From urban planning and emergency training to Pokémon Go: applications of virtual reality GIS (VRGIS) and augmented reality GIS (ARGIS) in personal, public and environmental health

From urban planning and emergency training to Pokémon Go: applications of virtual reality GIS (VRGIS) and augmented reality GIS (ARGIS) in personal, public and environmental health

Abstract The latest generation of virtual and mixed reality hardware has rekindled interest in virtual reality GIS (VRGIS) and augmented reality GIS (ARGIS) applications in health, and opened up new and exciting opportunities and possibilities for using these technologies in the personal and public...

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Main Authors: Maged N. Kamel Boulos, Zhihan Lu, Paul Guerrero, Charlene Jennett, Anthony Steed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-02-01
Series:International Journal of Health Geographics
Subjects:
VRGIS (virtual reality GIS)
ARGIS (augmented reality GIS)
Urban planning
Environmental planning
Smart cities
Emergency training
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12942-017-0081-0

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