B.C. company helping First Nations create 3D ‘digital twins’ of their territories – CTV News
March 2, 2022
A Victoria-based company that uses technology developed for video games to create three-dimensional replicas of real-world locations has partnered with more than a dozen First Nations on digital models of their territories.
LlamaZOO also markets its technology to mining and forestry companies, but its program called “Guardian” is developed for First Nations looking to visualize information about their territories in a central, virtual hub.
Robin Billy is the director of operations for the Stk’emlupsemc te Secwepemc First Nation, one of 15 First Nations currently using Guardian. He told CTV News he sees the technology as an important tool the nation can use both for its own purposes and in discussions with the province and the resource industry.
“Traditionally, our people would always be out on the land,” Billy said. “You’d know, like, every nook and cranny, every animal, you know, where the fish are and that type of thing. Not everybody gets an opportunity to get out there now … We’ve seen this program as an opportunity to basically create a 3D model of the entire territory and then start adding in data.”
