INSPIRATION

The WHY is always at the heart of my purpose.  The WHAT (the technology) and the HOW (how it works) are important but the WHY is magic.  Showing the late USS Arizona survivor, Don Stratton, a 3D print of an artifact from his ship is a great example of what I'm talking about.  Don wasn't interested in the tech (the WHAT and the HOW) but when he got to touch an artifact from his ship, there wasn't a dry eye in the room - members of the media included.  It became a story that is still being re-purposed.

This is WHY virtualizing the USS Arizona was so important.  Associating technology with such a powerful story made audiences emotionally connect and invest.

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The entire effort on the USS Arizona Project came down to this:  Being "coined" by Lou Conter.  The best "job well done" I have ever received.

My M4 Workflow is a great example of in-house innovation.  I can create a digital twin of anything, a building, a battleship, a national park, a country . . . anything.  This digital twin can then be re-purposed for many purposes including operations & maintenance, mission planning, security, safety, education and outreach, etc.  Marketing the ever expanding utility of these models, both internally and externally, using virtual reality, augmented reality, etc. is key to the return on investment.

The MEASURE phase involves reality capture technologies like LiDAR, SONAR, Photogrammetry, Thermal, Multispectral, Hyperspectral, Magnetometer, etc. Any physical thing, large or small, terrestrial or marine can be "captured." I regularly deploy sUAS (drones), UAV, UUV, and USV vehicles to deploy these sensor types.

The MODEL phase involves the creation of a solid model (CAD, BIM, FBX, OBJ, etc.) from the MEASUREMENT data.  The raw data from the MEASURE phase provides a lot of value in and of itself.  A solid model greatly increases what's possible in terms of visualizations, simulations and analysis.