Visualization Services If you’re looking for dynamic presentations with stunning accuracy, GeoDataScape provides custom visualization and 3D Computer Models that can be tailored to meet your every need. To achieve these incredible images we combine the strengths of three major technologies: the accuracy of real world coordinates like CAD3D, the database management of GIS, and the rendering of programs like Visual Nature Studio 2 and Lightwave 3D. Common applications include:   NEPA public communications   Project planning alternatives   Project management   Dispute resolutions with stakeholders   Visual mitigation planning   Private project marketing, resort areas,       parks, golf courses 3D Computer Models Provide Unlimited Flexibility. Accurate: These models accurately depict the world and its resources as they are or as they will be following a project build. In addition we can quickly and show the relationships between resources of concern.   We can take Gigabytes of environmental       GIS data and put them to use in a 3D model       or visualization.   We start by building an accurate terrain       model of the project area based on USGS       DEMs.   Build either current or proposed       ecosystems on the model. These are based       on aerial photography, GIS, GPS, field       survey, or all of the above depending on the       level of desired accuracy.   The terrain, ecosystems and features can       all be based on the scientific standards       required for the NEPA process. Customizable: Once this model is built we have ultimate flexibility to add, change, or delete any elements as needed.   Add man made features and structures.       These can be extremely accurate or merely       representative depending on the needs of       the project.   Incorporate structural engineering (CAD       Models) if provided.   Add people and vehicles for realism   Insert non-native demonstration elements       like 3d labels, boundaries, data layers       (wetlands, flood plain, zoning) , highlights       for communication purposes. Cost Effective: These models are based on data that is collected during any standard NEPA project. In other words, there is no paying for expensive data collection to get your model produced.   Download Video 6.2 meg Download Video 7.6 meg Download Video 17.1 meg Products of the Model. Once the models are built, they have extraordinary possibilities: 1. Still Images. We can set a camera in “3d space” looking at the model, project area, from any angle, elevation, direction or distance. Once that desired perspective is chosen we render beautiful, high resolution images. We can move the “camera” and render again from different perspectives as often as desired. These images can be rendered with enough resolution for large posters or small enough for web applications. 2. Video Animation. We can render an animation or movie of the project model with the camera moving through like a helicopter fly-through. See the perspective as the birds-eye camera rotates around the project area viewing it from all directions. See it follow a linear project feature such as a road, pipeline or waterway. See the camera track from man’s eye view down a ski slope or up a fairway. Tour the full extents of a proposed development project before ground is broken. It can also be set up with the camera stationary but various elements of the model are changing through time. See a reservoir water level rise or fall based on management or usage. See the development of forest through decades. See the fruits of an environmental mitigation project at +1year, +5years, +10years. Use motion pictures to communicate powerfully with, the public, govt. gatekeepers, stakeholders, planners or other significant parties. 3. Interactive Project Model Exploration. Give the planner, manager, presenter, or even the audience the mouse or joy stick to fly, walk, slide, or otherwise cruise around in an interactive, virtual reality version of the project model. All you need is an internet browser with a free software plugin and a relatively modern video card. The controls are simple mouse or keyboard driven point and fly. Anyone can be an expert at navigating this environment in 5-15 minutes of practice. Follow the terrain like a man walking or soar over the project like a hawk. Navigate freely or zoom to preset camera perspectives. Keep this model for internal planning and presentation or publish it on the web for the public to explore.