Recent News

Products

• Preview of VRSG Scenario Editor: Video and Brochure
• New 1 Meter North America 3D Terrain
• MetaVR, BSI, and Immersive Display Solutions' JTAC Immersive System
• MetaVR's Real-time Models that are Relevant to Current Events
• MetaVR Terrain Tools Version 1.2 for ArcGIS
• MetaVR's Afghanistan Virtual Terrain for Tactical Training
• 3D Radar Models
• Gamepad Use With VRSG First Person Simulator
• 3D Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Entities
• Asia 3D Terrain

Technology

• BSI and MetaVR JTAC Simulator Accredited by Joint Fire Support Executive Steering Committee
• MetaVR's New FBX Model Conversion Utility
• VRSG's Aerial Refueling Simulation Support
• VRSG Mission Function Capabilities for Rapid-Fire Ballistics Weapon Simulations
• JTAC Simulation Training Options Using VRSG
  
• ROVER Device Support
• IED Detection Training
• Video Clips of Real-Time Scenarios on Afghanistan Terrain
• Video Clips of VRSG Real-Time Sensor Effects
• MetaVR's Available 3D Terrain Databases
• Metadesic Virtual Terrain Visualization Architecture

Case Studies

• MetaVR Visuals in Bell Helicopter's Manned Unmanned Operations (MUMO) Simulation Lab
• FAA use of VRSG Sales for Synthetic Vision Research
• Continued VRSG Sales for UAS Universal Ground Control Station Simulator
• Continued Fielding of MetaVR Visuals for JTAC Simulation Training
• Sandia Research’s Use of VRSG in its UAS Performance Assessment Tool
  
• MetaVR Visuals Delivered to Three ANG Aerial Refueling Training Programs
• VRSG Use in F-16 Collision Avoidance Simulation
• Grayling Air Gunnery Range Use of MetaVR Visuals in its JTAC Training Dome
• VRSG Integration with MACE (Modern Air Combat Environment)
• Luke AFB Purchases MetaVR Visual Systems to Upgrade F-16 Training Simulators
• Ft. Rucker Updates OH-58D Kiowa Warrior Simulators with MetaVR Visual Systems
• AFRL F-16 X-DTTs Delivered to Aviano AFB, Italy with MetaVR Visuals
• MetaVR Visuals Used in Cubic's M134D Rapid-Fire Weapon Simulator
  
• Continued Deployment of A-10 Aircrew Training Systems to the US Air Force
• Vermont Air National Guard F-16 Simulator and Virtual Airfield
• More MetaVR Visuals for the XCTC Program

