By combining the functionality of pictorial navigation and remote virtual tours with existing directory search engines, Facet Technology Corporation's digital roadway imagery can add functionality that attracts and retains customers. Local search engines describe a class of web-based services that let users search for businesses, products, services, or events within a given (though variable) geographic area, and provide access to detailed information about those search results.
Since SightMap® was developed with location specific applications in mind, our digital roadway images are a perfect way to expand upon current local search services. While many web-based directory services offer maps that plot the location and provide turn-by-turn directions for their search results, these functions can be enhanced. SightMap® delivers the content that makes it possible for a user to access a first-person, street-level view of a storefront, take a virtual walk through the neighborhood to see what else is nearby, or get turn-by-turn directions that display an image of each turning point along the route.
