This project has been developed in partnership with 4Linux, being commissioned by Caixa Economica Federal (one of Brazil’s main public banks, especially in real estate)

Real Estate Fair

The customer, for real estate fairs it was promoting, wanted to allow its customers to take a ‘virtual tour’ around places on sale using Google Earth™ in an interactive and fun way.

Proposed solution

Here’s how Triveos solved the problem:

1. A projector shows Google Earth’s screen on the floor, in front of the person that wants to use the system
2. Using a Web interface an operator enqueues the person’s name and the desired place while setting a time limit for the walk.
3. The system asks Google Earth™ to reposition itself over the coordinates corresponding to the first place of the queue
4. The customer then can walk around the neighborhood using a Dance-Pad controller
5. When time runs out the navigation is locked as to wait for the next person in line
6. Customers can also direct the navigation to several tourist attractions and famous places in the world

Technical Characteristics

The application is composed of two modules:

• Queue management system: Uses Python/Django and jQuery for a fully dynamic AJAX interface
• Navigation system: Python/Pygame and integrated with Google Earth™ through COM

This app runs exclusively under Windows