Virtual environments are digital replicas of natural or man-made surroundings. It may be the interior of a ship or an entire oil drilling platform. They can be as small as a building or larger than a city. Virtual environments are used for numerous applications including; walkthroughs, urban planning, orientation training, security planning, or managing an ongoing emergency situation. If you would like to know more about incorporating virtual 3D environments in your own applications, please contact us.
Security Planning
Security planners at a major US seaport had a variety of assets available to them to protect and secure the port. Using a virtual environment and Vega Prime from Presagis, security teams were able to instantly see the affects of different choices. If we placed a security camera here, what would it see? If security personnel patrolled along this side street, would they have a clear view of the warehouse?
The same virtual model was able to assist in disaster planning as well. For example, port officials were able to see which roads would be impassible in the event of a three foot storm surge. In the future, options as diverse as geofencing, visual container tracking, and expansion planning can be added.
Virtual Walkthroughs
Virtual walkthroughs are perfectly suited for visualizing proposed projects. Buildings may be the first thing that comes to mind, but they are just as well suited to ships or oil drilling platforms. In the case of the offshore platform pictured below, all interior spaces were accurately captured as well as the exterior.
First Responder Support
Companies like SP Global use sophisticated virtual environments to support tactical commanders with detailed information of key infrastructure during an emergency situation. In the event of a crisis, first responders are able to walk inside 3D buildings in real-time, providing more information than paper blueprints.
Tell Us About Your Application
Virtual environments are extremely versatile and can be used in an infinite variety of ways. They can also be easily repurposed, so an environment built for security planning for example, can be used to train new personnel after the initial installation. Contact us and tell us about your application.