The Integration of 3D GIS and Virtual Technology in the Design and Development of Residential Property Marketing Information System (GRPMIS)

Abstract

This paper discusses about a research with the aim of investigating the potential integration of 3D GIS and virtual technology in designing and developing residential property marketing information system. The method adopted in this research is a standard system development lifecycle; commencing with the user requirements study, followed by the system design, the system development, the system implementation and finally the system evaluation. This research uses an informal method i.e. semi-structured interview, survey questionnaire and review of the existing information system to establish the user requirements. Ten user requirements were outlined alongside with the examination of four 3D integration and three virtual reality methods. Three out four methods of 3D features integration are selected for the system development. The developed system is tested using the black box and white box testing methods. The prototype system can be used by the real estate agents and property developer as the concept, framework and references for future development of a better conducive property marketing information system as well as simplifying the traditional flow of housing selection which gives positive impacts in the marketing transaction

Geoinformation for Informed Decisions

“…The setback is not only the loading time but also the completeness of the 3D facade and texture is not as desirable. This limitation The Improved Conceptual Design of and issue was reported in previous studies (Louwsma et al 2006;Salleh et al 2008;Zlatanova and Prosperi 2005). The edge reduction as compared to traditional 3D surface model can significantly reduce the use of memory and computational time while offering a reasonable visualization quality (Lin et al 2008).…”

“…consumers, real estate agents and property developer) (Salleh et al 2008). The pilot system however is designed on a desktop platform and has not yet been integrated with web enabling functions.…”

“…This paper seeks to address the gaps and limitations found in the pilot system developed by the authors (Salleh et al 2008). The improved system include the query search engine by integrating geo-processing and geometric network analyst capabilities, simplified 3D visualization functions to reduce processing memory required to load the level of details (LODs) through virtual panoramic display and finally to allow online access.…”

“…Currently, a number of applications have been built by employing ArcGIS internet mapping server (Wang Log-in Fig. 1 The schematic representation of pilot system user interface (Salleh et al 2008) 234 S. A. Salleh et al et al 2011;Mingyu 2008;Guang-rui 2007).…”

“…Create a Buffer layer of the POI based on the user specified Distance 3. Intersect buffer layer with the property polygon layer (Salleh et al 2008) …”