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About this app

What is the iSPARX™ AR+ Environmental Visualization Platform AR+EVP)?

The iSPARX™ AR+ Environmental Visualization Platform (AR+EVP) is an advanced immersive technology solution designed to make environmental data more accessible, understandable, and engaging through augmented reality (AR). It is a core component of the AR+IQ™ suite developed by iSPARX™ Innovation Inc., targeting environmental awareness, climate adaptation, and community engagement.

Key Features and Capabilities

Augmented Reality Integration: Utilises location-based AR to overlay real-time and historical environmental data on physical spaces, turning them into interactive storytelling environments.

Network API Utilisation: Leverages Rogers 5G and CAMARA APIs such as:

Connected Network Type

Geofencing Subscriptions

Location Retrieval

Simple Edge Discovery

Quality on Demand

Connectivity Insights

These enhance performance, precision, and responsiveness by dynamically adapting content quality and delivery based on network conditions.

Ethical and Cultural Design: Built on Indigenous data sovereignty principles and co-developed with Indigenous knowledge holders, ensuring cultural inclusivity and ethical storytelling.

Use Cases:

Environmental Monitoring – Visualise air quality, water levels, and climate trends using Calgary’s open data.

Urban Planning – Aid decision-making with spatial overlays for development projects.

Education – Provide immersive place-based learning experiences.

Public Engagement – Enable citizen science and participatory mapping.

Technology Stack:

Built on Microsoft Azure with microservices architecture.

Uses Unity, ARCore/ARKit, and Google Geospatial Creator.

Custom CMS for Indigenous-led content curation.

Compatible with mobile devices and wearables.

Strategic Alignment

This platform aligns with:

Calgary’s Smart City Strategy: Enhancing public access to data and promoting sustainable, tech-savvy urban growth.

UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Specifically supports SDGs related to sustainable cities (Goal 11), climate action (Goal 13), and quality education (Goal 4).

Benefits

For Public: Enhances environmental literacy and civic participation.

For Government and Planners: Offers a real-time, visual decision-making tool.

For Researchers: Enables immersive field data interaction.

For Educators: Facilitates dynamic, place-based curriculum content.
Updated on
May 21, 2025

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What’s new

Beta Test!

GIS flood planes and location