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The ARinfuse ERASMUS+ project has reached the end of a challenging but exciting journey.Thank you for teaming with us! During the last 27 months the project partners devised a comprehensive and easy to follow training program for students, managers and technicians focusing on the use of augmented reality & geospatial technologies within the utilities sector. The material has been designed to respond to real life scenarios when it comes to managing underground assets with the use of location-based services and augmented reality (AR). Providing a set of lectures, interactive presentations, customised AR software and training data, the modules cover the learning needs of a wide range of business process and job descriptions. The user either being an engineer making plans at the office, a technician operating excavation machinery or an…

The ARinfuse ERASMUS+ project partners from Cyprus, GeoImaging Ltd, Cyprus University of Technology and the Sewerage Board of Nicosia are happy to announce the end of the training period started after the end of online event “Exploiting the potential of Augmented Reality & Geospatial Technologies within the utilities sector”. The event, that took place January 28, 2021 and the and training action that followed was attended by 85 engineering students and professionals in Cyprus and abroad interested in the function, appliance and benefits of Augmented Reality and geospatial technologies in the utilities sector. During the event, the ARinfuse project was introduced and the full ARinfuse catalogue of training modules on Augmented Reality and Geoinformatics applied within the utility infrastructure sector was presented. During the special session that followed, various invited…

The second training event of the ARinfuse project was concluded successfully on 3 December 2020. Being organised by the GISIG (Geographical Information Systems International Group) and AMFM GIS Italia in Genova, Italy our event addressed students and professionals in the utility sector that are planning to use AR technology in practical applications. In total 40 participants registered for the event spanning from the entire spectrum of engineering science, grid, utilities management and public administration, while 20 of them participated for the entire duration of the event at all times. During the event, key material from the ARInfuse catalogue of training modules on Augmented Reality in the utility infrastructure was introduced and all participants were provided with a link in advance to participate at the event and get free access at…

Hosted by the GISIG (Geographical Information Systems International Group) and AMFM GIS Italia in Genova, Italy our project is launching its second virtual training seminar presenting the ARinfuse training material and training process that kick-off during our event in Aalst in Belgium. Our project  aims to infuse skills in Augmented Reality for geospatial information management in the context of utility underground infrastructures, such as water, sewage, electricity, gas and fibre optics. The project develops training material that can be used by professionals active in the utilities sector and students to learn the necessary skills to be able to use Augmented Reality in the context of underground utilities. Online training seminar: Exploiting the potential of Augmented Reality & Geospatial Technologies within the utilities sector Thursday December 3, 2020 10:00-12:30 CET Hosted…

Our project conducted successfully the first of a series of training seminars aiming to provide holistic educational modules on how to use augmented reality and geospatial technologies for utilities management. The event hosted online by the Flanders Environment Agency (VMM) from Aalst in Belgium, was attended by more than 25 local stakeholders who had the opportunity to learn about the use of AR in utilities management, but most importantly to gain access to the ARinfuse training platform and training tool. All participants were provided with a link in advance to participate at the event and get free access at the training modules hosted at https://arinfuse.moodle.school   The end of the event signalled the kick-off of a 5 days training course during which all project trainers will be available to respond to…

Hosted by the Flanders Environment Agency (VMM), Aalst, Belgium our project is launching its first virtual training seminar presenting the ARinfuse training material and kick-off the training process.   Our project  aims to infuse skills in Augmented Reality for geospatial information management in the context of utility underground infrastructures, such as water, sewage, electricity, gas and fibre optics. The project develops training material that can be used by professionals active in the utilities sector and students to learn the necessary skills to be able to use Augmented Reality in the context of underground utilities. Online training seminar: Exploiting the potential of Augmented Reality & Geospatial Technologies within the utilities sector Wednesday 23 September 2020 – 13:00 CET Hosted by the Flanders Environment Agency (VMM) in Aalst, Belgium   During the…

ARinfuse project coordinator, Mr. Konstantinos Smagas of GeoImaging joined the 42 participants from 16 different countries who participated at transnational seminar Innovation in Teaching and Learning through Erasmus+ in Dublin. The workshop who took place between 19 and 21 February 2020, was hosted by Leargas and ERASMUS+ programme. The participants had the opportunity to discover benefits and challenges of technology-enhanced and inclusive learning and how Erasmus+ Projects might address these issues in the future. Through the interactivre workshops, participants came to know innovative tools and virtual learning platforms, new methodos, such as the Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) and serious games, as well as engaging into team work and leadership games. ARinfuse's objectives and vision was presented to round tables and face to face discussions and different learning approaches and  strategies…

ARinfuse project launched its 4th meeting and 3rd multiplier event in Kaiserslautern, Germany February 13, 2020. In front of an audience of 15 engineers, IT experts and utility management professionals, the ERASMUS+ ARinfuse project partners presented innovative approaches and methods to bridge Augmented Reality technology with infrastructure management tools. [caption id="attachment_1473" align="alignnone" width="300"] ARinfuse consortium meeting[/caption] After the internal project meeting hosted at the 3rd floor of the impressive building of the  Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI). Konstantinos Smagas of GeoImaging, coordinator of the project, opened the session introducing the project to the audience. He was then followed by Alain Pagani of DFKI who presented state of the art Augmented Reality use cases while Anders Östman from our Swedish partner Novogit analysed use cases of AR in utilities management. Finally,…

Arinfuse multiplier event in Kaiserslautern, Germany: Training modules to bridge AR with Utilities management practices February 13, 2020 | 4:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | DFKI Kaiserslautern Arinfuse project is launching its 3rd multiplier event in Kaiserslautern, Germany February 13, 2020. In front of an audience of engineers, IT experts and utility management professionals, the ERASMUS+ ARinfuse project partners will present innovative approaches and methods to bridge Augmented Reality technology with infrastructure management tools. The event is hosted by the Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI). Event flyer (in German) PROGRAM 16:30 – registration 17:00 - Welcome, introduction & lectures:  - The ARinfuse project: Bridging AR with Utilities management trough academic and professional training (K. Smagas, GeoImaging / Cyprus)  - Augmented reality (A. Pagani, DFKI)  - ARinfuse curricula and business cases…