Aviawest Develops 3-D Model of Parkside Victoria Resort & Spa with Google SketchUp
Aviawest has been working with Canada Placemarks, a web development company from Vancouver Island, BC, Canada, to create a virtual 3-D model of their latest development: Parkside Victoria Resort & Spa.
Victoria, BC (PRWEB) November 29, 2006 -- The transition that developers and marketers are referring to as "Web 2.0" is about taking technology off the desktop, and delivering content to the consumer through a myriad of web based applications. Google is at the forefront of this innovation with its Google Earth platform.
Aviawest believes that by leveraging Web 2.0 platforms such as Google Earth, it will bring attention to its current projects and initiatives on an international level.
The Parkside model was built using SketchUp, a CAD (Computer Assisted Design) program developed by Google for use with Google Earth. Using SketchUp, developers can build virtual representations of their properties and share them with members of the Google Earth community from all over the world.
The model is currently available for viewing from the Parkside Victoria Resort & Spa website. You can download the files and instructions by visiting http://www.parksidevictoria.com/google-earth-maps.shtml
Steve Roper, Director of Marketing for Aviawest, is enthusiastic about the move. "Google is a company which is leading Internet evolution in ways which we at Aviawest admire and support.
"Our Google Earth/SketchUp model allows us to communicate our development vision in 3-D in a way that mirrors the way people imagine the world. People can really see what the building will look like in context. It's like being able to pick up a real model, in miniature, and turn it in your hand; looking at it from all perspectives and seeing how it fits into its surroundings."
The Aviawest team is setting some benchmarks within the developers community by being among the first Canadians to showcase its properties in such a unique way.
"With a virtual model of our Parkside project on Google Earth," continues Roper, "we can communicate our vision not just to the customer in our sales office but to anyone on the planet. Our market reach has just been extended to the 100 million people who have the free Google Earth software on their computer and the thousands more who are downloading it every day.
"Aviawest is one of the first developers in Canada to embrace the technology and utilize SketchUp as a sales and marketing tool."
Parkside Victoria is only the beginning of Aviawest's online development; it plans to build virtual models of its flagship property in Parksville, Pacific Shores Resort & Spa and its Boutique Hotel in Victoria, the Rosewood Victoria Inn.
Who is Aviawest?
Since 1991, Aviawest has engaged in the conceptualization, development, operations, marketing and sales of shared ownership projects. Aviawest owners enjoy seamless access not only to Aviawest destinations on British Columbia's West Coast, but also to over 3,700 resorts worldwide. This is achieved through a special affiliation with Resort Condominiums International (RCI) and the RCI points system. Aviawest destinations include Pacific Shores Resort & Spa, The Rosewood Victoria Inn, Aviawest in Vancouver, Aviawest at the Pacific Rim and Parkside Victoria Resort & Spa. Aviawest currently has more than 250 committed employees and over 5,500 owners from across Canada, the United States and Europe.
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