetings
Nicola
Hi Nicola,
thank you, I’ve just updated my ARML file and uploaded it.
But it seems that the misleading between latitude and longitude order is very common: in the ARML example at http://www.openarml.org/wikitude4.html, POSs related to mountains are in the form latitude,longitude, and you too in your post above wrote two times “Longitude,Latitude” … :-)
Anyway, thank you very much for wikitude and you prompt reply.
best regards
Roberto
Hi Roberto,
Thx for bringing this up. We are aware of this already and will change it in the example.
Sorry for the inconveniences.
Greetings
Nicola
Hi
I am trying to put an attachment to each POI (jpg/png picture) but nothing happens. How does this feature work?
Hi Francesco,
If you add attachments to POIs, the links to these attachments will be displayed in the POI detail page. Please let me know if you see the links in this view.
Thx
Nicola
Hi,
I am testing my “World” for Wikitude. For that purpose I set up a webservice. Everything seems to work as expected. Only, I cannot see my images. I think I made the according to specifications (32×32 and 96×96 transparent png), but they do not show up in my “World”. How do I test if they are technically okay? Here they are http://www.classical-composers.org/wt.png http://www.classical-composers.org/wt.png
In reply to my own post: It looks like the images are not updated in Wikitude when you replace them. Both images showed up when I (accidentally) saved my World again, thereby creating a new developer key. Maybe Wikitude should sometimes (or always) check if the images are replaced.
Jos
Hello,
I am developer and I have a a few questions.
1- Just making sure I got this right: publishing an ARML file with reference to logo and icon png to Wikitude automatically makes my newly created branded world available to users in the list of worlds reachable in the Wikitude mobile app (by clicking the ‘Worlds’ button)?
2- If using the WebService option, is the branding available as well? How would a specific web service published to Wikitude be referenced as a branded world in the mobile app?
3- Finally in the two world creation modes mentioned above, are there some limitations to what can be done with an IPhone vs Android (typically the World’s status).
Thanks for your great work.
Best regards,
Hi Samuel,
Here’s to your questions:
1. Yes, as soon as you publish your World it will be visible to all Wikitude World Browser users.
2. Yes, you can also specify the icons and logos for your World with the Webservice. The only difference is that the data is stored on your server.
3. No, iPhone and Android react the same way regarding this.
If you need anything further, just let me know.
Greetings
Nicola
nothing for Italy?
No beta?
Hi,
I am developing a demo for Galaxy Tab and would very much like to show bigger images as thumbnails. 64×64 is just unimpressive on big screen device like the Tab.
Is that in anyway possible using the ARML way of creating a world?
Hi,
The dimensions of the World logos are 96×96. Could you please give me more information on what thumbnails you wish to have bigger?
Thx
Nicola
Hi. I’m am trying to set up a world and have 2 questions:
1) are there any restrictions for the “wikitude:thumnail” elements? If i load relly small images, they show up, but bigger ones wont.
2) How long does is usually take for a world to be available on non-developer clients? I tested the World and it works fine, so i published it. So far i was not able to see it on iPhone
Thanks
Hi Maik!
1.) The restrictions are 96x96px in size.
2.) Your world should be visible instantly. Which World did you upload, and which location are you in, so I can check?
Thanks,
Martin