Virtual tours provide new opportunities for businesses, realtors and tourists – GeoData Technologies

A small Sandpoint tech company has ignited a buzz of interest in its 3-D visualization tool, getting calls daily from state tourism agencies eager to use the tool to promote tourism.

That boost in interest comes after GeoData Technologies http://www.siteseer3d.com/ , an eight-person firm, developed a 3-D virtual tour of Idaho’s key attractions. The online tool — at http://www.VisitIdaho.org — gives a visually realistic sense of flying over or around sections of Idaho, with hotels, resorts, golf courses, trails and other attractions displayed in detail.

The Idaho tourism tool does all that with high-resolution aerial photos and satellite images of terrain, all blended into a seamless landscape.

Full Story: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/jan/31/a-site-to-see/