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+# ROS Node: OpenCV Camera
+
+**LibViso2 Author:** Andreas Geiger
+
+**ROS Author:** Kevin Walchko
+
+**License:** GPL Ver. 2
+
+**Language:** C++
+
+**Website:** www.cvlibs.net
+
+Implemented a ROS node which uses libviso2 to do visual odometery. There are also two demo programs that read data sets (you can get them from www.cvlibs.net) and calculate the pose.  
+
+## Command Line
+
+	rosrun libviso2 mono_node "topic_name" _debug:=true/false 
+
+	rosrun libviso2 stereo_node "topic_name" _debug:=true/false 
+ 
+* debug: true or false, opens a window to show captured image
+* topic: camera topic 
+
+### Published Topics: 
+**Pose:** "/viso_node/pose"
+ 
+### Example:
+ 	rosrun libviso2 mono_node "/topic/name"
+
+## To Do
+
+* Enable the debug option from command line
+* Setup stereo node
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