Statement of the problem:
Engineers build sophisticated environmental-control models based on their understanding of broad technologies ranging from thermodynamics to electromechanical devices. Building maintenance staff run the systems based on complex realities, sometimes appearing to ignore the tools provided. The frequent result is suboptimal performance, a problem that could be resolved simply if the engineers better understood the current situation and if the maintenance staff better understood how the engineer’s software could help. is the fulfillment of a vision that modern, Internet-based video technology can be used for the optimization of three critical and

Proposed solution: :
Use the ANA tool TripSaver, a combined video and measurement-data streaming technology. This is a PC-tablet based solution, one that compactly and portably allows the broadcaster to show images and transfer data in a live, interactive session.

Video 1 is a simple demonstration from the viewer’s perspective of watching a measurement being done while receiving the data. The measurement device, a common multi-meter, can easily be substituted with more sophisticated devices. Furthermore, the actual video image seen in reality is of a higher quality than shown in this clip.


Video 2 with its horrendous sound (sorry, we will fix this in a week or so) is a more sophisticated interaction, with a technician-broadcaster and a software engineer-receiver many miles apart; even the two images seen are hundreds of feet apart. This is a targeted example showing how specialized teamwork, done remotely, leads to a harmonious solution. A prior video, done the day before, pointed out several problems that each party had to address before reconvening.


Incidentally, we promote the idea of recoverable videos as a way of expanding the network of viewers. For example, senior level supervisors, who may have a serious interest in certifying the work as safe, may not be available for the actual virtual session. The videos allow them access at their convenience.