Gaining insights with Landmark Detection

Using the Snapdragon NPE, the Motorola original deep learning model uses on-device processing to identify landmarks in near real-time, then provides users with additional information about them.

To activate the Landmark Detection feature, simply point the smartphone at an object of interest, (click on the ‘x’ icon) and the phone is engineered to recognize the landmark using a neural network trained to identify more than 1,200 landmarks from around the world. Compact and efficient Motorola deep learning model is running on Qualcomm NPE which helps accelerate the speed of identification by distributing processing to Qualcomm Adreno 510 GPU (on the Snapdragon 630) and Adreno 540 (on the Snapdragon 835), For additional context, the Landmark Detection feature links to the relevant Wikipedia page for the identified landmark. For travelers, Landmark Detection can make all the difference when exploring a new city. For locals, it’s an innovative way to learn more about sights in their own backyard.