Streetmuseum app overlays historic images on today's streets

StreetMuseum– an iPhone app from the Museum of London – overlays four hundred years of historic images on today's city streets, thanks to augmented reality.

StreetMuseum makes creative use of Google Maps and geo-tagging to show users how London used to look. You can use it to check out pictures and info about nearby historic locations, which is has more of a straightforward walking tour feel. But the fun starts when you're actually standing in front of a location in the database.

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emily | 2:54 PM | Cell Phone Apps Reviews |
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