The Layar Publishing site is up, with support for Layar 3.0 layers!   Developers can start making their 3.0 layers immediately by going to http://dev.layar.com

Changes this release:

• 3D Objects (see the Layar Wiki for details)


• Unlimited POI types


• Support for more textbox and slider filters


• New checkboxlist filter - there can be more than one


• User authentication - cookies


• Auto-triggered actions


• Local layers - a new way to define and find layers


• Flexible radius - Return as many POIs as you need, and then set the radius


• Improved layer validation, and automatic support for older client versions


• POI-to-POI capability, for story-telling and guided tours

If you find any problems, please help us out by sending bug reports to dev@layar.com.

Last Saturday Peter Svensson organized an Android Hackathon in Stockholm. Peter asked me to explain how to make your own layers for Layar. Some 50 developers gathered to hack a new Android app in a day. Obviously the developers came to the Hackaton to write some Java code for Android, not some PHP code or other webservices to create a Layar. So we didn’t get new layers at the end of the day.

But there were a couple of applications based on geo-coded APIs, which could easily have been made into a layer:

• A game where you have to go to all the actual crime scenes published on the Stockholm police website.


• A mobile app to show all the map data of the hotellkartan.se series of sites.


• An app to throw virtual water balloons onto your friends (or enemies) which can be seen on the map.

The advantage of having this content in Layar is the reach: Many people already have Layar installed on their phone. If you build your own app, people still need to find it amongst all the other apps. And one doesn’t exclude the other: You can have your layer POIs point to your app using intents, so that people might even discover your dedicated application using Layar.

So I hope I’ve been able to inspire developers to not just focus on building their own apps, but to look at platforms like Layar as an easy way to get their content to users.

The slides of my presentation:

JustBought.it

Description: View what and where people are buying in your area using http://justbought.it
Geographical spread: International
Developer Name: James Cole
Developer Company: Pallian

Action plan Canada

Description: This Layer shows all project that receive funding from the Canadian government as part of Canada’s Economic Action Plan. The
information used for this application comes from www.actionplan.gc.ca
Geographical spread: Canada
Developer Name: Andree Toonk
Developer Company: NetKnowledge.ca - info@NetKnowledge.ca

Pubs Galore

Description: pubsgalore.co.uk - community run website, join in with reviews and corrections
Geographical spread: Great Brittain
Developer: Conrad Heard
Developer company: Novamarque Ltd

Product Finder

Description: Find the products you want to buy from nearby shops in the UK.
Geographical spread: Great Brittain
Developer Name: Paula Abrahamson
Developer Company: Thundre

Apartments For Rent

Description: Find the best Apartment. Official prices, pictures and floorplans. Get accurate, up-to-date and detailed information on apartments. Check Today’s Availability.
Geographical spread: US
Developer Name: Micah Nolte
Developer Company: Apartment Home Living

Alhambra

Description: Touristical information about the Alhambra. Select your language with radiobuttons: Spanish and English (Italian, French and German will follow)
Geographical spread: Spain
Developer: Pablo Garcia
Developer Company: ELIPSE AD

Hospital finder

Developer: Pablo Garcia
Geographical spread: Spain
Developer Name: Pablo Garcia
Developer Company: ELIPSE AD

Elipse Pharma

Description: Encuentre las farmacias más cercanas a su posición actual.
Geographical spread: Spain
Developer Name: Pablo Garcia
Developer Company: ELIPSE AD

Resolving Door

Description: Crowd Powered News happening around you.
Geographical spread: Boulder, US
Developer Name: Dan Schaefer
Developer Company: Univ. of Colorado at Boulder, School of Journalism and Mass Comm

Foursquare
Description: Foursquare on your phone gives you & your friends new ways of exploring your city. Earn points & unlock badges for discovering new things
Geographical spread: International
Developer: Johannes La Poutre
Developer Company: Squio

Flu Shot Finder
Description: Flu clinic locator, provides information on where to find both seasonal and H1N1 flu vaccinations
Geographical spread: US
Developer: Yiannis Doxaras
Developer company: Niobium Labs Ldt.

Spotted by Locals
Description: 22 cityblogs with tips by handpicked locals in 22 European cities - http://www.spottedbylocals.com/layar-augmented-reality
Geographical spread: Europe, currently 22 cities
Developer Name: Daniel Schoone & Martijn Heesters
Developer Company: d-Media

TripSay
Description: What kind of traveler are you? Rate places to get tips from likeminded travelers
Geographical spread: International
Developer: Juha Huttunen
Developer company: www.Tripsay.com

Ruta de las Tapas
Description: Sigue la ruta de las tapas de las principales ciudades españolas
Geographical spread: Granada and Madrid, Spain
Developer Name: Pablo Garcia
Developer Company: ELIPSE AD

Allmenus
Description: Allmenus has over 255,000 menus across the country and online ordering in over 400 cities nationwide
Geographical spread: US
Developer Name: lev steshenko
Developer Company: allmenus

Schladming-Dachstein
Description: POIs around Schladming-Dachstein in Austria
Geographical spread: Schladming-Dachstein, Austria
Developer Name: Peter Hoeflehner
Developer Company: digitALPS

trataoproprio.com
Description: Site gratuíto para anúncios de imóveis. Procure e anuncie sem pagar nada
Geographical spread: Portugal
Developer Name: Rui Coelho
Developer Company: trataoproprio.com

