Editing Augmented reality (section)

===Architecture===
{{See also|Virtual home design software}}
AR can aid in visualizing building projects. Computer-generated images of a structure can be superimposed onto a real-life local view of a property before the physical building is constructed there; this was demonstrated publicly by [[Trimble Navigation]] in 2004. AR can also be employed within an architect's workspace, rendering animated 3D visualizations of their 2D drawings. Architecture sight-seeing can be enhanced with AR applications, allowing users viewing a building's exterior to virtually see through its walls, viewing its interior objects and layout.<ref>Divecha, Devina.[http://www.designmena.com/inspiration/augmented-reality-ar-part-architecture-design Augmented Reality (AR) used in architecture and design] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130214173708/http://www.designmena.com/inspiration/augmented-reality-ar-part-architecture-design |date=14 February 2013 }}. ''designMENA'' 8 September 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.news.uwa.edu.au/201203054410/events/architectural-dreams-agumented-reality Architectural dreams in augmented reality]. ''University News'', University of Western Australia. 5 March 2012.</ref><ref name="Outdoor AR">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL3C-OVQKWU Outdoor AR]. ''TV One News'', 8 March 2004.</ref>

With continual improvements to [[Global Positioning System|GPS]] accuracy, businesses are able to use augmented reality to visualize [[georeference]]d models of construction sites, underground structures, cables and pipes using mobile devices.<ref>{{cite web|last=Churcher|first=Jason|title=Internal accuracy vs external accuracy|url=http://www.augview.net/blog/archive-7May2013.html|access-date=7 May 2013}}</ref> Augmented reality is applied to present new projects, to solve on-site construction challenges, and to enhance promotional materials.<ref>{{cite web|title=Augment for Architecture & Construction|url=http://www.augmentedev.com/augmented-reality-architecture/|access-date=12 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151108054418/http://www.augmentedev.com/augmented-reality-architecture/|archive-date=8 November 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Examples include the [[Daqri]] Smart Helmet, an Android-powered hard hat used to create augmented reality for the industrial worker, including visual instructions, real-time alerts, and 3D mapping.

Following the [[Christchurch earthquake]], the University of Canterbury released CityViewAR,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/6121248/App-gives-a-view-of-city-as-it-used-to-be|title=App gives a view of city as it used to be|website=Stuff|date=10 December 2011|language=en|access-date=20 May 2018}}</ref> which enabled city planners and engineers to visualize buildings that had been destroyed.<ref>{{cite book|last=Lee|first=Gun|s2cid=34199215|chapter=CityViewAR outdoor AR visualization|year=2012|publisher=ACM|isbn=978-1-4503-1474-9|chapter-url=http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2379281|doi=10.1145/2379256.2379281|title=Proceedings of the 13th International Conference of the NZ Chapter of the ACM's Special Interest Group on Human-Computer Interaction - CHINZ '12|pages=97|hdl=10092/8693}}</ref> This not only provided planners with tools to reference the previous [[cityscape]], but it also served as a reminder of the magnitude of the resulting devastation, as entire buildings had been demolished.