# Vivid 3D Home Tours GeoCV Saves Time and Money on Open Houses By Joey Haar | Published 2016-11-17 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/geocv References: [techcrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/17/geocv-captures-your-apartment-in-vivid-3d/?ncid=rss) & [geocv](http://www.geocv.com/) One of the most tedious -- yet completely necessary -- aspects of purchasing a new home or signing a lease on an apartment is the open house, and GeoCV is using modern technology to make that part of the process easier. GeoCV uses a [3D modelling system](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/3d-cloud-network) to create a high definition, interactive layout of any house or apartment, letting prospective buyers or renters get a lay of the land from the comfort of their current abodes. GeoCV uses a mobile app to take the 3D scans themselves, removing the need for any third-party hardware and making it accessible for any [real estate agent or landlord](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/urban-grid). On the consumer end, GeoCV scans can be viewed in 2D in one's browser, but the optimal experience is to use a VR headset like [Google](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/google-project-genie) Cardboard with one's phone. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.1/10 - Popularity: 40% | Activity: 15% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Multimedia](https://www.trendhunter.com/multimedia) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Virtual Reality Home Tours:** Leveraging 3D modelling technology, companies can offer immersive virtual tours of homes and apartments, saving time and resources on traditional open houses. - **Mobile 3D Scanning Apps:** The development of mobile apps that can capture high-quality 3D scans introduces convenience and accessibility for real estate agents and landlords, eliminating the need for third-party hardware. - **Enhanced Online Property Visualization:** By utilizing 3D models and interactive layouts, online property listings can provide more engaging and realistic visualizations to prospective buyers and renters. ### Who This Affects Most - **Real Estate:** The real estate industry can benefit from offering virtual reality home tours as a disruptive innovation that improves the house hunting experience and reduces the need for physical open houses. - **Technology:** The development of mobile 3D scanning apps presents new opportunities for technology companies to provide advanced scanning solutions and platforms for capturing and processing 3D models. - **E-commerce:** Enhanced online property visualization can transform the way properties are showcased and sold online, enabling e-commerce platforms to create more immersive and interactive property listings. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Interactive 3D Mapping Features](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/interactive-mapping-feature.md) - [VR Home Design Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/envisioneer.md) - [AI Virtual Tours](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/realtour-ai.md) - [3D-Rendering VR Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/prospect-irisvr.md) - [AI Virtual Staging](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-virtual-staging.md) - [Scan-to-VR Technologies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/teleport-by-varjo.md) - [3D Room Scanning Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/room-scanner.md) - [Smart 3D Home Maps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/map-view.md) - [Interior Visualization Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-home-render.md)