Systems and methods for landmark detection

A computing device configured to detect a landmark, comprising:

• a processor;
• memory in electronic communication with the processor;
• instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to:
• receive an image;
• detect a feature in the received image;
• compare the detected feature to a plurality of images of landmarks stored in a database;
• upon determining the detected feature matches an image of a landmark, retrieve from the database information associated with the landmark;
• and
• display the retrieved information on a computing device.

A computer-program product for detecting, by a processor, a landmark, the computer-program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions thereon, the instructions being executable by the processor to:

• receive an image;
• detect a character in the received image;
• perform an optical character recognition algorithm to transcribe the detected character;
• compare the character to one or more entries stored in the database;
• upon matching the transcribed character to an entry stored within the database, retrieve information associated with the stored entry;
• and
• display the retrieved information on a computing device.