Creating Indoor Maps from 360° Photos

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Describes using consumer 360° cameras (e.g. Ricoh THETA) to capture indoor photos and combine them with simplified base floor maps to create shareable indoor maps. Uses Leaflet and A-Frame to display the 360° images tied to map locations despite lacking precise geolocation (latitude/longitude) data for indoor spaces, enabling people to understand unfamiliar indoor environments.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 2:12Indoor maps today
3. 5:44Building the system
4. 8:36Demo
5. 10:27User feedback & summary

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