Users today not only need but expect immediate information and a great experience. CivicAR is the first mobile AR solution specifically for the public sector, helping cities cater to the increasing expectations of mobile residents, visitors and workers. Every sign, restaurant front, bus, lightpole—any asset or location has the potential to serve as an opportunity to inform and communicate. For the public sector, AR has powerful business-specific applications in everything from transportation to tourism to utilities, taking a futuristic phenomenon and transforming it into a practical solution for cities. While the industry focus for AR/VR involves extra gear such as goggles and glasses, CivicAR is phone based creating a ubiquity that is appealing to public agencies and consumers. The session explores and even demonstrates revolutionary developments in public sector Augmented Reality as it simplifies and enhances daily life for citizens, visitors, and workers, creates efficient, connected communities, and is the next step for smart governance.