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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Sergeant George Lill
DATE: March 18, 2021
SUBJECT:
Resolution authorizing the City of Aurora to purchase an Apex Officer training simulator from GOVRED Technology, Inc. with Equitable Sharing Justice Funds, fund 256.
PURPOSE:
The Apex Officer training system is a comprehensive solution that is designed to allow Aurora Police trainers the ability to give presentation and classes, conduct interactive testing and assessment and provide immersive hands-on scenario- based exercises with detailed debriefing and after action review. The Apex Officer system is designed to increase a police officer's knowledge, skills and confidence in a safe, challenging environment that is highly interactive and engaging. The system allows the trainers to interact with the trainee and allow their verbal skills to de-escalate the situation or address any threats presented to them. This allows for a real-life interactions where verbal and command skills can be honed.
BACKGROUND:
The Aurora Police Department has a reputation for being a professional and highly trained agency. We have long been training at a higher level than our law enforcement counterparts and our department mandates on training far exceed those set by the State of Illinois. The Apex Officer system utilizes a state-of-the-art virtual reality mounted display to create the world's most realistic and immersive judgmental training simulator. The Apex Officer with a virtual reality head mounted display makes it capable of producing active engagements from a 360-degree environment surrounding the officers. The system utilizes Dolby Atmos multi-directional audio technology and seamless software simulations that simulate different environments and situations that will challenge the officers. The virtual training weapons and accessories are designed to look, weigh, and feel like their real-life counterpart. The Apex training vest allows the users to experience incredible real-world sensa...
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