K2Vi Services.

Do you require a tailor made solution?

In addition to selling K2Vi software, we also provide services to those clients that require work to be undertaken on a project basis. Many of our customers in this area do not have technical departments and simply require the use of our technology for a specific reason, and in a particular instance.

Whether we are providing you with a custom fit software solution, or a tailor made project, we are able to provide the following services to facilitate your requirements:

Consultation and Feasibility Study
A look at whether you need a 3D Virtual Reality solution, and how feasible it is to develop it, taking into consideration such factors as cost and time.
Project Development
Development of the scene, the constructs within it, and any additional functionality that is required. This may involve creation of custom fit software, or creation of a tool based upon existing K2Vi technology.
Presentations
In accordance with your requirements we are available for demonstrations or presentations of the projects once developed. This may range, for example, from Environmental Court appearances on behalf of property developers to field demonstrations for users of military applications.
Education
On going education with respect to your future use of the final product.

The following are examples of areas in which we have provided project work for customers. They also serve as a demonstration of the capabilities of K2Vi, and its potential applications.

> Resource / Planning Consents Many of our customers have issues with their resource or planning consent applications for future property developments. We create the Virtual scene and then position the 3D constructs that represent the proposed buildings etc within the scene. The relevant parties involved in the consent application process are now able to move anywhere around the scene, checking out the visual impact of the proposed site from any vantage point deemed necessary. The proposed buildings can be moved or scaled. Permitted building envelopes can be depicted and considered, and planting of vegetation can be achieved 'virtually' in order to assess the future effects that it will have on the scene.
For larger sub division planning it is possible to create a GIS layer showing the proposed subdivision boundaries. The building platforms can also be integrated, visited within the model, their views checked out, and their positions relative to one another adjusted if necessary. Layers can also be created to depict other planned features such as roads or proposed landscaping and planting.
	> Tourism What better way to represent a tourism destination, than having a 3D representation that potential customers can move about and sample. We are producing such a model of Queenstown (NZ) at the moment which is interactive. In addition to being able to move around the scene, short movie clips and weblinks are accessible from within the model. Animated objects also add to the realism of the scene, and provide users with an idea of what activities are available and where they are in the destination. The final product is a very powerful marketing tool for the tourism industry, and a very useful tool for tourists once they arrive at the destination.
> Military Applications The extensive functionality of K2Vi and its all important link to a database, (meaning it can read streaming data), has led to the development of a Military application version of K2Vi. Additional functionality has been developed and integrated, such as the inclusion of a 'Threat Dome' feature which allows the user to determine all of the areas in a pre selected region from which they are visible or under threat of detection; obviously an extremely useful tool in the battle field situation. The development of a mobile version of this application means that it becomes a useful tool in the field of operation. Other functionality relevant to this application is still being developed and integrated.
> Urban/Rural Property Development In addition to its uses in the consent application process - see above - K2Vi has been used extensively by property developers at various other stages of their proposed and ongoing projects. VR versions of the developments have been used at the design stage for determining site positioning, visual impact analysis for all parties concerned including potential future owners. Design modifications to the lay out of large projects have been made with the help of K2Vi. Finally projects have been marketed to potential overseas customers through presentations of the planned developments with the aid of K2Vi viewer versions. An extremely important feature of K2Vi being its ability to allow production of these viewer versions of the software, and its ability to download movie files of the scene. This has proven to be a powerful marketing tool for high end clients looking at high end projects.
	> Landscape Design K2Vi can also be extremely useful in the landscape design process. Similar to the urban planning process, planners, designers, politicians and citizens are able to evaluate new landscape elements in a very direct way. They can switch between different scenarios instantly and are able to view the scenarios over time. Creation of and then planting of 3D trees in the scene is a relatively simple process with K2Vi, enabling a very accurate representation of future plantings to be created, and subsequently assessed.
> Town Planning Planners, designers, politicians and citizens are able to evaluate new developments in a very direct way. They can switch between different scenarios instantly and are able to interact with the scenarios in real time. Effects on the landscape, character or visual amenity can be assessed instantly. The recent development of real-time shadow analysis within K2Vi makes it a more useful tool for urban planners, allowing analysis of shadow effects in real-time by manipulating the position of the sun.
> Civil Engineering The ability to view the scene from anywhere within the scene, combined with the ability to create a very large scene using a relatively modest computer set - up, means that large macro projects can be viewed from any vantage point that may be affected. In addition to this obvious visual impact analysis, GIS layers can be overlaid and viewed within the scene. These layers can represent any number of environmental effects that may stem from the planned construction of such civil engineering projects as damns, bridges, new roads, wind farms or any other large scale construct. K2Vi can once again allow copies of the project to be sent to all relevant parties concerned with the approval process of such structures. The time taken and costs associated with getting these projects off the ground can thus be streamlined considerably with the help of K2Vi.