National Center for Simulation
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The National Center for Simulation (NCS) is an association
of primarily defense industry
companies.
It was created in 1993 to support collaboration among the defense industry
, government
, and academia
.
NCS is headquartered in the Central Florida Research Park
in Orlando, Florida
which is home to the world's largest cluster for computer simulation
and modeling, including more than 180 modeling, simulation and training companies, the University of Central Florida
, and military simulation and training commands.
NCS is part of the "Team Orlando" partnership between military organizations, the modeling and simulation industry, and academic institutions working together to leverage resources and contribute to the overall security of the United States. Besides NCS, charter members of Team Orlando include the U.S. Army's PEO-STRI, the U.S. Navy's NAWC-TSD, the U.S. Air Force Agency for Modeling and Simulaution, the U.S. Marine Corps Program Manager for Training Systems, Joint Forces Command, United States Army Simulation and Training Technology Center
(STTC), and the University of Central Florida's Institute for Simulation and Training.
Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Tom Baptiste became NCS's president and executive director in January 2010.
Voluntary association
A voluntary association or union is a group of individuals who enter into an agreement as volunteers to form a body to accomplish a purpose.Strictly speaking, in many jurisdictions no formalities are necessary to start an association...
of primarily defense industry
Defense industry
The defense industry, also called the military industry, comprises government and commercial industry involved in research, development, production, and service of military materiel, equipment and facilities...
companies.
It was created in 1993 to support collaboration among the defense industry
Defense industry
The defense industry, also called the military industry, comprises government and commercial industry involved in research, development, production, and service of military materiel, equipment and facilities...
, government
Government
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
, and academia
Academia
Academia is the community of students and scholars engaged in higher education and research.-Etymology:The word comes from the akademeia in ancient Greece. Outside the city walls of Athens, the gymnasium was made famous by Plato as a center of learning...
.
NCS is headquartered in the Central Florida Research Park
Central Florida Research Park
The Central Florida Research Park, is a research park abutting the main campus of the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida, United States...
in Orlando, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
which is home to the world's largest cluster for computer simulation
Computer simulation
A computer simulation, a computer model, or a computational model is a computer program, or network of computers, that attempts to simulate an abstract model of a particular system...
and modeling, including more than 180 modeling, simulation and training companies, the University of Central Florida
University of Central Florida
The University of Central Florida, commonly referred to as UCF, is a metropolitan public research university located in Orlando, Florida, United States...
, and military simulation and training commands.
NCS is part of the "Team Orlando" partnership between military organizations, the modeling and simulation industry, and academic institutions working together to leverage resources and contribute to the overall security of the United States. Besides NCS, charter members of Team Orlando include the U.S. Army's PEO-STRI, the U.S. Navy's NAWC-TSD, the U.S. Air Force Agency for Modeling and Simulaution, the U.S. Marine Corps Program Manager for Training Systems, Joint Forces Command, United States Army Simulation and Training Technology Center
United States Army Simulation and Training Technology Center
The United States Army Simulation and Training Technology Center provide the United States Department of Defense and United States Department of Homeland Security with state-of-the-art applied research to develop simulation technologies, build on current simulation knowledge, and understand system...
(STTC), and the University of Central Florida's Institute for Simulation and Training.
Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Tom Baptiste became NCS's president and executive director in January 2010.