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How WebAR³ VPS Works

The WebAR³ VPS SDK makes persistent, markerless spatial experiences possible across mobile, web, and XR devices—without depending on GPS accuracy or native app installs. Under the hood the platform combines two core workflows:

  • Spatial Mapping — capturing a physical space and converting it into a VPS-ready map.
  • Localization — calculating the live pose of a device relative to that map with sub-meter precision.

🗺️ Spatial Mapping​

Mapping turns real-world footage into a localization-ready data set. With WebAR³ you can capture environments in multiple ways:

  • AR Clip Mapper — our mobile app for video capture and feature extraction.
  • Supported scanners and cameras — LiDAR, 360° cameras, and RGB-D sensors.
  • WebAR³ REST API — upload existing imagery or point clouds programmatically.

Once processing finishes in the cloud, the map becomes available to every SDK.

💡 Each map receives a unique mapId. Pass it to the SDK whenever you want to accelerate localization and boost accuracy. When no mapId is provided, WebAR³ will still localize by automatically selecting the best matching map.

📍 Localization​

Localization determines the position and orientation of the device in the mapped environment. WebAR³ VPS compares live camera frames against map features and delivers a pose (pose) with accuracy up to 50 cm and latency under 300 ms.

You can localize through:

  • Platform SDKs for Web, iOS, Android, and Unity.
  • The REST API if you need server-side or custom client integrations.

🚀 Quick Start Checklist​

  1. Create an account at space.web-ar.studio.
    The free tier includes SDK access, the REST API, and mapping tools. Your apiKey is issued after sign-up.
  2. Capture a map. Use AR Clip Mapper or upload data manually. After processing, the map appears in the Maps section of the console.
  3. Integrate the SDK. Install the SDK for your platform, provide the apiKey, and optionally specify mapId values. You will start receiving pose updates as soon as localization succeeds.
  4. Deliver your AR experience. Attach anchors, routes, and content through Unity, WebAR Studio, Three.js, or your custom rendering pipeline.

🔐 Sample developer token​

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Use the developer token for REST API calls and Pro features such as automated map management and VPS node control.

🧭 WebAR³ VPS is the spatial infrastructure layer that unifies localization, mapping, and creator tooling across web and native stacks.