The Spatial Web is a proposed convergence of spatial computing, decentralised web technologies and the semantic web into a single addressable layer where digital information is anchored to physical locations, objects and people. It enables persistent spatial context, machine-readable semantics and decentralised identity so that humans and software agents can perceive, reason about and act on a blended physical-virtual environment. It is positioned as a successor architecture to the document-centric World Wide Web.
Overview
- The Spatial Web is a proposed evolution of the World Wide Web in which information is anchored to three-dimensional space and to physical and virtual entities rather than to flat documents.
- It combines location-aware computing, immersive interfaces, machine-readable semantics and decentralised identity to let agents reason about and act on the world.
- Standards bodies and consortia have proposed protocols for spatial addressing, permissioning and interoperability across devices and platforms.
Key aspects
- Persistent spatial anchoring of content to real-world coordinates.
- Semantic description of entities for machine interpretation.
- Decentralised identity and permissioning for objects and actors.
- Interoperability across Augmented Reality and Mixed Reality clients.
Applications
- Location-anchored augmented reality experiences and navigation.
- City-scale Digital Twin visualisation and management.
- Cross-platform Metaverse interoperability and asset portability.