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AR for managing underground utilities: ARinfuse joins forces with the ASITA annual conference in Trieste

AR for managing underground utilities: ARinfuse joins forces with the ASITA annual conference in Trieste

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The ARInfuse workshop  “Augmented Reality in the management of the underground utilities” took place in Trieste (Italy) on November 13th,  organized by the Italian partner GISIG in collaboration with AM/FM. The seminar was held during the ASITA annual conference, one of the most important Italian events in the geomatic sector. The aim of the workshop was to present to the community of geoinformation and geomatic the preliminary results of ARInfuse, showing how the technologies of Augmented Reality can be implemented in multiutilities, in order to improve performance and optimize human and financial resources. The event was intended for training providers and for IT, GIS and utility sector professionals coming from all over Italy. The programme of the half-day workshop was the following: Introduction to the ARInfuse project Augmented Reality as…
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ARinfuse at the European Researchers’ Night in Cyprus 2019

ARinfuse at the European Researchers’ Night in Cyprus 2019

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The Cyprus University of Technology CUT, partner of ARinfuse project participated at the “Researcher’s Night” event held at the FILOXENIA International Conference Centre in Nicosia on the 27th of September 2019. From 17:00 until 24:00 students and adults’ visitors were informed on the project’s objectives and planned activities in Cyprus and elsewhere.
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ARInfuse project at the VMM BE-GOOD roadshow in Belgium

ARInfuse project at the VMM BE-GOOD roadshow in Belgium

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On September 25th the ARInfuse project was introduced during the VMM BE-GOOD Roadshow in Leuven, Belgium. This roadshow focused on the use of a tracing algorithm to trace wastewater through the sewer and surface water system, and a routing application for cyclists that implements the air quality. The audience consisted of a number of BE-GOOD partners, SME’s, and of course sewer managers and local authorities who can use the tracing algorithm to detect problems in, and improve the maintenance of the sewer system. The ideal audience to get to know the ARInfuse project. A demo of the ARInfuse application was given by Narek Minaskan of DFKI during the interactive lunch session.
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ARIinfuse first multiplier event and third meeting in Sweden

ARIinfuse first multiplier event and third meeting in Sweden

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ARinfuse consortium attended the 3rd project meeting organised by Novogit in Nykoping Sweden during the days of 19 and 20 of September 2019. The meeting was also launched in parallel with the first multiplier event of the project where local stakeholders had the opportunity to learn more on ARinfuse and have a demo of the software being prepared to accompany the learning material. During the event, hosted at the Drottningkällaren, Nyköpings hus, preliminary results of the ARinfuse project were presented to an audience of city planners, engineers and utility managers. Participants had the opportunity to learn more on the current use as well as future trends of employing Augmented Reality in utilities management as well as how to benefit from material and software generated within the ARinfuse project. At the…
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ARinfuse to launch first multiplier event with Nyköpings IT-cluster

ARinfuse to launch first multiplier event with Nyköpings IT-cluster

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ARinfuse and Nyköpings IT-cluster invites you to a seminar on Augmented Reality applications in Utility management to be organised in the City of Nyköping, Sweden on Thursday 19,2019. The event will take place at the Drottningkällaren, Nyköpings hus. During this event, preliminary results of the ARinfuse project will be presented to an audience of relevant stakeholders. Participants will have the opportunity to learn more on the current use as well as future trends of employing AR in utilities management. Program 16:30     Registration 17:00   Welcome and introduction to the seminar (A Östman, Novogit AB, Sweden) The ARinfuse project: Bridging AR with Utilities management trough academic and professional training (K Smagas, GeoImaging, Cyprus) Augmented Reality: From research labs to professional use (N Minaskan, German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence, Germany) ARinfuse curricula…
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ARinfuse seminar and transnational meeting in Genoa, Italy

ARinfuse seminar and transnational meeting in Genoa, Italy

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The ARinfuse seminar and second project meeting took place on the 16th and 17th of April 2019 in the beautiful city of Genova hosted by our Italian partners GISIG. This was the second of a series of translational project meetings and events to take place within the ARinfuse project kicking-off an active communications campaign to relevant audiences within the utility sector, academia and vocational training professionals. During the seminar that took place on the 16th of April, an introduction to the project basic facts and objectives was provided by Giorgio Saio of the GSIG and Konstantinos Smagas of GeoImaging Ltd, coordinator of the project followed by presentation on Augmented Reality (AR) state of the art research and use by Paul Lesur of the DFKI. Alessandra Marchese of GISIG then presented…
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Announcing the ARinfuse seminar and transnational meeting in Genoa, Italy

Announcing the ARinfuse seminar and transnational meeting in Genoa, Italy

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ARinfuse seminar: Exploiting the potential of the Augmented Reality technologies within the utility network sector Date: Tuesday, April 16th, 2019 Place: Consorzio TICASS – Via D. Fiasella 3/16 Genoa The ARInfuse seminar is addressed to project partners and external stakeholders from the utility network sector or, in general, to those having interest in Augmented Reality (AR) technology and applications. The seminar will introduce the ARInfuse initiative, and is focused on the professional use of AR. Possible AR applications for utility network management, with reference to specific research and professional profiles, are also presented as preliminary project results. After the seminar the project partners will launch their second transnational meeting to discuss project developments. Participation to the seminar is free. Due to limited seats please register at: d.policastro[at]gisig.it   Please download…
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ARinfuse attends Impact+ exercise for adult education and vocational training in Budapest.

ARinfuse attends Impact+ exercise for adult education and vocational training in Budapest.

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Supported by the National Agency of Cyprus, ARinfuse project’s coordinator, GeoImaging attended the Impact+ exercise for adult education and vocational education organized on the 27-28 February 2019 in Budapest, Hungary. The seminar aimed to contribute to the evidence-based analysis of project results by equipping participants with the skills to plan and implement impact assessment activities. The overall objective was to improve the quality of the evidence base for Erasmus+.   The seminar included a number of practical group exercises designed to familiarize participants with the    stages of the Impact+ Exercise and identifying and targeting relevant stakeholders. The main objectives of the seminar were: To help beneficiaries understand the concept of impact assessment. To train beneficiaries so that they are able to: identify their project impact and outcomes; develop suitable indicators,…
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ARinfuse kick-off meeting in Nicosia Cyprus

ARinfuse kick-off meeting in Nicosia Cyprus

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Our project ARinfuse, infusing skills in augmented reality for geographical information management in the utility sector, kicked off with its first transnational gathering in Nicosia Cyprus on the 17th of December 2018. The meeting was hosted by the Cypriot partner and coordinator of the project, GeoImaging Ltd and it was attended by Ms Stella Leonidou of the National Agency of ERASUMS+ plus in Cyprus,  the Foundation for the Management of European Lifelong Learning Programmes. During the meeting, all project objectives were carefully analyzed and the plan for the coming period was drafted. The consortium for the coming period will focus mainly on capturing requirements by our partners-users of the project, as well as design a demonstration kit and material that will be easy to use, fun to operate and provide…
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