U.S. Air Force Contract Awards 3D Training Program to Point One Subsidiary

June 26, 2008 - Xedar has been awarded a contract to develop interactive 3D maintenance training programs for the U.S. Air Force. Work under the contract will be performed by Xedar's Point One subsidiary in Arlington, Virginia, and is expected to be completed within 10 months.

"Readiness is the foundation of homeland security, and effective maintenance is the key to readiness.  This Air Force program capitalizes on the inherent strengths of Xedar's interactive 3D technologies to create training materials and electronic technical manuals that will accelerate installation, maintenance, and repair and ensure first-time right-performance on the field," said Dale Smith, Director of Point One.

"By demonstrating how Xedar's 3D imaging technologies can improve readiness and reduce costs, this contract gives Xedar a toe-hold in an emerging market with enormous growth potential throughout the homeland security community," said Hugh Williamson, Chief Executive Officer of Xedar.

Xedar's technology offers an economical, effective, and expedient way to achieve training objectives associated with hard skills training using 3D digital models that allow maintenance personnel to familiarize themselves with equipment through virtual hands-on exploration, including disassembing/assembling, maintenance procedural animations and simulations, rotating, moving, cross-sectioning, x-ray/context view and zooming. Maintainers learn the properties for each part, including name, part number, and description, and have access to hyperlinks from each part to sub-assemblies and/or reference materials.