New Document Proposed - Member Comments Requested Comments due by March 22, 2022 The FieldComm Group Advanced Applications Working Group has released a Technology Readiness Levels document.  Prior to its final release, members of FieldComm Group are provided the opportunity to review the document and are being asked to submit comments. The primary purpose of using Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs) is to help in making decisions concerning the development and transitioning of technology. It should be viewed as one of several tools that are needed to manage the progress of research and development activity within an organization. The value comes in when viewing trends over time which allows decisions to be made. This provides an objective view of the technology based on science. This Technical Report is meant to provide a suitable system of the Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs) for the FieldComm Group.  This document is not intended to act as a standard or handbook for the use of Technology Readiness Levels. Instructions The proposed Technology Readiness Levels document has been posted to the "Member Review" workspace. To access the document you need to be a member in the Member Review group. If you are not yet a member you can join by visiting https://workspace.fieldcommgroup.org and logging in. If you do not have an account, select SIGNUP (top right corner). For security purposes only, each account must be validated so please allow up to one business day for activation. You will receive an email when your account is activated.   Download the proposed document at this link: TR10171{1.0.0-pr.A}_Technology-Readiness-Levels.docx    Review the document.    Submit any comments you may have. Comments must be entered in the Member Review workspace against the document itself using the "Add A Comment" entry under the "Actions" pull-down menu. For more information see the article "How do I post or add a comment to a document?"   Comments are due by 22 March 2022 The FieldComm Group policy is to make all changes in an open and democratic fashion. Please take the time to review the document. After the review period is complete the comments will be organized and meetings scheduled to review all comments. Thank you for your support. Note that FieldComm Group workspace emails originate from [email protected]. Please consider adding this address to your safe senders list so that messages are not inadvertently flagged as junk mail. If you have any questions please contact us at https://www.fieldcommgroup.org/contact FieldComm Group Spec Team Review Now

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