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OLIVE Application Used in
Transport Incident Management and Mitigation
On Monday, 22 June 2009, a Washington, D.C. Metro transit
train crashed into the rear of another during the city's Monday evening
rush hour, killing at least nine and injuring many others. Cars of both
trains were ripped open and heavily damaged in the worst accident
in the Metrorail system's 33-year history.
 An OLIVE customer
and developer, Center for
Advanced Transportation Technology Laboratory (CATT Lab) located at the
University of Maryland, in the A. James Clark School of Engineering, has
been a valuable resource to transportation officials--especially
after the tragic Metro accident. The CATT Lab's real-time and
historical incident visualization and training capabilities, including 3D,
real-time traffic monitoring, or "virtual helicopter", are
particularly helpful with review and analysis towards preventing
similar incidents in the future. Various media coverage of the
CATT Lab's role can be seen at:
Fox
5 DC
News
Channel 8
Fox
45 Baltimore
More at http://www.forterrainc.com/index.php/events-a-news
MSIAC Newsletter
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Simulation Information Analysis Center (MSIAC) M&S Newsletter is now
available as an automatic service. Send an email to digest-subscribe@lists.dod-msiac.org
to be added to their mailing list. This list is for the Newsletter
only and will not be used for any other purpose. Note that it is not
necessary to subscribe each month.
AMG SYSTEMS
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NCS Breakfast with
Congressman Bill Posey
7:30 am August 28, 2009
Holiday Inn Orlando East/UCF
 Click here for
breakfast registration and information
CONGRESSMAN
BILL POSEY [FL-15]
Congressman Bill Posey represents
Florida's 15th Congressional District. He serves on the Financial
Services Committee and its two subcommittees on Capital Markets, Insurance,
and Government Sponsored Enterprises and Domestic Monetary Policy and
Technology.
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Lockheed Martin wins contracts worth $33M
Orlando Business Journal - Friday, July 10, 2009
Lockheed Martin has been awarded two contracts worth $33
million to provide support services for multiple versions of the F-16
aircraft. The contracts cover academic instruction and assessment,
courseware development, simulator and training device instruction and
training management support. One contract worth $13 million was
awarded by the U.S. Air Force’s Air Education Training Command and the
other, worth $20 million, was awarded by the Air National Guard
Bureau. Both contracts are being managed by Lockheed Martin
Simulation, Training & Support in Orlando. Bethesda, Md.-based
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) employs more than 5,000 people in Central
Florida.
Team
Orlando Website
 The new Team Orlando website was launched on May 8th.
The site contains information about the Team Orlando commands, capabilities,
news, and events. Individual Team Orlando command websites are linked
here, so this is like a “one stop shopping” site. Also included is a
way for you to submit comments, suggestions, or questions. Check out
the Team Orlando website at: www.TeamOrlando.org
Vcom3D's iPod
translator device
By Richard Burnett Sentinel Staff Writer
- July 15, 2009
An Orlando
company's translator program for Apple's iPod got its start years ago as a way
to teach sign language to students. Today, it helps U.S. soldiers in the
war-torn Middle East and United Nations peacekeepers on
the Horn of Africa. Vcom3D Inc. has made quite a leap since it began making
educational software for the hearing-impaired. The high-tech company's
first foray into the defense sector has turned into a lucrative enterprise,
with more sales in the pipeline.
"It is a significant, growing business," said Carol Wideman,
Vcom3D's president. "We have received many orders from the Army for
Iraq and Afghanistan. We've sold it for the joint deployment in Sudan.
Longer-term, we also see potential applications for the Air Force, Navy and
Marine Corps."
The military's use of the translators has increased fivefold since they
were first deployed by the Army in late 2007, Wideman said. About
1,000 have been sold to various agencies — half of them to the Army's
Orlando-based training-systems agency, which equips soldiers stationed
around the world.
To date, the training agency — Vcom3D's biggest customer — has spent nearly
$2 million on the devices and support equipment. More than 500 have been
sent to war zones, said Kristen McCullough, spokeswoman for the Army
training agency. The devices have also been sent to the U.S. Rapid
Response Equipping Force, which supplied the U.N. peacekeepers in Sudan,
she said.
Read the full article: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/orl-bizvcom3d-ipod-translator-07150071509jul15,0,7205456.story
Can Training in Second Life
Teach Doctors to Save Real Lives?
by Melissa Lafsky - DISCOVER Magazine - July 16, 2009
Medical training programs are springing up in virtual reality, and they
may bring big changes to the way health-care professionals learn their
craft. Published online at:
http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jul-aug/15-can-medical-students-learn-to-save-real-lives-in-second-life
Irregular Warfare Training Symposium
Orlando September 16-17, 2009
Team Orlando and the United States Joint Forces Command,
Joint Warfighting Center are pleased to announce the
upcoming Irregular Warfare Training Symposium hosted by the National Center
for Simulation in Orlando on 16-17 Sept 2009. Additional
information about the symposium is available at http://www.TeamOrlando.org/conference/index.shtml
Click here to join NCS: www.simulationinformation.com
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