Videotelephony

• In 2022, U.S. national parks logged more than 300 million visits – and that means a lot more people on roads and trails.
• Crowding also makes it harder for park staff to protect wildlife and fragile lands and respond to emergencies.
• For all of their popularity, national parks are just one subset of U.S. public lands.
• In contrast, national parks exist solely to protect some of the most important places for public enjoyment.

Alternatives to national parks

• In Western states like Nevada, the federal footprint can be as large as 80% of the land.
• That’s largely because much of this land is arid, and lack of water makes farming difficult.
• Public lands are more diverse than national parks.
• They include all kinds of ecosystems, from forests to grasslands, coastlines, red rock canyons, deserts and ranges covered with sagebrush.
• Many people who love hiking, fishing, backpacking or other outdoor activities know that national parks are crowded, and they often seek other places to enjoy nature, including public lands.

Broadening recreation

• Not all of these activities are compatible, and many have not traditionally been rigorously managed.
• For example, target shooters sometimes bring objects like old appliances or furniture to use as improvised targets, then leave behind an unsightly mess.
• One example, Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area is a nonprofit ski slope 16 miles from Boise, Idaho.
• Creating corridors from the “backyard to the backcountry,” as the Bureau of Land Management puts it, can help create vibrant communities.

A less-extractive view of public lands

• For many years, Western communities have viewed public lands as places to mine, log and graze sheep and cattle.
• While federal control will never be welcome in some areas, Western communities increasingly view federal lands as amenities and anchors for immense opportunities, including recreation and economic growth.
• For example, Idaho is investing $100 million for maintenance and expanded access on state lands, mirroring federal efforts.
• By addressing crowding and the environmental impacts of recreation, I believe local communities can help the U.S. move toward better stewardship of our nation’s awe-inspiring public lands.

• The comprehensive solution, which leverages our VA7000 chipset family and iCatch Technology's AI imaging System-on-Chip (SoC), will allow our customers to introduce innovative products with a short time-to-market.
• As the VA7000 is an automotive-grade chipset, it is ideal not only for videoconferencing, but also for medical and industrial applications."
• Our collaboration has enabled us to develop a cutting-edge solution that will change the way the world approaches videoconferencing settings," said Chuck Liao, VP of Business Development of iCatch Technology.
• Valens Semiconductor and iCatch Technology will be demonstrating a reference design of the solution at Infocomm International, 2023, June 14th -16th, (Orange County Convention Center at Orlando, Florida) at Booth #3043.

• 80 audio-video manufacturers will be exhibiting products embedding Valens Semiconductor chipsets, including over a dozen product launches.
• "Today, there are tens of millions of meeting rooms that still need high-speed audio-video equipment to support the hybrid working world and drive productivity within organizations.
• The new solutions and products being launched at Infocomm International 2023 by our customers demonstrate their vote of confidence in our offerings."
• Valens Semiconductor will demonstrate the future of multi-camera video solutions with the VA7000, revealed at ISE 2023 and named best-of-show 'Meeting Equity Demo' by rAVe pubs.

• Mural will demonstrate the new capabilities at the Microsoft Build conference in Seattle, Washington, on May 23, 2023.
• "At Mural, we give teams the tools to work smarter and collaborate better," said David Baga, CEO of Mural.
• The new AI-powered capabilities will be built on Microsoft Azure OpenAI, enabling Mural to leverage Microsoft's capabilities and framework for responsible AI safely and securely.
• In 2022, Mural was awarded the Microsoft Partner of the Year Award for its integration with Microsoft Teams and also earned Microsoft 365 Certification — the first application in the visual collaboration category to achieve this distinction.