Arkwiz

Arkwiz is a Norwegian spatial-technology company developing real-time 3D visualization and digital-twin tools for architecture, engineering, construction, infrastructure and urban-planning work. Founded in Ålesund in 2021, the company focuses on making proposed developments easier to understand in their real-world context before construction begins.

Its flagship product, Geos, is a cloud-native software platform that transforms GIS and map data into photorealistic, interactive 3D environments accessible in a standard web browser. The platform supports planning, stakeholder engagement, infrastructure pre-visualization and environmental assessment by bringing terrain, roads, water, vegetation, building footprints and other geospatial information into an explorable spatial model.

Technology and capabilities

Arkwiz combines automated procedural generation with real-time rendering and cloud streaming. Its workflow uses SideFX Houdini for procedural modelling, then renders interactive environments in Unreal Engine 5 using Nanite, Lumen and Procedural Content Generation frameworks. Georeferenced environments can incorporate Cesium, while AWS infrastructure and WebRTC/Arcware pixel streaming enable browser-based access without requiring specialist local hardware or software.

The company also works with live Esri ArcGIS synchronization, BIM/CAD visualization, and simulation-oriented applications including environmental and flood scenarios. Alongside Geos, Arkwiz provides custom interactive visualization projects and procedural-pipeline design built on its automation backbone.

Planning in context

Arkwiz serves organizations working across:

• Architecture, engineering and construction
• Civil infrastructure and transportation planning
• Municipalities, public utilities and emergency preparedness
• Urban planning and real-estate development
• GIS and geomatics

In 2025, Geodata became a commercial partner and minority co-owner, with Geodata supporting distribution, sales, GIS integration and UX while Arkwiz retains development of its core technical engine. In early 2026, Arkwiz commercialized Geos with Asplan Viak as its first enterprise SaaS customer. The company has also collaborated with Geodata and Lillehammer municipality on predictive 3D flood simulations for the Flomsikker Gudbrandsdal initiative.