DocumentCode
340893
Title
SIMnet-a collaborative tool for metrology in the Americas
Author
Filipski, P.S. ; Oldham, N.M.
Author_Institution
Inst. for Nat. Meas. Stand., Nat. Res. Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
Volume
2
fYear
1999
fDate
1999
Firstpage
623
Abstract
The use of video conferencing equipment used with the Internet to facilitate international comparisons and collaborations is described. The system employs standard hardware and software at a number of National Metrology Institutes within the Americas and a special network server to allow audio, video, and data exchange between multiple participants. Sponsored by the Interamerican Metrology System (SIM), the system has been dubbed SIMnet
Keywords
Internet; groupware; measurement; physics computing; teleconferencing; Americas; Interamerican Metrology System; Internet; National Metrology Institute; SIMnet; audio exchange; collaborative tool; computer network; data exchange; international comparison; metrology; network server; video conferencing; video exchange; Cameras; Collaborative tools; Hardware; Instruments; Internet; Laboratories; Metrology; Software standards; Teleconferencing; Video compression;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 1999. IMTC/99. Proceedings of the 16th IEEE
Conference_Location
Venice
ISSN
1091-5281
Print_ISBN
0-7803-5276-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IMTC.1999.776434
Filename
776434
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