Sharp/NEC AV technology helps promote tourism in Iceland

High brightness projectors and mounting flexibility, along with screens and videowall of Sharp/NEC form the AV equipment used in many tourist attractions in this country, integrated by your partner Origo.

Known as the land of ice and fire, Iceland offers many natural wonders and extraordinary landscapes ranging from glaciers to volcanoes; Large mountain ranges or spectacular waterfalls and geothermal pools, In addition to being one of the best places to see the Northern Lights.

It's no wonder tourism is one of Iceland's leading industries., since it represents more than the 33% of the country's GDP, which makes it one of the most dependent on tourism in the world, in which AV technology plays an increasingly important role in the facilities to attract visitors.

In this sense, Jonathan Cooper, Director of Leisure and Entertainment Sales at Sharp/NEC, has taken a tour of several key tourist facilities in Iceland with Origo, Integration partner in this country, in which its display and projection technology is used to promote the value it offers.

One of them is the Ingvellir National Park, which means plains of meeting and is the place where the ancient assembly used to meet (Alþing), Declared World Heritage of the UNESCO due to its parliamentary history, connection with the writing of sagas of the twelfth century and the independence movement of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

In addition, It is a spectacular natural environment in which geology and ecosystem form a unique landscape, in which the separation of tectonic plates is visible. For all this, The Icelandic Design Studio Gagarin has created a Interactive exhibition, configured with Sharp/NEC screens and projectors that Origo has installed, to provide the visual interface that allows visitors to become part of this environment.

In the reception area of the newly built visitor center, a ceiling-mounted NEC projector shows visitors the former meeting site, The most visited in the National Park, via text, Images and video.

As visitors continue their tour, several Large format touch screens of the manufacturer provide new opportunities to learn about this unique site, along with two visual systems mounted on a table to show magma flow between tectonic plates.

The use of Sharp/NEC technology allows the national park to create a visual link to a hidden history. A vertical projection shows how 36 chieftains and his supporters gathered in the court of justice. (Lögrétta), and in another you can see the biology of Þingvallavatn, the largest in Iceland.

Another attraction of the country is that it has numerous sources of geothermal and hydroelectric energy., allowing you to meet virtually all your electricity needs through renewable energy. Interactive visitor attractions are playing a leading role in educating the public about the importance of attractions to protect the planet., and meet the carbon neutrality forecast, that has been set for 2040.

An example of this is the Ljosafoss Power Station and its exhibition Powering the Future, designed by Gagarin, that allows visitors to experience the nature and characteristics of electricity in new and creative ways through Led videowall and projections.

Hellisheidi It is one of the largest geothermal power plants in the world, in which they are generated 303 MW of electricity. his exposition Geothermal is a popular attraction in Iceland and features several Sharp/NEC projectors to showcase your process.

Even though, Iceland's number one tourist attraction is the award-winning exhibition of Perlan Called Wonders of Iceland, in which interactive experiences and projections on any surface are combined with the NEC PX systems, along with educational and fun stories from the country.

In the case of Business Iceland, a public-private partnership established for the promotion of tourism and marketing of Icelandic products on the international market, It also promotes five other important sectors for the country, as green energy solutions, innovation, Creative industries, Fisheries and foodstuffs.

Una gran pared de proyección que utiliza cuatro equipos láser NEC PA1004UL con lentes de alcance ultra corto ofrece a los visitantes una experiencia interactiva inmersiva en la exposition Green future, diseñada también por Gagarin, mientras que otros dos sistemas del mismo modelo se utilizan en el espacio Business Iceland, junto con pantallas de gran formato en los espacios para reuniones.

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