for other uses see layar disambiguation . this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . june 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message layar industry augmented reality founded amsterdam the netherlands june 2009 2009 06 founders maarten lens fitzgerald claire boonstra raimo van der klein products the layar app the layar creator the layar sdk layar branded app solutions layar connect api services augmented reality interactive print number of employees 25 50 parent blippar website https www.layar.com footnotes references 1 2 3 layar is a dutch company based in amsterdam founded in 2009 by raimo van der klein claire boonstra and maarten lens fitzgerald . they have created a mobile browser called layar . the browser allows users to find various items based upon augmented reality technology . on september 1 2010 the world economic forum announced the company as a technology pioneer for 2011 . 4 contents 1 technology 2 content 3 references 4 external links technology edit the browser makes use of the following accelerometer built in camera compass gps these are used together to identify the user s location and field of view . from the geographical position the various forms of data are laid over the camera view like inserting an additional layer . content edit data in the browser comes in the form of layers . layers are rest web services serving geo located points of interest in the vicinity of the user . layers are developed and maintained by third parties using a free api ; 5 layar as a company is responsible for their validation in the publication process . third party projects which utilize layar can be programs which require qr tags or locative games such as far play . as of july 2010 layar had 1000 layers . 6 as of september 2011 layar had 2993 layers . references edit about layar . layar . layar products . layar . the layar team . layar . thirty one visionary companies selected as technology pioneers 2011 . weforum.org . layar developer wiki . layar.pbworks.com . retrieved 2012 09 06 . layar company blog 1000th layer published external links edit official website dutch layar signs global augmented reality deals reuters jun 18 2010 camille ricketts layar to bring its augmented reality to one third of global smartphones venture beat mobile june 18 2010 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title layar & oldid 722660426 categories augmented realityaugmented reality applicationscompanies based in amsterdamhidden categories articles needing additional references from june 2010all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages catal eesti italianonederlands edit links this page was last modified on 29 may 2016 at 12 50 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view