The Purpose (Mission)
The capability of
smartphones to calculate the geolocation of objects within multiple images was
identified by the sponsor as the project's focus, but before developing an
application to execute this capability several questions must first be
answered. It is the goal of this report to address the following questions:
Who would use this capability and how would they
use it?
Can the accuracy requirements for these users be
met with existing smartphones?
What is the system required to do and how should
it be designed?
Could developing this capability be profitable
and what development path should be pursued?
Objectives
The objective of this project is to explore the design space
and potential market for a Mobile Application for Geolocation of Imagery and
Collaboration (MAGIC) system that can use the sensors and computational
capabilities of smartphones available on the market today to determine the
geographic location of objects within photographs. This project provides the first round of system engineering and analysis to determine the
feasibility of pursuing MAGIC as a business opportunity.
Scope and Deliverables
The scope of this project is limited to the analysis,
research, and design necessary to determine the feasibility of implementing this
capability for a handheld application, and a preliminary assessment of the
architecture necessary to enable sharing and collaboration. A summary of the
results from the project are captured in this report and details are provided
in the primary deliverables and supporting documents. The primary deliverables
are the MAGIC CONOPS, Technical Feasibility Analysis, System Description
Document and the Business Case Analysis. These documents and other supporting
documentation answer the major questions presented in the problem statement. See
Table 1 for a complete mapping of the problem statement to these deliverables. Due to limitation of time and personnel this
effort does not include a complete engineering analysis of the services,
interfaces and resources necessary to enable full sharing and collaboration of
images and point of interest generated by MAGIC. It is recommended that an analysis
of these capabilities be performed as a follow on effort.
Table 1
