Reference number : GC-2017-Q1-00344, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Jamieson, Gregory (University of Toronto), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Department of National Defence / NSERC Research Partnership - Project, program name french : Partenariat de recherche du ministère de la Défense nationale et du CRSNG - projet, program purpose english : A military commander must have an understanding of the current environment in order to effectively lead and command a platoon through an area of operations. This includes, but is not limited to, knowledge of the physical terrain, structures, and the location and strength of friendly and enemy forces. Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) is interested in novel methods of displaying this information to commanders. Of particular interest is assisting with wayfinding and situation awareness in contested urban environments. Uncharted Software, a Toronto based company specializing in the development of novel visualization software, has developed (and patented) Mirror in the Sky (MIS), a head up display for wayfinding tasks in unfamiliar environments, that is anticipated to be suitable for DRDC's needs. To evaluate that fit, the University of Toronto will produce novel research findings on how users perceive, understand and use the contents of MIS representations. These findings will benefit Uncharted Software and DRDC as future prospective vendor and receiver, respectively, of the technology. Moreover, MIS technology has the potential to significantly impact wayfinding for civilians, such as drivers and pedestrians, opening up further markets for the industry partner., program purpose french : A military commander must have an understanding of the current environment in order to effectively lead and command a platoon through an area of operations. This includes, but is not limited to, knowledge of the physical terrain, structures, and the location and strength of friendly and enemy forces. Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) is interested in novel methods of displaying this information to commanders. Of particular interest is assisting with wayfinding and situation awareness in contested urban environments. Uncharted Software, a Toronto based company specializing in the development of novel visualization software, has developed (and patented) Mirror in the Sky (MIS), a head up display for wayfinding tasks in unfamiliar environments, that is anticipated to be suitable for DRDC's needs. To evaluate that fit, the University of Toronto will produce novel research findings on how users perceive, understand and use the contents of MIS representations. These findings will benefit Uncharted Software and DRDC as future prospective vendor and receiver, respectively, of the technology. Moreover, MIS technology has the potential to significantly impact wayfinding for civilians, such as drivers and pedestrians, opening up further markets for the industry partner., agreement title english : Human factors issues with mirrored augmented reality displays for navigation assistance in urban terrin, agreement title french : Human factors issues with mirrored augmented reality displays for navigation assistance in urban terrin, agreement number : DNDPJ, agreement value : 200000.0, agreement start date : 2017-06-14, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year. (2017-2018 to 2020-2021), additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier. (2017-2018 à 2020-2021), owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada