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31 Aug 2010 Tucson, AZ: Cogent3D, Inc. announces availability of DISRoam for Apple iPad and iPhone. DISRoam is the merger of professional GIS and DIS capabilities to support LVC (Live, Virtual, and Constructive) activities for mobile players and mobile instructors.
DISRoam includes the abilities to listen, record, playback, upload/download, and participate in DIS (Distributive Interactive Simulation) scenarios while in the field.
DISRoam is built on top of the highly rated GISRoam mobile GIS engine which allows you to use Google Maps, user loaded raster maps and imagery, user loaded elevation and ESRI Shapefile in the background. Being that it uses GISRoam GIS engine, users can modify, collect, filter, and colorize ESRI shapefiles while in the field, upload those to the Webconnect server and share them with the other participants.
Christie, a leader in simulation projection display and visualization solutions announces that Carleton University’s Advanced Cognitive Engineering Laboratory (ACE Lab) is using a custom-built structure and display that was designed, engineered and installed by Christie.
 MeVEA Ltd and Faktia (Forssa Finland Adult Education Center) have signed a contract for MeVEA to deliver a crane simulator to support training and develop education at the center. The simulator is designed,developed and manufactured in co-operation with the training center and it will be delivered by the end of 2010. The project has clear benefits for both parties. Faktia provides expertise and experience from the crane industry with an educational point of view. MeVEA is an expert in real-time simulation of dynamics and manufacturing simulators. Objectives for the project are set to a high level.
A construction simulation environment will be developed which can be used for both, mobile- and tower crane operator training. The training simulator reflects accurately features of a real crane and offers a immersive and versatile training environment. The simulator is designed to enable basic training as as advanced training with difficult and dangerous situations. A great advantage of a simulator is that the trainee can be put to his limits without personnel or machinery damages. Naturally no fuel costs occure either. Weather conditions such as wind and rain can be managed by the instructor.
CPaT, the world leader in computer-based training for the aviation industry, today announced the sale of its A320 Aircraft Systems computer-based (CBT/WBT) program to A320 Family Training TRTO, based in Le Kremlin Bicetre, France.
“A320 Family Training is the latest in a growing number of TRTOs who have chosen CPaT to help cost-effectively solve training needs,” said Russell Peck, CPaT’s President. “We offer a wide variety of programs for all aircraft types which suit our customers perfectly.”
Training seminar primarily for the rail, road, maritime, medical, general aviation, power engineering, offshore, industrial, security & emergency response sectors
Tuesday 12th October 2010 Westminster Conference Centre 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET
Who should attend:
- Those responsible for training and the purchase of training solutions for rail, road, maritime, medical, general aviation, power engineering, offshore, industrial, defence, civil aviation, security and emergency response
- Suppliers of training devices and courses
VirTra Systems (OTC: VTSI) announced that Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has submitted a purchase order to VirTra for an evaluation unit of its proprietary Threat-Fire(TM) belt system.
VirTra's established philosophy insists that simulation training must both physically and mentally prepare trainees for the reality that hostile forces will shoot back. With that in mind, VirTra invented the patent-pending Threat-Fire device, which safely simulates return fire with a 30 millisecond electric stun (adjustable to 2.5 seconds).
BILLERICA, MA -- 06/16/10 -- InterSense Inc., a market leader in precision motion technology, today announced it is extending its long-standing relationship with Link Simulation & Training to supply the U.S. Air Force with critical flight simulation and training technology for its F-16 Mission Training Center (MTC) program. InterSense will seamlessly integrate its IS-900 precision motion tracking system into Link's SimuSphere® HD display to deliver a flexible, secure and highly accurate solution, designed to support the Air Force in its mission to continually increase pilot readiness and reduce costs.
Cubic Corporation announced it is collaborating with RhinoCorps to develop a deployable and expandable immersive training system to improve the performance of security teams and planners.
Loyola has been awarded both the full and open and the small business set-aside Simulation, Training and Instrumentation Omnibus Contract II (STOC II)
Distinct Shift Observed from Live Training to Virtual and Constructive Arenas in the U.S. Military Training and Simulation Market, Finds Frost & Sullivan
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - June 14, 2010 - As overall budgets grow and expenditure on training and simulation products continues to rise, the U.S. military training and simulation market has witnessed stable growth. The Department of Defense (DoD) training and simulation market has had to keep in step with advancements in technology.
