PorPOISe for Layar

Portable Point-of-Interest Server for Layar

Administrative contact

Jens de Smit, jens@layar.com

Introduction

PorPOISe is a server for Layar clients. It converts your data sets of POIs (Points of Interest) into responses to the Layar client. Things like JSON formatting and distance calculation are all done for you. PorPOISe supports XML files and SQL databases as data stores.

Getting started

Read InstallationInstructions for installation instructions. Once properly installed, you can use the dashboard to create your first POIs. The interface is pretty spartan but this will generate correct output format. Study the format if you intend to generate your own XML files or database.

From here on you're on your own. Build a better interface for the dashboard or expand PorPOISe to have more features if you need more.

A note on tab-delimited files

From version 1.0 tab-delimited files are deprecated and their use is discouraged if you plan to use advanced Layar features. Your old files will work but the newest layer features are not supported.

History

PorPOISe originated at SURFnet in 2009 as a spin-off from a small layer- building experiment. Over 2010 functionality expanded and feature support grew with Layar's feature support. In 2011, PorPOISe's primary author moved from SURFnet to Layar and took the project with him.

More information

• http://www.surfnet.nl/en The home of the creator of PorPOISe
• http://teknograd.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/augmented-reality-create-your-own-layar-layer/ An explanation on how to build the most minimal of Layar servers. Very useful to get started
• http://layar.com/ is, of course, the reason this project exists