We are interested in further implementation of the DIS standard for open source release. If you have a feature you want implemented we may be able to work with you to provide it, and also make it available to others.  We believe there is substantial benefit to the government and industry in having a complete, out-of-the-box open source implementation of DIS. This would allow programmers to concentrate on implementing new features in the simulation itself, rather than rewriting the DIS code yet again.

Potential projects include implementing the DIS-200X standard now being developed in the SISO DIS Protocol Development Group, finishing some of the communications PDUs, implementing protocol finite state machines, bit-oriented subfields, testing and verification, an HLA gateway, and more.

Contact Don Brutzman (brutzman at nps dot edu) if you are interested in collaborative institutional efforts. NPS can accept a variety of funding vehicles from both government entities and private industry. Individuals who find the software useful can also contribute to the NPS Foundation via the link at left.

Don McGregor (mcgredo at nps dot edu) is the technical lead for the project.