to the April issue of the myVR Development Newsletter from the R&D team here at myVR Software. The first quarter of 2010 has been very hectic, and we've made some great development progress in several areas that we’d like to share with you:
Eniro now also with 3D StreetView technology in Norway, Finland and Denmark
Eniro – the leading search/yellow pages company in the Nordic market released their new StreetView offering in Sweden last year as highlighted in our December newsletter. They have now expanded their offering to include their other online portals namely; eniro.dk, Krak.dk, gulesider.no and eniro.fi. All these now use the myVR 3D StreetView technology for their map solutions across the Nordic region to display street view images through our OEM agreement with C3 Technologies AB.
Eniro also launched some exciting marketing campaigns in Sweden and Norway to familiarize users with all the great map features that are now available with the chance to win money. The Swedish campaign “Treasure Hunt”, where the participants could win half a kilo of gold has now concluded, and you can see the final here www.eniro.se/skattjakten (Video in Swedish).
You can experience the Eniro StreetView solution for the various Nordic countries with myVR 3D StreetView technology here:
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Finland
myVR 3D StreetView works on any browser/platform supporting Adobe Flash 9 or higher, and it's part of our FlashMap product suite comprised of 3D Map, 3D StreetView and 3D Panorama modules. StreetView 3D imagery courtesy of C3 Technologies AB. For information on pricing/availability, please do not hesitate to contact us.
62 Nord launches with fantastic 360 imagery over Norway
The Norwegian travel/sightseeing operator 62 Nord, who specializes in travel experiences in the beautiful Ålesund – Geiranger region has just released their online 360 panoramic experience through our partner FinnFoto AS using myVR 3D Panorama technology.
Through this online panorama experience you can experience the various travel destinations, find accommodations, restaurants, and more. You can even share it directly on facebook or twitter. See the 62 nord experience here!
myVR Software is pleased to be selected as the viewer of choice for FinnFoto’s SkyCam technology and their customers. You can find more information on the myVR 3D Panorama product here. For information on pricing, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Finn.no adds more 3D Cities to their 3D Map offering in Norway
Leading Norwegian web portal Finn.no has now added the cities of Bergen, Skien and Porsgrunn to their list of 3D cities (Oslo, Trondheim, Stavanger, Kristiansand, Drammen, Fredrikstad, Sarpsborg, Tønsberg, Sandnes and Tromsø) for the Finn 3D Map service.
myVR Software is pleased that Finn.no has chosen myVR 3D MapView technology for their online 3D Map offering for Norway. myVR 3D MapView is available for IE and Mozilla based browsers on MS Windows, Mac OSX, and Linux. The 3D city data models are supplied by C3 Technologies AB of Sweden, and Norkart AS has provided orthophotos and height data for the country of Norway. Experience 3D Bergen, 3D Skien, and 3D Porsgrunn!
3D MapView Mobile for iPhone and BlackBerry
The development of the new 3D MapView Mobile product line for Apple's iPhone/iPod/iPad Touch platform is progressing well. We're very pleased to be able to bring the incredible experience of photo realistic 3D maps to mobile platforms, where especially GPS enabled devices gives us the ability to release new and exciting mobile 3D map applications. We’re now in the progress of adding support for 3D StreetView and 3D Panorama imagery so you can seamlessly switch between 3D maps to 3D streetview onto 3D interiors on your device. 3D MapView Mobile will work over both 3G and WiFi networks and offers real time 3D maps for your present location. The mobile version will naturally give you the ability to zoom, pan, and rotate the map in 3D as well. We’ve made the following demo available on YouTube to give you an early glimpse of the technology:
Coupled with our Mobile Overlay API functionality - the 3D Mobile Map display can be populated with anything from POI (Point of Interest) data to information such as; public transportation, directions, retail locations, virtual coupons offers, nearby real estate objects for sale etc.
We have also started development on 3D MapView Mobile for the BlackBerry Storm2, which will have the same functionality as the iPhone version. You can see some screenshots below of the first running prototype.
The myVR 3D MapView Mobile for iPhone will soon be commercially available, with versions for BlackBerry, Android and Windows Mobile 7 scheduled for Q2/Q3.
Eniro adding winter StreetView imagery
You can now experience Winter StreetView coverage courtesy of Eniro.se for the popular Swedish ski resorts of Sälen, Idre, and Åre. Experience first hand how these places look during the winter season.
myVR is pleased to be the viewer technology vendor of choice for the Eniro StreetView offering. StreetView imagery courtesy of C3 Technologies AB.
New developer at myVR Software
As our business is growing we’re adding more developers and our newest addition to the development team is Olivier Chatry. Olivier joins us from the Norwegian game development company Funcom known for games such as Anarchy Online and Age of Conan. He will be working as a software developer on our core 3D technology team. Olivier is French, and when he’s not coding he enjoys cooking French food (obviously), playing games and driving RC cars. We’re very pleased to have him on our development team.
myVR now on Facebook and follow us online
If you would like to stay informed on all the ongoing R&D development activities here at myVR Software related to the 3D MapView, 3D Map, 3D StreetView, 3D Panorama and myVR ProView technology, you can now follow us directly on Facebook and/or Twitter. We would also like to invite you to follow our Corporate Blog for more general news, and if you missed earlier editions of the myVR R&D newsletter, please visit the newsletter archive.
Questions, Comments, and/or Feedback
If you have any questions for us, comments, ideas and/or suggestions on our products, please do not hesitate to contact us. myVR Software values your opinion and feedback.
Sincerely
Olav Sylthe - CTO olav@myvr-software.com myVR Software AS
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As our business is growing we’re adding more developers and our newest addition to the development team is Olivier Chatry. Olivier joins us from the Norwegian game development company Funcom known for games such as Anarchy Online and Age of Conan. He will be working as a software developer on our core 3D technology team. Olivier is French, and when he’s not coding he enjoys cooking French food (obviously), playing games and driving RC cars. We’re very pleased to have him on our development team. 