Press

• The Honor Flight New England trip to Washington DC by 61 veterans to visit the war memorials on May 18, 2013, funded by MetaVR, was featured in the May 23, 2013 issue of the Sudbury (MA) Town Crier.
• A VRSG screen capture showing MetaVR's Grey Eagle UAS model in flight over the company's Afghanistan 3D terrain was featured on the cover of the Training and Simulation Journal (TSJ), ITEC 2013 issue. The cover article describes UAS simulation training at Fort Huachuca, AZ. Although not specifically mentioned, MetaVR visuals are used in the Shadow, Grey Eagle, and Hunter UAS training simulators at that facility.
• Use of VRSG at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's (ERAU's) new UAS simulation and training lab at its Prescott, AZ, campus, is described in the article "Student Represents University in UAS Industry" in the March 26, 2013 issue of school's Horizon newspaper. The article profiles Skylar Sanders, a Yellow Ribbon student at ERAU, and his work on the UAS simulator at Prescott's simulation lab, his internship at MetaVR, and his presence at I/ITSEC 2012, where he represented Embry-Riddle and its UAS program.
• MetaVR visuals are described in the article "Image Generators: Successful Training Through Virtual Reality" in the April 2013 issue of Military Training and Technology. Included in the article is the use of VRSG in desktop and dome configurations to simulate the functionality needed for JTAC warfighter training in close air support (CAS) exercises.
• Recent sales of MetaVR's JTAC simulator, which was demonstrated at I/ITSEC'12 and developed jointly with Battlespace Simulations, is noted in the I/ITSEC roundup in the March 2013 issue of Military Simulation and Training. The article mentions the sale of 14 JTAC simulators, to Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) and Air Combat Command (ACC).
• Use of MetaVR visuals in UAS training is described in the article "UAS Training: Maintaining High Readiness Levels Among UAS Operators" in the February 2013 issue of Military Training and Technology. Included in the article is use of VRSG at the UAV schoolhouse at Ft. Huachuca, in the Army's new Universal Mission Simulator and Training Aids, Devices, Simulators, and Simulations (TADSS) training suite, in AAI's Shadow Crew Trainer and Universal Ground Control Station, and in the newly opened Manned Unmanned Operations Capability Development Lab in Huntsville, AL.
• MetaVR visuals are featured in the video clip from I/ITSEC 2012 of Pathfinder Systems' demonstration (Booth #2913) of their helicopter door gunnery simulator. The demo simulator is based on Pathfinder Systems’ mobile trainer for the UH-60 and CH-47 aircraft, which interoperates with the Army’s Aviation Combined Arms Tactical Trainer (AVCATT), full-flight simulator for gunnery, crew coordination, and sling load training, updated with two MetaVR VRSG channels and Battlespace Simulations Modern Air Combat Environment (MACE).
• Highlights from demos conducted in MetaVR's booth at I/ITSEC 2012, including the accredited JTAC simulator demonstrated by MetaVR, Battlespace Simulations, and Immersive Display Solutions were described on page 10 of the I/ITSEC Show Daily Tuesday December 4, 2012 issue.
• The US Army's recent acquisition of 126 VRSG licenses for use in its new Universal Mission Simulators for UAS training is described on page 7 of the December 2012 issue of Military Training and Technology. On page 27, MetaVR is cited in the news brief that described Simthetiq's delivery of geo-specific airfield databases to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for use in two of its out-the-window general aviation flight simulators, which use MetaVR visuals in synthetic vision research.
• News about the MetaVR/BSI JTAC simulator, granted accreditation by the Joint Fire Support Executive Steering Committee in June 2012 is described in the December 2012 issue of Military Technology, in the Simulation and Training News section on page 72. Elsewhere in the section, on page 74, the US Army's recent acquisition of 126 VRSG licenses for use in its new Universal Mission Simulators for UAS training is reported. An interview with MetaVR's W. Garth Smith is included on page 39 in a set of short interviews with simulation and traniing companies about how they remain cost-effective and sustainable in these times of declining military budgets.
• The I/ITSEC 2012 issue of Training and Simulation Journal (TSJ) mentions MetaVR's JTAC simulator and VRSG Scenario Editor demos in its article "I/ITSEC Spotlight: Industry Offers Training Tools for Postwar World of Tight Budgets".
• News about MetaVR visuals used in several UAS training programs is reported on page 9 of the December 2012 issue of Tactical ISR Technology.
• The recent $1.8 million sale of 14 JTAC Immersive Systems, the accredited JTAC simulator (a collaborative effort of MetaVR, Battlespace Simulations and Immersive Display Solutions), to AFSOC and the ACC was reported in the November 26, 2012 issue of Defense News.
• MetaVR visuals in AAI's Shadow Crew Trainer for UAS operator simulation training is mentioned in the article "Class Acts" in the October/November 2012 issue of Shephard Unmanned Vehicles magazine. The article describes how as the role of military UAVs expands, the importance of training solutions that extract maximum capability from these valuable assets increases.
• MetaVR is featured in Military Training and Technology's 2012 selection of Top 100 Simulation and Training Companies. Published in the magazine's October 2012 issue, MetaVR's award for "Innovation" marks the company's tenth year in winning a Top Simulation Company award from the publication.
• MetaVR is featured in the article "Technology and Beyond", in issue 4, August 2012 of Military Simulation and Training. Starting on page 18 with a VRSG screenshot of our Shadow IE UAV entity in flight over our virtual Afghanistan terrain, the article surveys visualization developments in the military simulation market. Discussion about MetaVR's visuals focuses on the challenges of UAS simulation that MetaVR's technology strives to meet and its increased market share as embedded visualization software in UAS ground control stations.
• Use of MetaVR VRSG in UAS operator simulation training is mentioned in the article "Training Unmanned Birds" in the August 2012 issue of Military Training and Technology. The article, which features on page 7 a composite of two VRSG screenshots of MetaVR's Shadow IE and Grey Eagle entity models in flight over the company's Afghanistan terrain, also describes the UAS training conducted at Ft. Huachuca; although that description does not specifically mention MetaVR, the UAS schoolhouse at Ft. Huachuca has used MetaVR visuals in its ground control station simulators for a number of years. Elsewhere in the magazine, MetaVR's recent sales of over 60 VRSG licenses for UAS training to AAI Corp., Sandia Research, and Embry Riddle Aeronautical University are cited in the Program Highlights section on page 4.
• Use of MetaVR's visuals in Sandia Research's SimSystems is mentioned in the article "UAS, Human Factors, and the NAS", in issue 3, July 2012 of Military Simulation and Training. On page 20, the article describes the use of SimSystem to research and measure the effectiveness of UAS crew behavior thru various simulated scenarios. An accompanying article "AFRL UAS HF Research" on page 19, describes the UAS human factors research of another MetaVR customer, AFRL Warfighter Readiness Research Division. Also, MetaVR's recent sales of over 60 VRSG licenses for UAS training to AAI Corp., Sandia Research, and Embry Riddle Aeronautical University are cited in the "UAS Training" section of "Seen and Heard" on page 29.

