OpenVPS Research & Testbed Collaboration Areas

Seven priority areas for joint R&D, student projects, and campus testbed deployment

Map Compression & Scalability

Reducing per-map storage footprint via point-cloud reduction, compact/learned descriptors, and optimisation techniques.

Computer Vision · Storage

Distributed VPS Infrastructure

Decentralised model where cities, universities, and venues host interoperable local VPS nodes rather than one central service.

Systems · Networking

Map Alignment & Georeferencing

Moving alignment into a richer 3-D environment (e.g. Cesium) to replace the current limited 2-D/side-view workflow.

Geospatial · 3-D GIS

Multi-Map Handling & Selection

Supporting multiple localiser nodes with GPS/Wi-Fi/BLE-based map-selection so more than one map can be active at once.

Systems · Mobile Sensing

Lighting & Scene-Change Robustness

Improving localisation quality under varying lighting, furniture changes, or physical environment modifications.

Computer Vision · XR

User, Group & Access Management

Upgrading auth, permissions, and map-access control for larger testbed deployments beyond the current basic implementation.

Security · Infrastructure

Campus-Scale Testbed Deployment

Deploying OpenVPS at a partner site: select a location, define a pilot, and engage local students & researchers as an Open AR Cloud testbed partner.

Open AR Cloud Partnership

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