St. Moritz and Davos launch 3D map app

After almost a year of intensive work, the tourist destinations of Engadin St. Moritz and Davos Klosters can now be experienced in three dimensions. In a first rollout, the two destinations are breaking new ground in vacation planning with interactive and photorealistic 3D maps on their respective websites and apps. Slopes, winter hiking trails, lifts, restaurants and parking lots can be experienced at home in high-resolution 3D images. The globally unique panoramic maps were developed by the Munich-based company 3D Reality Maps.

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Call up the latest data from the comfort of your own home, navigate the terrain and plan your next vacation in the mountains. This and local orientation is now possible with the newly launched 3D maps in the Engadin St. Moritz and Davos Klosters destinations. Navigation through the mountain landscapes is intuitive and easy to understand and much easier than with topographical maps.

The photorealistic 3D images are perfect for adventurous explorers. The high-resolution images offer the best opportunities to explore the destinations of Davos Klosters and Engadin St. Moritz right into the side valleys - the most beautiful sun terraces, the most pristine slopes or the most exciting walks can be discovered easily. By exploring the landscapes virtually, you can discover every corner of the vacation resort and then head straight for the insider tips on site. The maps are here and here and with the apps Engadin St. Moritz 3D and 3D Experience Davos Klosters.

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Accommodation search directly in the interactive panoramic map

Tourist information on hotels, restaurants and parking spaces is stored in the 3D panoramic maps. Guests benefit from easy navigation in the breathtaking 3D landscape. Exploring the destination in 3D is not only fun, it also provides much more detailed information about the vacation destination than topographical maps can offer. All accommodation is stored in the 3D panoramic maps of 3D Reality Maps, so that not only can it be filtered according to various categories and availability, but the location in the vacation resort is also directly visible. Long lists of hits are therefore a thing of the past.

Trendsetting guest information

With the 3D maps, the Graubünden destinations of Davos Klosters and Engadin St. Moritz are developing a solution that is unique in Switzerland in this quality and offers both guests and locals real added value. The two tourism organizations consider an investment in photorealistic 3D cartography to be not only future-proof but also indispensable. With the increasing use of mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets as well as better availability of WLAN and broadband networks, the trend is clearly moving in this direction. While viewing the map via the website of the respective destination is more suitable for desktop devices, the apps for mobile devices (tablets and smartphones) open up numerous application possibilities for photorealistic 3D maps.

The company 3D Reality Maps

3D Reality Maps develops innovative applications, apps and VR technologies for tourism, sporting events and outdoor sports. With the 3D Outdoor Guides app and tour portal, 3D Reality Maps is setting new standards in outdoor navigation and orientation with smartphones. Well-known tourist regions and leading ski destinations are among the company's customers. The basis for this are the unique photorealistic 3D maps based on high-resolution aerial images, which are used to map the entire Alpine region. The company, based in Baierbrunn near Munich, is the exclusive provider of this new information and communication technology. A team of 15 highly specialized employees from the fields of IT, geoinformatics, geography and marketing are working on the further development of these products.

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