A 2D world is not enough.

Given we’re immersed in the development of 3D worlds right now or to put it another way 3D cartography, we are running across some pretty cool stuff out there and thought we’d share.

Map Tricks and Cool Stuff

With the rising popularity of Google Map and Google Earth these days, the whole world is becoming involved in cartography. If you haven’t check out Google’s street view give it a whirl..it’s pretty cool.

1. Google “Vancouver”
2. Follow top link to the Google maps and the city of Vancouver
3. On top of the zoom tool to the left there is a person figure that is ORANGE if Streetview available in selected area.
4. Mouse over it and it jumps towards you…click to grab the person with mouse and drag it to any location desired for the street-view experience…the rest is intuitive…360degree view and you can move forward, select addressed features…

3D Fractals

For those of you with a graphics, geometry, biology or math background you are probably aware of Fractals. Wikipedia defines fractals as a rough or fragmented geometric shape that can be split into parts, each of which is (at least approximately) a reduced-size copy of the whole, a property called self-similarity. Roots of mathematical interest in fractals can be traced back to the late 19th Century; however, the term “fractal” was coined by Benoît Mandelbrot in 1975.

Fractals are pretty cool on a two dimension plane; but check out the 3D fractals for a look at a different though familiar world?

A Note from the CEO:

I went for a coffee with Devon, one of our software development gurus, and couldn’t help noticing this caterpillar attached to his upper lip.

Turns out he is a “MOVEMBER” warrior trying to help fight the battle against prostate cancer and not a aspiring Mariachi Band member. Help support Devon and Men’s Health or simply see the link to get a look and laugh at Devon’s pet caterpillar.

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We can help your company manage your assets through seeing what you have in a whole new way. Geo-visualized asset management engages users. Check out the videos on our updated website.

Do you have your data locked into silos within your organization? Have problems accessing it?

Can you see your assets or are you struggling with spreadsheets and incompatible databases?

Clover Point’s Web-based ATA (Asset Tracking Anywhere) Master Planning Tool is combining the best of mapping and business process to create a visual inventory for asset management.

• Eliminate software integration issues
• Reduce software costs
• Keep your key software systems up-to-date, available, and managed for performance,
• Improve your data’s reliability, availability, scalability and security
• Resolve issues easily with the help of product and technology experts dedicated to ATA
• Reduce internal IT costs to a predictable monthly fee

In short, as a Master Planning Tool, ATA lets you see your global assets on the map, monitor performance and compliance, plan maintenance and operations, and report results.

Victoria/Seattle — November 1, 2009 — Clover Point Cartographics (CP), a veteran GIS and application development firm based in Victoria BC, Canada, has developed the next evolution of Enterprise Asset Management (EAM). Through leveraging its extensive GIS experience with application developers from multiple disciplines and industries, CP is now launching a web-based asset management tracking system called the Master Planning Tool to help Fortune 1000 companies more efficiently manage their large scale global assets.

Asset-intensive organizations are operating in highly competitive markets and dealing with high value facilities, equipment, contracts and personnel where every redundancy and each failure is disruptive and costly. Most must also adhere to an ever increasing set of stringent regulations and performance indicators including environmental protection, health and safety, and Sarbanes-Oxley rules.

“Our experience with many Fortune 1000 companies shows that quite often these companies will have assets spread out all across the country, sometimes the globe and often have no centralized mapping process to see what’s happening to those assets at any given moment, and they can be running into EPA fines, security and SOX issues” said Jeff Warwick, Clover Point CEO. “ATA is our web based solution to assist these companies maintain compliance in their assets for the wide variety of regulatory issues they face on a daily basis.”

As an asset management tool, ATA enables a web-based GIS tool to monitor assets visually on a variety of mapping engines (including Google, Yahoo, ESRI, Microsoft, NASA Blue and Open Street) while enabling the integration of any digital components as part of the asset profile.

“We’ve built an elaborate security model into the system to enable multiple parties to contribute information, but only those with the appropriate credentials can see what they need to,” said Karl Swannie, Director of Business Development.

By geospatially enabling asset management, users can easily visualize and understand the geographic context of an asset and find other assets or relevant data located close by. ATA can use map overlays of relevant data to see the geospatial context of the asset. This capability enables organizations to make better operational decisions and easily communicate proposed or actual asset improvements.

ATA also includes a temporal feature enabling predictive assessments for maintenance and compliance planning and for automated alerting features.

For large scale planning ATA has a 3D modeling component which enables the creation of virtual assets for planning, demonstration and assessment functions.

View the online PDF:
http://www.cloverpoint.com/pdf/For%20ReleaseNOV9_ATA2_mapping.pdf

Asset Tracking Anywhere (ATA) is the synergy
of GIS and BPM and Gaming Technologies

Victoria/Seattle — November 1, 2009 — Clover Point Cartographics, (CP) a veteran GIS and application development firm based in Victoria BC, Canada, has developed the next world for the property development, urban planning and engineering industries.