UEM
Description: Bienvenido a la universidad interactiva en tu móvil.
Geographical spread: UEM campus, Spain
Developer Name: Pablo Garcia
Developer Company: ELIPSE AD

Lizt Layar
Description: A Layer which contains all the entries from the business directory www.lizt.com.au
Geographical spread: Sydney, Australia
Developer Name: Max Valente
Developer Company: Loyalty Systems

Urzędy w Polsce
Description: Adresy Urzędów w Polsce -Here you will find the addresses of institutions such as municipal offices, municipal offices, service, zus, etc
Geographical spread: Poland
Developer Name: Grzegorz Motowilczuk
Developer Company: PROINFO Marketing & Consulting

FICOD 09
Description: Layer for the FICOD conference (international forum on digital content) on November 17-18-19
Geographical spread: Spain
Developer: Inigo Jimenez

Layer developers have been very productive last week. Have a look at the broad range of the newest launched layers, or check them out on the Layar Reality Browser of course ;-)

MIMOA
Description: Modern architecture guide
Geographical spread: international
Developer Name: Yannick Smits
Developer Company: Goyaweb

ZOONERS Places around you
Description: Discover the best places around you: restaurants, museums, sights and more
Geographical spread: Austria, Germany, Spain, Switzerland
Developer Name: Winfried Tschuggmall
Developer Company: EwwwENTS.com AG

ZOONERS Events around you
Description: Discover the best events around you: concerts, theatres, sporting events and more
Geographical spread: Austria, Germany, Spain, Switzerland
Developer Name: Winfried Tschuggmall
Developer Company: EwwwENTS.com AG

ELIPSE GOLF
Description: La herramienta más avanzada para los jugadores más exigentes. Tarjeta de recorrido, distancias, información de los hoyos y mucho más…
Geographical spread: Spain
Developer Name: Pablo Garcia
Developer Company: ELIPSE AD

In-n-Out Locations
Description: That’s what a hamburger is all about
Geographical spread: US
Developer Name: Howard Ogden
Developer Company: AugmentReality.co.uk

Unlike Global Guide
Description: Unlike is the definitive travel guide for the mobile generation
Geographical spread: International
Developer Name: Travis Todd
Developer Company: Unlike Media, Ltd.

Top Trees at Kew
Description: An interactive guide to over 100 of the best trees at Kew Gardens
Geographical spread: Kew Richmond, Surrey, United Kingdom
Developer Name: James Morley
Developer Company: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Staumelder
Description: Staumeldungen von Deutschlands Straßen
Geographical spread: Germany
Developer Name: Martin Adam
Developer Company: wohnmap.de

vesseltracker.com
Description: This layer shows you real time ship traffic and the positions of moored vessels in the world’s largest ports powered by the vesseltracker.com AIS network
Geographical spread: International
Developer Name: Bastian Voigt
Developer Company: vesseltracker.com GmbH

Beaches - Onbeach
Description: All beaches in Europe and the Caribbean including the 2 closest hotels
Geographical spread: International
Developer Name: Yannick Smits
Developer Company: Goyaweb

Occupied universities - unsereuni
Description: Global education movement supporting #unibrennt and #unsereuni
Geographical spread: International
Developer Name: Robert Harm
Developer Company: www.ihrwebprofi.at

Whobuilt
Description: Al building projects in one great portfolio
Geographical spread: Netherlands
Developer Name: Wil van Groesen
Developer Company: Wididi

Stopera Amsterdam

Dublin Bus Stops
Description: Location and route information for Dublin Bus
Geographical spread: Dublin, Ireland
Developer Name: Patrick O’Reilly
Developer Company: Smallroomstudios.net

Dublin Bikes
Description: Location and availability information for the public bicycle scheme in Dublin
Geographical spread: Ireland
Developer Name: Patrick O’Reilly
Developer Company: Smallroomstudios.net

Find tablers near you
Description: Adopt, Adapt, Improve - Round table is group of young business men who gather on a regular basis and exchange ideas, learn from the experiences of their colleagues and play a collective part in the civic life
Geographical spread: international
Developer Name: Tom Schuyten
Developer Company: T-Network.BE

vastenavend
Description: Vind jouw favoriete vastenavend café in de buurt
Geographical spread: Netherlands
Developer Name: Arne Koopman
Developer Company: universiteit utrecht

Le Vélo STAR
Description: Fourni les emplacements des bornes de vélo du réseau Vélo STAR à Rennes et leur état
Geographical spread: City of Rennes, France
Developer Name: Pierrick Caillon
Developer Company: In Cité Solution

For Rent Apartments
Description: Find listings for apartments in your neighbourhood
Geographical spread: United States
Developer Name: Trevor Oldak
Developer Company: Cellit

Oxford Buses
Description: A listing of buses and times in Oxford, England. Don’t forget to refresh your results often to get the latest times!
Geographical spread: Oxford, United Kingdom
Developer Name: David Ingram

MightBe.Me
Description: Find jobs in Stockholm
Geographical spread: Stockholm, Sweden
Developer: Fredrik Davidsson *Developed during the 24h Business Camp*

旭山動物園 - Asahiyama Zoo
Country: Japan
Developer Name: Yoshihide Nomura