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Augmented Reality has really been quite the buzz around the internet lately. And why shouldn’t it be, the idea of programs giving you information on the fly about your current surroundings sounds awesome! But what is Augmented Reality and what is in it for you?

Augmented Reality is the enhancing of the real world with some sort of technical information have enhances the experience. Be it local reviews popping up on your iPhone as you walk past a store, or telling football fans where the first down marker is, augmented reality is becoming more and more relevant.

What does this have to do with geography? Actually a lot! Most of the new up-and-coming augmented reality programs coming out these days have to do with giving the user more information based on their current location. Let’s take a look at the Yelp iPhone application to get a good idea what we are talking about when we say augmented reality and geography are tied together.

As you can see, the Yelp application gives you an enhanced experience of reality by feeding you information based on your geographic location. In future posts, we will be discussing what new technology is beings developed to aide in the production of more augmented reality programs and we will show you some code to start you on your way to becoming a augmented reality GeoHackr!

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