Google Maps: Cartographer - what is it?

In this practical tip, we will tell you what is behind the Google Maps Cartographer.

Cartographer: Indoor Maps project from Google Maps

The Google Maps Cartographer is a backpack that is equipped with cameras and an Android tablet. The carrier of the backpack marches through famous museums or hotels and creates exact indoor maps.

• So far, the system has not taken photos as you know them from Google Street View.
• The Cartographer backpack generates precise map material, while its wearer marks important points on the map using the Android tablet.
• Google uses the SLAM process for this. SLAM stands for Simultaneous Localization and Mapping.
• So far, among others, the German Aviation Museum and the Discovery Museum have been mapped.