A method for representing virtual information in a view of a real environment comprises the following steps: providing at least one virtual object (10) having a global position and orientation with respect to a geographic
global coordinate system (200), together with first
pose data (PW10) permitting a conclusion to be made on the global position and orientation of the virtual object, in a
database (3) of a
server (2), taking at least one image (50) of a real environment (40) by means of a
mobile device (30) and providing second
pose data (PW50) permitting a conclusion to be made as to at which position and with which orientation with respect to the geographic
global coordinate system (200) the image was taken, displaying the image (50) on a display (31) of the
mobile device, accessing the virtual object (10) in the
database (3) of the
server (2) and positioning the virtual object (10) in the image (50) shown on the display on the basis of the first and second
pose data (PW10, PW50), manipulating the virtual object (10) or adding a further virtual object (11) by corresponding positioning in the image (50) shown on the display, and providing the manipulated virtual object (10) together with modified first pose data (PW10) in accordance with the positioning in the image (50) or the further virtual object (11) together with third pose data in accordance with the positioning in the image (50) in the
database (3) of the
server (2), the modified first pose data and third pose data each permitting a conclusion to be made on the global position and orientation of the manipulated or further virtual object. Instead of with an image of the real environment, the method can also be performed analogously using a view of an HMD, for example.