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AR has arrived?
Just a quick follow up from Ali’s blog below regarding the use of Augmented Reality (AR). Looks like 170Gp are already pushing the technology with the ‘powers that be’. A couple of pics from Comd 8X’s recent visit to 63Wks Gp, where he was able to take a tour of Project ANEMOI through AR goggles. AR has been developed during 170Gp’s Innovation and Experimentation trials.
Getting in a TIF with USACE
Introduction
In 2015 the USACE TECH Talk Program was established to provide a platform to highlight USACE personnel and projects that push the limits on industry standards, improve infrastructure, and create efficiencies. After four years and more than 50 TECH Talks, the programme is transitioning to the USACE Technical Innovation Forum (TIF). TIF is an annual event that brings together people and projects from across the Corps to facilitate the exchange of ideas and information.
Last week I attended the 2019 USACE TIF, hosted online by HQ USACE, conducted under the theme “Innovation that Executes”. The two day training event consisted of a keynote speaker (1 hour) followed by breakout sessions (2 hours) each day. A complete schedule is attached, showing the breadth and diversity of subjects.
Highlights
A number of the subjects were very specialised and went over my head somewhat (especially the geology and seismic subjects). I did, however, want to share with you two presentations in particular that could have profound effects on the development of military construction.
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