Conferences and Trade Shows

• MetaVR will exhibit its products and technology in Booth #1249 at I/ITSEC 2013, to be held December 2 - 5, 2013, at the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL.
• MetaVR will again be the lead sponsor of the 11th annual Close Air Support Conference and Exhibition, to held October 24 - 25, 2013, at the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London.
• At IMAGE 2013, the IMAGE Society Conference, Scottsdale, AZ, June 3 - 6, 2013, presentation by TSC is presenting a paper co-written with MetaVR, "Real-time visual-to-infrared image generation", on the real-time simulation collaboration of the two companies in the forthcoming VRSG version 5.8.
• MetaVR exhibited its products and technology in Booth #1229 at I/ITSEC 2012, held December 3 - 6, 2012, at the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL.
• MetaVR was lead sponsor of the 10th annual Close Air Support Conference and Exhibition, held November 5 - 7, 2012, at the Royal Aeronautical Society in London. MetaVR's collaborative demo with Battlespace Simulations (BSI) and Immersive Display Solutions featured the desktop JTAC simulator using the VRSG-BSI MACE solution with a curved display. MetaVR and Battlespace Simulations also gave a joint presentation at the conference.
• MetaVR visuals were featured during a Textron Systems demonstration in Booth #7628 at AUSA 2012 Annual Meeting and Exposition, held October 22-24, 2012, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington DC.  During its Tactical Operations Center demonstration, Textron Systems demonstrated a collaboration between Bell Helicopter's Kiowa Warrior simulator located in Huntsville, AL, and AAI's UAS Universal Ground Control Station (UGCS) at the booth. The OH58-D Kiowa Warrior simulator uses MetaVR's multi-channel VRSG technology to provide a full out-the-window display, and is capable of LOI 2 interoperability with UAS platforms. AAI's UGCS uses VRSG to simulate UAV payload video from the Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System. The demonstration featured a mission thread centered on MetaVR's high-resolution Afghanistan 3D terrain.
• MetaVR demonstrated its products and technology at the 2012 NATO FAC/CAS Conference held October 16-18, 2012, at the Edelweiss Conference Center, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. MetaVR demonstrated its portable JTAC simulator using the VRSG-BSI MACE solution.
• AAI featured MetaVR visuals in its demos at the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC), held May 22-24, 2012 at the Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, FL. In Textron Systems' Booth #704, AAI used eight instances of VRSG to simulate four air and ground platforms in a common area of operation, demonstrating sensor integration in the integrated support of Textron Systems' counter-insurgency village stability operations toolkit (COIN/VSO).
• MetaVR's business partner Zedasoft featured VRSG in product demonstrations at ITEC 2012, held May 22 - 24, 2012, in London. In Booth #D120, Zedasoft exhibited with Plexsys Interface Products and demonstrated its Portable Simulator Development Station, CBA for Simulation framework software with MetaVR visuals, running high fidelity virtual entities, and flying over MetaVR's Kabul Afghanistan and Nellis AFB terrain databases.
• MetaVR was invited to exhibit its products and technology, with Battlespace Simulations, at the 15th annual Joint Fires and Joint Close Air Support (JF/JCAS) Symposium, held May 9-10, 2012, at the Westin Hotel, Virginia Beach, VA. The symposium was sponsored by the Joint Fire Support Executive Steering Committee and hosted by the Joint Staff J8.