New analysis from Frost & Sullivan (http://www.aerospace.frost.com), U.S. Military Training and Simulation Market, finds that the DoD spent $22.2 billion on training and simulation products and services in FY 2009, and estimates this to reach $24.1 billion by 2015. The market is slated to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.4 percent from FY2009-FY2015.
 We are glad to present a new modsim.org exclusive product review. "The Simul Weather SDK" generates weather system data and renders live, volumetric clouds in real-time. Click here to read more about this highly interesting product.
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IberSim 2010 call for papers is now open. The IberSim 2010 Conference will be held in Madrid, Spain, on 27-28 October 2010.
Authors are invited to submit papers for this Conference. Papers can be accepted in English and Spanish.
Frank W. Harris (inventor of Immersion Vision) launches a new product site for his product.
Immersion Vision is an amazing imaging system that captures a 360 degree field of view horizontally and 240 degrees vertically and then displays these images on a screen that immerses the viewer. Immersion Vision captures the images traditionally onto a flat plane; there is no stitching together of images required, and no algorithms are needed to correct image distortion. The image physically captured by the lens is the same image displayed on the immersive viewing screen, no manipulation of the image is needed. The capture and re-display of the image with this system results in the viewer receiving a uniform density of image across the entire field of view.
Simulation technology allows for the military to understand all possible scenarios and outcomes before stepping foot onto the battlefield. With an increasing number of troops overseas, the need for situational training has becomes greater and greater. Not only does the soldier need to know how to respond to an emergency situation such as a nuclear or biological attack, they also need to have training in social, cultural and behavioural situations as troops continue to interact with foreigners on a day-to-day basis.
Read more on www.modelingandsimulationevent.com
 Tucson, AZ May, 2010 – Cogent3D, Inc., today announced that Symmetry™, a database conversion and SAF publishing tool for modeling and simulation, now comes in a lower cost version, for those who only want to take apart their static terrain formats to make correlated GIS data.
Symmetry is a fast, easy-to-use, cost effective tool that helps its users recover the labor invested in preparing simulation terrain by converting it into GIS source formats to be reused in new products with any terrain tools. Symmetry also provides an answer to the challenge of correlating existing terrains with new terrains, e.g., existing SAF terrain with a new visual terrain.
 CrunchGear writes about their visit to Ford:
Ford, like most modern manufacturing companies, is utilizing virtual reality tools at all levels of development. Gone are the days of designers and engineers hunching over drafting tables in a smoke-filled room, working on blueprints for what will next be molded out of clay.
These days development is done on 20-foot ultra-high resolution displays with real world testing done in a virtual world. Designers can experience nearly every aspect of a future vehicle before any physical piece is constructed. Ford even employs virtual tools for the manufacturing phase to maximize efficiency there as well.
I recently got a close look at a bunch of these tools and processes. I was granted access to everything from Ford’s gigantic full vehicle motion simulator to the gigantic video wall. These are some impressive toys.
Read the article at CrunchGear.
Tucson, May, 2010 – Cogent3D, Inc., today launched GISRoam™, a new Apple iPhone and iPad application that allows the user to load, view, collect, search, edit and save ESRI GIS shapefiles.
It’s never been easier to have GIS at your fingertips. With Apple iPad and iPhone’s user-friendly interface and GPS, GISRoam lets you display your current position with shapefile overlays on Google Maps. But GISRoam is much more than a way to view GIS layers. Now you can perform powerful searches on features based on attribution, edit existing attribution on shapefiles, add new attribution, and use GPS to create new Polygon, Line and Point features in new or existing shapefiles while you roam.
 
Press Release, 13 January 2009: Bohemia Interactive selected to develop ‘VBS NATO’, a custom version of VBS2 designed for the tactical training needs of NATO member countries.A pdf version of this Press Release may be downloaded here.
Bohemia Interactive, in partnership with Calytrix Technologies, is very pleased to announce the award of a contract to develop and deliver an Enterprise License of ‘VBS NATO’, a modified version of VBS2 that is tailor-made for tactical training across NATO member countries.
