Some 15,000 athletes and as many as 15 million spectators are expected at the Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer. That means countless things to discover…
The following content is created in partnership with Intel. It does not reflect the work or opinions of the NBC Dallas Fort-WorthSome 15,000 athletes and as many as 15 million spectators are expected at the Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer. That means countless things to discover among dozens of venues—and countless ways to get lost.
Within those venues, users will be able to experience rich indoor wayfinding via a smartphone app. With the ability to search locations, enter a specific destination, or explore predefined points of interest , sighted users can choose to follow a 3D camera view through the space with an overlay of arrows on a live map, while visually impaired users can choose a 2D map view, along with audio cues, or a dark view that relies entirely on audio.
Developed as part of Intel’s unified Environmental, Social and Governance efforts, the system is very different from indoor mapping systems that rely on Bluetooth beacons and has a far simpler setup. Rather than needing to place dozens of beacons in a space to provide reference points, the process requires only LiDAR scanning of a space. A walkthrough with a 360-degree Lidar Scanner is enough to capture the interior .
Further scanning can add up-to-date navigation information as elements within the space change. For example, concession stands, bleachers, staging, and other temporary structures might be set up for one event and reconfigured for another. But those subsequent scans are much faster and less data intensive.
Future integrations will be deeper and broader. Collaborations with outdoor mapping providers will link indoor systems into the wider world of wayfinding, opening possibilities for use in transit systems, large campuses, and, of course, across all the competition and training venues of future Olympic and Paralympic Games. And they will require the sort of extremely fast, high-capacity processing capabilities such as what Intel® Xeon® processors provide.
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