Design of an Augmented Reality-based Application for Quito’s Historic Center

The following paper presents an application for Android devices which involves Augmented Reality. This application shows the user data and information regarding heritage buildings of Quito's Historic Center, which can be useful to tourists that visit the city. Moreover, the application is compatible with Android devices running 3.0 Honeycomb version or later, and it was developed on the programming languages JAVA and HTML. The information is collected through a database using a web service. To work with Augmented Reality the SDK Wikitude was used, because it allows the development of applications based on geolocation and benefits such as student licenses. The interfaces were developed using the programming languages JavaScript and HTML. Finally, a series of tests were done to validate the application's functions like memory, mobile data consumption and Wi-Fi.