Systems and methods for providing geolocation services in a mobile-based crowdsourcing platform

A computer-implemented method for providing interactive visual images in a mobile-based crowdsourcing platform by a server system configured to communicate with and exchange data with a mobile device, a merchandise or inventory system, and a visual imaging system, the method comprising:

• receiving, by the server system, visual image data from the visual imaging system, the visual image data associated with an environment;
• identifying, by the server system, from the visual image data, a merchandise object associated with the environment;
• analyzing, by the server system, from the visual image data, lighting within the environment including natural and artificial lighting;
• analyzing, by the server system, merchandise sales data from the merchandise or inventory system to produce an analysis of how the natural and artificial lighting within the environment affects sales of the merchandise object;
• receiving, by the server system, user data from the mobile device, the user data associated with at least one of a location of a user and movement of the user within the environment over a period of time;
• prompting, by the server system, the user for verification of location and landmarks including at least the merchandise object;
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• rendering, by the server system, on the mobile device, a layout of the environment based on the user data and visual image data, wherein rendering comprises generating a visual model of a layout of the environment in which the user is located or moving to provide an altered reality wherein the user can track information related to the environment, the rendered layout of the environment comprising an augmented reality image or a virtual reality image comprising a QR code accessible by the user to retrieve information about the merchandise object including the analysis of how the natural and artificial lighting affects sales of the merchandise object.

A computer program product comprising at least one tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium having embodied therein computer program instructions for providing interactive visual images in a mobile-based crowdsourcing platform, which, when executed by at least one processor of a computer server system, cause the computer server system to perform processes comprising:

• receiving, by the server system, visual image data from the visual imaging system, the visual image data associated with an environment;
• identifying, by the server system, from the visual image data, a merchandise object associated with the environment;
• analyzing, by the server system, from the visual image data, lighting within the environment including natural and artificial lighting;
• analyzing, by the server system, merchandise sales data from the merchandise or inventory system to produce an analysis of how the natural and artificial lighting within the environment affects sales of the merchandise object;
• receiving, by the server system, user data from the mobile device, the user data associated with at least one of a location of a user and movement of the user within the environment over a period of time;
• prompting, by the server system, the user for verification of location and landmarks including at least the merchandise object;
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• rendering, by the server system, on the mobile device, a layout of the environment based on the user data and visual image data, wherein rendering comprises generating a visual model of a layout of the environment in which the user is located or moving to provide an altered reality wherein the user can track information related to the environment, the rendered layout of the environment comprising an augmented reality image or a virtual reality image comprising a QR code accessible by the user to retrieve information about the merchandise object including the analysis of how the natural and artificial lighting affects sales of the merchandise object.