{"id":2038,"date":"2026-03-23T17:05:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T17:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pixmap-studio.com\/veezer\/?p=2038"},"modified":"2026-04-10T13:27:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T13:27:43","slug":"finding-your-way-at-a-climbing-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pixmap-studio.com\/veezer\/en\/2026\/03\/23\/finding-your-way-at-a-climbing-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding Your Way at a Climbing Site"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"ember1997\" class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">A selection of drone photos from the Alpes-Maritimes climbing guidebook has been integrated into the Veezer app to create a proof of concept for sector localization, complementing the traditional paper guidebook.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0pb5r0nJ2Is\" width=\"360\" height=\"640\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p class=\"ember-view reader-text-block__paragraph\">For this test, overview shots of some iconic climbing areas in the Alpes-Maritimes were included (such as Baou de Saint-Jeannet, La Turbie, etc.):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Import<\/strong> and <strong>georeferencing<\/strong> of drone photos provided by the author (using control points on IGN maps or aerial imagery within the Veezer app).<\/li>\n<li>Overlay of the guidebook\u2019s <strong>infographics<\/strong> in the Veezer app (sector locations and access routes).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Field testing<\/strong> to validate the solution.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The result: <strong>Comprehensive views<\/strong> of climbing sites, combining <strong>sector mapping<\/strong> and <strong>access routes<\/strong>, with<strong> real-time location tracking<\/strong> on the image.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"reader-image-block reader-image-block--resize\">\n<div class=\"ivm-image-view-model reader-image-block__img-container\">\n<div class=\"ivm-view-attr__img-wrapper \"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2266 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/pixmap-studio.com\/veezer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/baou-escalade-screenshot.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"447\" height=\"763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pixmap-studio.com\/veezer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/baou-escalade-screenshot.png 447w, https:\/\/pixmap-studio.com\/veezer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/baou-escalade-screenshot-176x300.png 176w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 447px) 100vw, 447px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"reader-image-block__figure\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Overview of the climbing site in the Veezer app<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the field, being able to pinpoint your location within a few meters on the photo\u2014complete with sector mapping and access routes\u2014is a real game-changer. This feature seems particularly well-suited for complex sites, such as the tiered cliffs of Baou de Saint-Jeannet, or for locating the starts of multi-pitch routes<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"reader-image-block reader-image-block--resize\">\n<div class=\"ivm-image-view-model reader-image-block__img-container\">\n<div class=\"ivm-view-attr__img-wrapper \"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2267 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/pixmap-studio.com\/veezer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/baou-escalade-screenshot2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"447\" height=\"763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pixmap-studio.com\/veezer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/baou-escalade-screenshot2.png 447w, https:\/\/pixmap-studio.com\/veezer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/baou-escalade-screenshot2-176x300.png 176w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 447px) 100vw, 447px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"reader-image-block__figure\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji';\">Zoom and real-time location in the Veezer app<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>On vertical or steep terrain, oblique or horizontal photos (taken from the opposite slope or by drone) provide an unmatched level of detail\u2014offering real added value compared to traditional cartographic data.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"reader-image-block reader-image-block--resize\">\n<div class=\"ivm-image-view-model reader-image-block__img-container\">\n<div class=\"ivm-view-attr__img-wrapper \"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2268 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/pixmap-studio.com\/veezer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/baou-escalade-carte.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"211\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Locating the site on the 1:25,000 IGN map\u2026 we could use a little more detail to find our way!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A special thanks to Olivier du Chastel for providing the drone photos with sector mapping (Topo <em>Escalade des Alpes-Maritimes<\/em> \u2013 <em>Editions du P\u00e9lago<\/em>, 2025).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Digital Complement to Your Paper Guidebook.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2029,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pixmap-studio.com\/veezer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2038","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pixmap-studio.com\/veezer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pixmap-studio.com\/veezer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pixmap-studio.com\/veezer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pixmap-studio.com\/veezer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2038"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/pixmap-studio.com\/veezer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2038\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2270,"href":"https:\/\/pixmap-studio.com\/veezer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2038\/revisions\/2270"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pixmap-studio.com\/veezer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pixmap-studio.com\/veezer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pixmap-studio.com\/veezer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pixmap-studio.com\/veezer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}