Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) has signed with Indonesia's Gecko Digital Company to create a 360° map of Maldives.
The MoU was signed by Acting Managing Director of MMPRC, Haris Mohamed and Founder, of PT Gecko Digital Indonesia, CEO and James South.
After signing the MoU, Acting Managing Director of MMPRC Haris Mohamed stated that the project is initiated to promote Maldives through digital and online media. MMPRC believes that this collaboration will help promote the Maldives as a tourist destination and take Maldives to the highest level in the digital arena by providing the visitors with a virtual reality experience of the destination. Gecko Digital would complete the project free of charge, revealed MMPRC.
Under the MOU, PT Gecko Digital Indonesia will create a destination promotion related stand-alone native application and also the inclusion and revamping of the official destination promotion website of Maldives, www.visitmaldives.com with VR and 360 photography based technologies. The contents created by PT Gecko Digital Indonesia will be used at events and fairs participated by MMPRC to enhance the visitor experience through VR technology, according to MMPRC. In addition, PT Gecko Digital will provide full training and assistance with the software.
Specialist teams dispatched from the Indonesia based company are expected to arrive in Maldives next month. The teams will travel to all the islands of Maldives to capture video and photographs.
Gecko Digital Indonesia is a top leading multimedia provider, offering highest quality HD 360 virtual reality, virtual tours, promotional videography, commercial still photography and creative content development for sophisticated web-based marketing.