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Learn How GIS Technology Helps the Future of Health Care

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Aurora, Colo. (PRWEB) June 13, 2012

Health care is big business. Plunkett Research estimates that total U.S. health care expenditures are projected to reach $ 3.6 trillion in 2016 and hospitals are spending billions to improve their operations. A recent report released by In-Stat predicts that the U.S. health care industry will spend more than $ 4.5 billion on wireless data by 2014 and another $ 10 billion to improve data. This includes geographic information systems (GIS) technology.

Join Jason Haley, GIS manager for the advanced health care data company Stratasan, and Dr. Devon A. Cancilla, dean, business and technology at American Sentinel University, as they explore how hospitals and the trillion-dollar health care industry are benefitting from GIS technology to improve the financial bottom line in a complimentary webinar, Mapping Health Care with GIS on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at 1 p.m. EDT.

Haley, who has an extensive background in geospatial engineering, cartographic design, geodatabase management and GIS processing will detail how Stratasan receives, cleans, maps and analyzes disparate health care data sets from clients to create immediate intelligence and streamline communications.

Register for the webinar, Mapping Health Care with GIS at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/676870656.

Haley will demonstrate how he turns a patients address into a latitude-longitude point on a map. He will then add different geographic layers into the map documents to show revenue, high revenue, inpatient, outpatient, a trade area that displays patient percentages of area and competitors.

Haley will also describe how to display the data, why some data is more important than others and how to make it easily understandable to customers.

Once equipped with this data, Haleys clients can coordinate advertising efforts and regional improvements.

Through the analysis of GIS data we can show clients not only patients and physicians, but also referring physicians, attending physicians and admitting physicians in the hospital, says Haley. This helps hospitals get a strategic plan in place for how they want to operate and move forward in the future.

GIS computerized tools used to collect, archive, manage, retrieve, analyze and output geographic and other related kinds of data offer great potential to be a powerful tool for geospatial strategies to improve the health care industrys bottom line as they look to improve their operational efficiency.

The GIS courses at American Sentinel teach geographic information systems tools for developing data-driven solutions that help health care organizations visualize, analyze, interpret and present complex geolocation data to solve problems and overcome business challenges relevant to the health care industry, says Dr. Cancilla.

If you want to learn more about how GIS technology helps the future of health care, tune into American Sentinel’s webinar Mapping Health Care with GIS on Wednesday, June 20 at 1 p.m. EDT and register at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/676870656.

Learn More About American Sentinel Universitys GIS Degrees

American Sentinel is one of the few higher education institutions to offer an accredited, online Bachelor of Science Geographic Information Systems degree. The bachelors program prepares students to analyze, interpret and effectively communicate spatial date while providing insights into GIS to solve workplace problems.

Learn more about American Sentinel Universitys GIS degrees at http://www.americansentinel.edu/online-degree/bachelor-degree-online/bachelor-gis-degree.php.

About American Sentinel University

American Sentinel University delivers the competitive advantages of accredited associate, bachelor’s and master’s online degree programs focused on the needs of high-growth sectors, including information technology, computer science, GIS, computer information systems and business intelligence degrees. The university is accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC), which is listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency and is a recognized member of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

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Full Sail University and ESPN Technology Group Create Opening Sequence for UEFA European Football Championship 2012

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Winter Park, FL (PRWEB) June 18, 2012

Full Sail University joined forces with ESPN’s Creative Content Unit, ESPNs Emerging Technology Group, and production company Victory Pictures to create The Fire Within, a pyrotechnic and stunt-filled opening sequence, scheduled to air prior to every game of the UEFA EURO 2012 soccer championships.

During the production, a total of twenty-five Full Sail University students and staff contributed to areas ranging from camera, grip, electric, makeup, and behind the scenes documentation.

“Each project that comes out of our relationship with ESPN offers a unique educational experience for the students, said Mike Retherford, Full Sail’s Director of Production. For example, this was the first project with ESPN that was produced at a remote location and off of our campus. We are extremely proud to have been a part of this professional production.”

About ESPN Technology:

ESPN Technology develops the ideas and applications that bring the fan closer to the game with new, innovative production enhancements. ESPNs technology team designed and supports two of the most technologically-advanced production centers in the world, the Digital Center in Bristol, Conn. and the Los Angeles Production Center which is the first 1080p capable production facility. In addition, the Emerging Technology Group has developed many on-air advancements over the past 30 years, including ESPN 3D, virtual graphics applications, Huck-O-Meter, and the Emmy-winning EA Virtual Playbook.

About Full Sail University:

Full Sail University is an award-winning educational leader for those pursuing careers in the entertainment and media industry. Founded in 1979, Full Sail has been recognized as one of the Top Five Game Degree Programs by Electronic Gaming Monthly, one of the Best Music Programs by Rolling Stone Magazine, and one of the Best Film Programs by UNleashed Magazine. In 2011, Full Sail received the 21st Century Best Practices in Distance Learning Award from the United States Distance Learning Association, was named the School/College of the Year by the Florida Association of Postsecondary Schools and Colleges, and was recognized as one of the Top 100 Social Media Colleges by Studentadvisor.com.

Full Sail offers on-campus and online Masters, Bachelors, and Associates degree programs in areas related to animation, art, business, education, graphic design, film, marketing, web development, music, recording arts, sports, and video games. Full Sail graduate credits include work on OSCAR

Mermet Launches KOOLBLACK (TM) Technology

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Cowpens, SC (PRWEB) June 18, 2012

Mermet, a world leader in solar protection fabrics carries on its tradition of producing innovative, quality roller shade fabrics with the unveiling of KOOLBLACK Technology and the new E Screen with KOOLBLACK Technology fabric collection. This patented science changes the long-standing void in energy savings performance of dark color screens by adding heat reflection properties to the fabric.

Until today, when heat reflection properties were specified for a building envelope, architects and designers were left to choose light color or metalized fabrics while giving up glare control, clear outer view, exterior building aesthetics, and other options when selecting their shade fabric. Now, for the first time ever, Mermet brings these features together with KOOLBLACK Technology.

This has been a 5-year development and it is exciting to see it come to market says Jules, Duguay, General Manager, KOOLBLACK Technology gives Mermet a strong edge in the market and has the comfort and energy savings features architects and building owners are looking for.

KOOLBLACK Technology reflects Near Infrared (NIR) solar radiation, reduces interior fabric and room temperatures and improves the Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC) up to 23% versus common dark colored screen fabrics. E Screen with KOOLBLACK Technology is constructed in a 2 x 2 basket weave pattern for clear, crisp outer view and contributes to a buildings ability to earn LEED certification due to its unique heat reflection properties and energy saving performance.

For additional information or to request fabric samples and technical information on E Screen with KOOLBLACK Technology, contact Mermet Marketing at info(at)mermetusa(dot)com or call toll free at 1 866 902 9647. To view Mermets entire product line visit our website at http://www.mermetusa.com.

E Screen 5% with KOOLBLACK Technology

E Screen 3% with KOOLBLACK Technology

ABOUT MERMET

Mermet was founded in Lyon, France in 1951, and entered the solar protection market in 1976. Over the next 35 years, Mermet has developed the most technologically advanced, sustainable solar shading fabrics in the industry. Its first US operation was a distribution facility in Cincinnati, Ohio opened in 1982, and the company established its first manufacturing center in Cowpens, South Carolina in 2000. Today, Mermet employs 125 associates with sales worldwide.