Introducing the Access Grid
Access Grids supports high quality audio and real-time video , multimedia and shared applications such as powerpoint presentations to create virtual interactive spaces for display on video walls.
At Lincoln the access grid is located in the 6th Floor of the Forbes Building, Room F614. The Lincoln access grid room can accommodate approximately 10 people for an access grid meeting.
Key features of Access Grids
- Natural high quality sound that gives an authentic feel to the experience. Good audio is a pre-requisite for successful remote collaboration.
- Large display (typically a whole wall) allows the potentially huge number of participants to be seen simultaneously.
- Multiple cameras are used to capture all the activity in the room. Many Access Grid nodes use four cameras.
- Collaborative software allows participants to view and manipulate data together.
Members of the NZ ACCESS GRID
- Auckland University
- Albany - Massey University Waikato
- Waikato University - Palmerston North
- Massey University
- Canterbury University
- HIT Lab Lincoln University
- SMSCS - Victoria University
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Wellington - Massey University
- Family Centre Social Policy Research Unit Otago
- Otago University
Booking and Using the Access Grid
a. If you are asked to attend an access grid meeting
Contact the IT Helpdesk (ithelp@lincoln.ac.nz) indicating you have been asked to attend a meeting and you wish the room to be booked. Information you must provide is:
- Date and time of meeting or meetings
- Number of attendees from Lincoln
- Primary Lincoln contact for these meetings
- Indicate if you wish to provide a presentation during the meeting
b. If you wish to organise a meeting with other locations
Contact the IT Helpdesk (ithelp@lincoln.ac.nz) indicating you wish to organise a meeting and you wish the room to be booked. Information you must provide is:
- Date and time of meeting or meetings
- The other access grid locations that will be attending the meeting
- The duration of the meeting
- Who is the convenor of the meeting
- Indicate if you wish to use any presentations during the meeting
We will NOT be contacting the individual participants of the meeting it is up to the convenor of the meeting to contact the participants and ensure they are able to attend.
Current bookings for the New Zealand Access Grid Network can be viewed by clicking here .
Please contact ITS for current Lincoln Access Grid Room bookings.
Support by ITS
The access grid requires a node operator at each location to run the application during the meeting. Lincoln ITS will provide a node operator during the meeting.
It is VERY important that any changes to the meeting times or if a meeting is cancelled that the IT Helpdesk is contacted immediately to ensure the node operator is informed.