Archive Document

The Pilot Projects Working Group

Coordinator(s):

• Dr. Al Austin
  Iowa State University
  

Goal:

• The Working Group was the initial body that considered proposals for GDIN Pilot Projects and develops standards. During GDIN2000, participants came to the conclusion that Pilot Projects from any sector of society, academia, industry, etc, should be an important element of GDIN, but participants made it clear in off floor remarks that they did not want these to be blatant attempts by industry to sell products. While the end result of a pilot project might expect to benefit a firm, the project’s main goal must be the substantiation or examination of GDIN standards and procedures. The Industry and Pilot Project Working Groups both felt this way and intended to develop internal rules to prevent abuse. 

• A set of agreeable standards.
• Pilot Projects may also be proposed.

• Paul Bourget, US Army Corps of Engineers, Coordinator of the Industry Working Group.
• David Baxa, Coordinator, Industry Working Group
• Dale Tietz, President, New Vistas International

Reports and Links:

• Robert J. Coullahan GDIN 2001 Presentations, Reports and Summaries:
  PPWGForum.ppt(84K .ppt doc)
  IDWG_PPWGreportGDIN01.ppt(184K .ppt doc)
  IDWG_PPWG_GDIN01.ppt(180K .ppt doc)
• GDIN2001, Virtually Eternal Solar-powered Aircraft(.pdf 2.7MB)
• MEDSAT Project: prospective pilot project proposal(.pdf 68K)

Current Pilot Projects:

• Izmit Demonstration - view a pdf presentation by Louise Comfort
• Peacewing - US Department of State and NASA
• REMAPS - Vista Information Technologies

Candidate Pilot Projects

• Shelters - Rapid Deployable Emergency Housing Initiative, Partnership between Park Holding (Turkey) and Spec-Pro (UK)