“We’re bringing the best of the Geo-spatial information world to the world of business process management and adding in a breakthrough 3D component which is shaking up the urban planning space,” said Jeff Warwick, Clover point CEO. “In fact, as a start, we’re changing how the process of major property development presentations can work.”

Partnering with Microsoft, ESRI and Stantec Engineering, Clover Point is has developed a process for creating 3D virtual communities, not unlike Second Life, specifically aimed at a more immersive experience for urban development planning, presentation and marketing. The module, as a component of Clover Point’s Master Planning Tool, can provide a dynamic view of the infrastructure of a building or a whole site.

“We’re bringing dynamic 3D GIS modeling into the game…and it’s a game changer,” says Karl Swannie, Director of Business Development. “We’re not just building 3D fly through models, but creating a geospatially synced virtual world…a paraverse you could say. And this enables developers to present the future to their stakeholders in a whole new way.”

ATA’s 3D module is primarily being used for property development presentations to engage stakeholders in the decision making process with the goal of coming to a decision more quickly. The ability to walk through a geo-spatially synced virtual community and turn elements on and off on the fly is unique in the industry. ATA’s 3D module is not limited by constraints in computing power unlike traditional 3D architecture modeling systems which are memory intensive. You can run ATA on your laptop and map whole communities to demonstrate how particular developments may impact the existing environment.

“There is no reason we can’t map out a whole town for virtual touring. You can even click on a building in our virtual world and any type of digital file associated with it can be presented,” says Swannie, “and that’s hugely useful for planning, monitoring, security, maintenance, presentation and educational purposes. You can turn buildings on or off, fly under them and see the piping, and if you want, enter the building and sit on the balcony and look at the view.”

Check out the video:

View the online PDF:
http://www.cloverpoint.com/pdf/For_ReleaseNOV9_ATA2_3Dmodule.pdf

Jeff Warwick, Web Based Services – Transcending IT Paradigms: http://www.cloverpoint.com/pdf/GeoTec_Presentation.pdf

Tanya Charles, ESRI Cadastral Editor Extension Tool: http://www.cloverpoint.com/pdf/CadastralEditor_Presentation.pdf

Check out the complete finalist list here: http://www.viatec.ca/nominee/index.html

Times Colonist story: http://www.timescolonist.com/business/Record+nominations+technology+awards/1528621/story.html

UBC Campus Model

In early 2008, Clover Point was solicited by The University of British Columbia and asked to propose a solution for their Campus Simulation and Information System project. The objective of the project was to build a GIS and 3D Modeling System for the Campus and Community Planning Agency at UBC.

Phase 1 saw a GIS data inventory provide the foundation for a 3D modeling campus simulation application. The simulation application was linked through Clover Point’s web-deployed AssetTrackingAnywhere software to provide UBC with an integrated web-based information system to manage their campus.

Phase 2, currently in development, is all about the 3D module – which includes 3D renderings of the entire campus for visualization and strategic planning. Our team has snapped photos, modeled the buildings, and the whole system will be live by summer ’09!

www.yokohama.ca

Ben Leather, Clover Point’s Director of Operations, is pleased to announce the release of the latest Yokohama Canada website.

“This is a visually stunning, very exciting interactive site and we are proud of its development. It now stands up with sites like Ferrari and Audi.”

The website combines flash and leading-edge video integration as well as a content management system. Features include an interactive search, users can research a tire based on size or vehicle, then locate the closest available dealer.

“This site has a rich application interface, media and content. As well, it represents the sophistication in form and function that Clover Point and Yokohama embody.”

About Yokohama Tires
For over 80 years, Yokohama has been a world leader in the development of outstanding tire designs and technology, giving driver’s better control on the road. Since its establishment in 1917, we have devoted ourselves to advancing the leading edge in the industry. We were the first Japanese tire manufacturer to be granted ISO9001 certification in recognition of a quality-assurance model company in design, development, manufacture installation, and related services.

For more information, visit the Yokohama website at http://www.yokohama.ca/

Application Development

Clover Point brings a broad level of experience from working with companies big and small across almost every level of government and industry around the world. We take your vision and requirements and use our team of business analysts, graphic designers, architects and developers to build the right solution that completes your vision in the most effective way.

We specialize in integrating convergent technologies into data-driven services with cost-effective scalability. Our application development focuses on creating products that give users control over unique, hard-to-recreate data sources that get more rich as more people use them.

You are looking for a long-lasting product that will transgress media, cross platforms and captivate users. We want to deliver that product to you.

Our team speaks your language. Developing with a diversity of platforms, languages (such as .NET, PHP, SQL, AML and Python) and database systems (such as MS SQL, Oracle and MySQL) allows us to analyze, understand and solve your complex business problems quickly and efficiently.

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