PVYmaps is a high-resolution maps service offering almost 2 billion more cartographic objects than OpenStreetMap, putting it on par with Apple or Google Maps.
Additional layers covering disasters, traffic and terrain provide everything a map user needs. PVYmessenger has the PVYmaps service built in but since a link is never made between the user and the map vectors the location of the user is always kept private and is not even known to PVY.
The rendering of the maps happens entirely on the users device even when GPS support is activated. If the user shares a live location with another PVY-ID user through chat or in a channel on PVYmessenger, PVY.swiss is never capable of determining the real geo location of its users. The user’s device downloads a sector of vectorized maps and images, depending on the level of zoom applied enabling display of the relevant map sectors.
PVY.swiss has made significant investments to launch a map service that is better than OpenStreetMap and with a set of features not more than 1-2% behind the leading map services in the market.
As our commitment is to respect and protect the privacy the PVY users we require login with the user PVY-ID before map services can be accessed. PVY.swiss has high resolution proprietary satellite images with a high level of accurate detail and we run the map service from our own datacenter using our own hardware. This ensures that we can offer users the privacy protection they need while using the PVYmaps service and other PVY applications. By keeping map services private and for PVY-ID users only we can focus on scaling up the map and routing services as our customer base grows without any loss of performance.
To give you an overview of why we can offer more detail than other big map services, let’s have a look at some of the terrain specific vectors:
Terrain with RGB coloring for DEM, Quantized Mesh for 3D Cesium JS, hillshade, and contour lines of the entire world with a resolution of 30x30 meters offers details which are simply outstanding.
This means, we offer users a great solution for topographic outdoor activies with city navigation layers and hazard maps on top. All this, with “Privacy by Design”.
With an integrated connection to publicly available APIs, the user benefits from real time updates on traffic and local disasters such as flooding or wildfires.
Your personalized and private door to the Internet also offers PVYmaps with Navigation & Routes. PVYmap queries are not linked to any user or company profile, which let’s you navigate or explore the world freely.
PVYmessnger comes with PVYmaps built-in enabling you to share your current location to another PVYmessenger user, group of users or even pin point a meeting location. PVYmessenger can also utilise your device GPS location in real-time to share your geo-location secretly to whoever you wish. For each location share you can choose how long it should last for or set a time limit when it should expire. The maps service automatically loads sufficient map vectors into the PVYmessenger encrypted cache, so you are able to securely navigate without an active internet connection for a while if you lose connectivity.
PVYmaps make it possible to get a customised map based overview of the customers or suppliers you have in the system. Thanks to the MapBox API, you can create and display tiles based on your requirements. This is completely private and displayed as a separate layer with the flexibility to meet any specific use case you need.
You have a customer with multiple branches. You can automatically link the customer branches to Map Tiles/Map Points on PVYmaps and display, on hover, additional information at the Map Point that is related to the organization itself. Visual connection to the next available branch is also possible enabling you to offer valuable insights for your sales representatives, for example:
The distance from Branch A to Branch B is 14.3 km, by car your travel time will be approximately 17 mins and by public transportation 29 minutes. The map can display a button to get a route there and if you want, you can implement useful features like: Show leads nearby - utilising technology in a smart way to increase the productivity of your sales reps.
If you would like to utilise these amazing PVYmap features in PVYbusiness-Suite, you need to have a team of developers in house, with expertise in the JavaScript programming language as well as CSS. If you don’t have them in house, we are happy to assist you, to make your requirements come true.