 Edgedsign Inc. releases 3D models library for EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) training applications. Library include 3D models of main types of IED which are detected by coalition forces in Iraq and Afghanistan and several types of well-known landmines; main types of EOD robots and characters in protective clothes. Please visit http://www.edgedsign.com/landmines_IEDs.html for more details.
 We have just added osgEarth to our solutions directory. Thanks to Pelican Mapping for the submission.
osgEarth is a scalable terrain rendering toolkit for OpenSceneGraph. Just create a simple XML file, point it at your imagery, elevation, and vector data, load it into your favorite OSG application, and go! osgEarth supports all kinds of data and comes with lots of examples to help you get up and running quickly and easily. The toolkit is LGPL and is used in several commercial products and government programs. Professional services are available from Pelican Mapping, the creators and maintainers of the project.
Bryan, Texas, February 25, 2010 – Advanced Gaming Systems, Inc. (AGSI), developers of the famous Harpoon series of naval simulations, announces two exciting changes in their product offering. In March 2010, the latest version of Harpoon 3 Pro, the professional version of the popular computer based Harpoon air/naval simulation will be released. Used by defense and naval professionals such as the Australian Defense Department and Northrop-Grumman for desktop analysis, Harpoon 3 Pro allows users to "game" situations ranging from a simple boarding action against pirates or smugglers to full blown fleet encounters with air, surface and submarine units.
Pennant Training Systems Limited (PTSL) has been awarded a Contract by the Flight Simulation and Synthetic Trainers Project Team (FsAST PT) for the design, manufacture, installation and support of eight (8) Virtual Reality Parachute Trainers (VRPTs) for the Parachute Training School (PTS) at RAF Brize Norton.
The VRPT will be an immersive training aid, giving the student a real time experience in a virtual world that simulates a parachute descent in either free fall or static line. The VRPT will allow the student to practise his parachuting and malfunction skills in a safe but realistic virtual environment.
 People's Street™ is a COTS 3D database which unites synthetic urban terrain environment and the accompanying 3D model libraries and intended as middleware solution for first-person simulation of urban operations (UO), emergency and special operations in built-up areas.
www.edgedsign.com/products.html
IPKeys, an emerging strategic partner in the government defense sector, selected Emergent's LightSpeed to create counter-IED simulations for U.S. Forces, specifically with the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization's Technical Gaming Team (JIEDDO TGT).
Southampton, PA, January 07, 2010 - Environmental Tectonics Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: ETCC) ("ETC" or the "Company") today announced that several grant opportunities are available to assist emergency response organizations in obtaining ETC's ADMS, the Advanced Disaster Management Simulator, either by direct purchase of ADMS systems or purchase of ADMS Training Services.
The grants can benefit State and Local Emergency Management Agencies, Law Enforcement Agencies, Port Authorities, Rail and Transit Authorities, and Medical Services by providing the most efficient and effective all-hazards preparedness training available.
 FxWorks presents, high quality 3D digital content for Simulation&Training and Virtual Reality.
FxWorks is a company located near Munic/Germany, providing high quality 3D digital content and 3D Services for the Simulation&Training and the Virtual Reality industry since 1998.
We offer:
- Development of stunning 3D Models and whole 3D Scenes optimized for your realtime application, considering simulation standards and methods (LOD, DOF, etc.).
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November 2009 A UK based company has won two major contracts with the Royal Saudi Air Force and Navy. These are the latest in a series of successful contract wins for DT Media which has become a global player in defence simulation training.
The Royal Saudi Air Force is to use DT Media’s ‘Insight’ recognition training system to maximise accuracy in combat identification. The King Fahad Naval Academy in Jubail is to use DT Media’s Fleetman Bridge Trainer for interactive training in ship handling and bridge procedures.
Both of these contracts were awarded to DT Media in conjunction with its Saudi partner, Rahaden Trading.
November 30, 2009. Orlando, Fla. Engineering & Computer Simulations (ECS) announced today that it has formed an alliance with Ceres Technical Group. The alliance highlights ECS virtual and mobile technologies and combines with Ceres Technical Group’s live training technology experience to offer customers a strong team to deliver live and virtual simulation solutions to their customers.
Jack Collins, former Program Director with Unitech (a small company that focused primarily on live training), established Ceres Technical Group in early 2009. “The alliance with ECS provides our government customers an outstanding solution to their live and virtual requirements,” stated Jack Collins, Ceres president.
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