View from Google Earth

Simulated Training Systems and Google Earth - putting you on the map

Mon 28 May 2007

Simulated Training Systems launched a new service offering on Monday that the Melbourne based company is hoping will unlock the benefits of the hugely successful Google Earth platform for its Real Estate, Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Corporate and Government clients.

Simulated Training Systems is positioning itself as a leading Google Earth integrator. "This is a strategic move that compliments our existing Interactive Simulation Based Training (ISBT) service offering", said the companies Business Development Manager, Matthew de Moiser at Monday's launch.

"In Google's own words, 'Google Earth is the ultimate research, presentation, and collaboration tool for location-specific information. Whether you’re in commercial real estate, construction, insurance or government, Google Earth lets you represent geo-specific information to full dramatic effect.'"

Commercial Development (taken from Google Earth)

As of June 1, Simulated Training Systems will be offering this new service to clients. "Our aim is to make the obvious advantages of this exciting new platform readily available to all our local clients."

Simulated Training Systems will streamline the whole process of integrating your organisations GIS data (including parcel, demographic, and 3D building data) with the Google Earth platform. "We'll design the workflow, processes, procedures and programs required, so you don't have to. Whether it's a one off sales pitch, or real-time mapping of your data to the web so it can be viewed by millions of Google Earth users around the globe, Simulated Training Systems can take care of it for you."

Architecture, Engineering, Construction & Planning

Google Earth allows Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Planning firms to gain a new perspective on their projects.

"Google Earth gives you a natural perspective on what the location actually looks like today, and what it will look like when the project is complete - a clearer point of reference compared to blueprints and schematics. Impress clients and planning commissions with live interactive fly-throughs that show aerial tours of a project and its environment. Zoning and land use management and planning can see a proposed development within a real world context. Google Earth is fast and fluid, capturing audience attention and speeding the familiarization process for clients and planners alike."

Simulated Training Systems can turn your plans into stunning interactive 3D walk-throughs you can share with clients, the community or the whole world. From land use impact analysis to fly-through presentations, it's the ultimate planning, presentation, collaboration, PR and marketing tool.

Real Estate

"Picky buyers are your best customers now that you can fly through your market area, identify your properties and check criteria like schools, shopping and transport."

List all your properties so they can be easily viewed through Google Earth over the internet including links to detailed listings on your website.

With Google Earth and Simulated Training Systems you can also prospect from the air, analysing past sales data in a real-world context and identifying clusters where owners are likely to sell and buyers ready to move.

Corporate & Government

Extract more value from your data assets. "With support for massive databases and important GIS data formats, Google Earth makes your data assets accessible to all members of your organisation. Google Earth's compelling display of complex geo-spatial data offers powerful yet visual analytic capability in a format that is fast, fluid, and intuitive."

"Google Earth breaks the chains of traditional 'click and wait' map access. Users can fly through massive datasets with the speed of a video game, even when the data is resident on a large network accessed by hundreds or thousands of other users. With Google Earth's integration tools, you can leverage and extend your existing data and systems, providing more access to more data by more people-turning information into understanding."

GIS data representation (taken from Google Earth)

Asset Tracking & Security

"Google Earth's technology enables applications ranging from asset tracking to car navigation. Flexible deployment options and XML-based data interfaces allow Google Earth to seamlessly integrate into a wide range of processes and systems."

"Google Earth integrates with GPS and RFID systems to show the location of assets in motion directly on an actual image of the earth, eliminating guesswork. With Google Earth you can see, Whether a shipping container has moved from storage to the loading dock, the route a truck is taking to deliver a valuable shipment or where a stolen vehicle is hidden. Google Earth's high performance on standard PC's enables easy deployment to call center agents and logistics coordinators."

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For more information about how Simulated Training Systems and Google Earth can help put you and your organisations projects and geo-spatial data on the map, contact Matthew de Moiser on (03) 9018 9219.

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