Creating branded maps and geographical animations in no time at all

Viz World™ is the broadcast industry’s de facto standard for the creation of branded maps and geographic animations. By extending Viz World to a server edition, it can provide real-time, branded map imagery to several clients embedded within Vizrt’s control applications.

Just as many other Vizrt applications, Viz World is fully template based. All pre-designed templates can be accessed through the Viz Trio character generator and Viz Content Pilot, as well as Viz Weather and Viz Artist. Online publishers can even use Viz World to create branded, animated maps for their web sites. From choosing a location to publishing a map that is consistent with channel or website branding takes a journalist less than a minute and doesn't require any exceptional software skills.

Look, it's virtually raining in the studio

2011-04-28 09:16 CEST

Visualize any type of weather with the latest technology from Vizrt and Perceptive Pixel. Vizrt's Ran Yakir shows you how any talent can and add brand new layers to a traditional weather presentation, distancing yourself from the traditional look and feel.

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IBC VIDEOS: The latest interactive weather and maps features

2011-09-16 11:18 CEST

Ran Yakir demonstrates the latest ways of using maps to illustrate news and weather for broadcasting.       

IBC, Amsterdam (RAI Hall 2, Stand A31):

Interactive weather maps hands broadcasters a wide range of visual tools for storytelling.

Through use of touch screens and two-way communication with viewers via social media, Ran Yakir - Head of R&D for Weather and Maps at Vizrt - demonstrates the latest possibilities innovative broadcasters now possess.

 

IBC 2011: New features in Viz World

2011-09-20 05:56 CEST

Leslie Kajomovitz takes us through the latest features in Vizrt's 3D real-time mapping system.

 

The Viz World Client

2010-07-28 03:50 CEST

Viz World is both a map creation tool and a map server platform.

The Viz World Client enables producers, journalists and operators to open map control objects within graphic templates, for example, from within Viz Content Pilot, Viz Trio or Viz Weather.

By editing the map elements, users can change map locations, add animated 3D objects and animated labels; show street information, display on-demand satellite images of chosen locations, create geographical locators, and design fully animated 3D maps.

DigitalGlobe Imagery demonstration video

The following video highlights advantages of using DigitalGlobe imagery and demonstrates how to utilize DigitalGlobe's high-resolution imagery with the latest version of Viz World (version 11.1) and Viz Artist.

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Get closer to the news with DigitalGlobe Online

Access stunning high-resolution images around the world using the new Viz World feature: DigitalGlobe Online.

DigitalGlobe Online allows Viz World users to stream in realtime or download unlimited satellite imagery directly from within Viz World when editing map templates. The satellite imagery varies in resolution from 15m to 45cm per pixel based upon the location.  Downloaded imagery is geo-referenced instantly to the base map in Viz World so it becomes part of the unique style created for the map template.

The DigitalGlobe Online service is available to both users of Viz World and Viz Curious Maps.

DigitalGlobe Online has two options:

  • Global Base Map – Access to high resolution satellite and aerial imagery for the entire world.
  • FirstLook – On demand access to fresh imagery taken hours or days after an event happens. Requires subscription to Global Base Map. (Coming soon with Viz World 11.2)

Requirements:

  • Viz World 11.1
  • Internet connection

 

Additional map data

Viz World includes a comprehensive database of political boundaries, coastlines, rivers, major roads, named places, and relief topography covering the entire world. In addition you can use optional data for streets, satellite imagery and topography.

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Now you can create 3D maps in seconds!

The one-box solution for all your map productions: Viz World One

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Viz World Explained

After Vizrt acquired Curious a few years back the map system has had a tremendous development and has been fully integrated into the Vizrt workflow. At IBC the new functions were demoed both through newsroom systems, designer tools and integated examples like the weather touch screen.

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