Niantic is building AR maps with help from 'Pokémon Go' players

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Niantic may have

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years ago, but there's a little bit of Google culture left -- namely, the Maps part. The developer

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that it's planning to create 3D augmented reality maps with the help of

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players' cameras. Gamers would help map public spaces (such as parks and plazas) so that the AR experience could extend to the entire environment, not just characters. And crucially, these wouldn't be limited to Niantic's own games -- the company hopes to offer these AR maps to third-party developers.

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