*Note: World Positioning System is an experimental feature for ARDK 3.4 - 3.8. For ARDK 3.9 and later versions, WPS is built into the ARDK UPM.

Name

wps-upm

Description

The (World Positioning System) WPS UPM is the Unity package needed in order to use the World Positioning System features from Lightship ARDK in your Unity application. This file can be be brought into your project by using the Unity Package Manager. You can install the WPS UPM package via a git URL, or from a Tarball (.tgz) file. Detailed steps to install the WPS UPM can be found in our developer documentation for Installing the ARDK Plugin. These steps are also noted below:

Installing the World Positioning System Plugin with a URL

0. A prerequisite to using the WPS UPM is having the ARDK UPM installed. For more information on installing the ARDK UPM to your project, please see the ardk-upm ReadMe file.
1. In your Unity project open the Package Manager by selecting Window > Package Manager.
   • From the plus menu on the Package Manager tab, select Add package from git URL...
   • Enter https://github.com/niantic-lightship/wps-upm.git.

Installing the World Positioning System Plugin from Tarball

0. A prerequisite to using the WPS UPM is having the ARDK UPM installed. For more information on installing the ARDK UPM to your project, please see the ardk-upm ReadMe file.
1. Download the plugin packages (.tgz) from the latest release
   • wps-upm
2. In your Unity project open the Package Manager by selecting Window > Package Manager.
   • From the plus menu on the Package Manager tab, select Add package from tarball...
   • Navigate to where you downloaded the WPS UPM, select the .tgz file you downloaded, and press Open. This will install the package in your project's Packages folder as the World Positioning System Plugin folder.
   • Click Yes to activate the new Input System Package for AR Foundation 5.0 (if prompted).

More Information on World Positioning System

• World Positioning System Feature Page
• World Positioning System How-To Guide

Support

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