Nokia Research Center’s MARA project isn’t the only research project incorporating GPS, motion sensors and mapping applications.

Enkin is a project designed by Rafael Spring and Max Braun from Universitat Koblenz-Landau, and submitted by the pair for the first round of Google’s Android Developer Challenge.

Their description of the project pretty much sums it all up:

“Enkin” introduces a new handheld navigation concept. It displays location-based content in a unique way that bridges the gap between reality and classic map-like representations. It combines GPS, orientation sensors, 3D graphics, live video, several web services and a novel user interface into an intuitive and light navigation system for mobile devices.

Video of the system in action below:

Enkin from Enkin on Vimeo.