Synthetic vision system. A modern synthetic vision system produced by Honeywell. A synthetic vision system (SVS) is a computer-mediated reality system for aerial vehicles, that uses 3D to provide pilots with clear and intuitive means of understanding their flying environment.
Financial Accounting Standards Board. The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) is a private, non-profit organization standard setting body whose primary purpose is to establish and improve generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) within the United States in the public's interest.
In June 1997, the FASB issued SFAS 131, revising SFAS 14 standards for reporting information about operating segments. The FASB and the Accounting Standards Board (AcSB) of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA) collaborated on this project and reached the same conclusions.