Method and system for utilizing depth information for generating 3D maps

A method for communication, the method comprising:

• capturing by a mobile device, two-dimensional (2D) video image data and corresponding depth information of surroundings of said mobile device, wherein said mobile device comprises a monoscopic three-dimensional (3D) video generation device with one or more image sensors and one or more depth sensors;
• capturing distance information via one or more devices operable to determine distance, wherein said one or more devices comprise a monoscopic three-dimensional (3D) video generation device and said
• distance information indicates distance between said mobile device and one or more other monoscopic 3D video generation devices, said distance information being different than said depth information captured by said mobile device;
• communicating said captured 2D video image data, said corresponding depth information, and said distance information to a location server, wherein said location server determines a location of said mobile device based on contents of said 2D video image data, said captured corresponding depth information, and said distance information;
• rendering, by said location server, a 3D map of a surrounding of said mobile device by utilizing said captured 2D video image data, said corresponding depth information, and said location of said mobile device;
• receiving, by said mobile device, said location of said mobile device and said 3D map from said location server.