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NATO Awards GIS Data Preparation Contract To TENET With Support From Galdos And IIC
Horsham, UK (SPX) Jan 18, 2007 NATO NC3 Agency has awarded the GIS Data Preparation Contract to TENET. Supporting TENET on this contract will be Galdos Inc and IIC Technologies Inc in Canada. The project involves the generation of a wide range of geospatial data models compliant with some of the latest spatial open information standards from OGC and ISO and the conversion of many terabytes of vector, raster and gridded data. A large proportion of NATO's paper holdings of maps and charts will also be digitised and converted to the same set of open standards. The objective is to create an open and shareable map database as part of NATO core GIS infrastructure within the Alliance. At the forefront of these open standards are the two key encodings of GML (Geographic Mark Up Language) used to encode vector data, and GMLJP2 which uses both JPEG2000 and GML to provide effective encoding for Raster and Coverage data. The conversion and validation process will result in image, vector and scanned paper maps being available in GML. Furthermore, the project includes the conversion of many different data formats, including for example S-57/AML, VMap and DAFIF together with a wide range of colour and panchromatic imagery and terrain information. These sources incorporate geographic information objects for land, maritime and aeronautical domains. The project utilises TENET's significant knowledge and technologies in the area of automated data conversion and quality control as well as in the area of open Spatial Data Infrastructures and reinforces TENET's position as a leading specialist in high performance distributed geospatial solutions. Roger Brackin, Technical Director of TENET commented 'The result of this project will be the availability of an extremely wide range of medium scale geospatial data in open standards to support NATO's goal of interoperability, and a demonstration that open geospatial standards offer a clear path to much more effective data integration at all levels in the future'. GML is an open-standard format for encoding geographic information. Galdos Systems Inc pioneered the standard as well as collaborating closely in the development of GMLJP2 and provide the backbone of detailed expertise and technology in the open formats used. "This contract represents a major milestone for Galdos", said Ron Lake, Chairman and CEO of Galdos systems Inc. The paper conversion process is also very significant, with the decision to scan a very significant proportion of NATO's paper map holdings. IIC Technologies Inc. will scan and process several thousand terrestrial and aviation maps in support of this effort. "IIC has a long history of providing complex geospatial services and we look forward to broadening our success with the international mapping community", said Gwil Roberts Project Manager at IIC Technologies. The contract is a component of a much larger initiative to provide interoperable geospatial information systems across all NATO, addressing the entire range of issues (hardware, software, communications, training etc) to improve NATO's capability to exploit geospatial information. Related Links TENET GPS Applications, Technology and Suppliers GPS Applications, Technology and Suppliers
One year of Galileo signals
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan (SPX) Jan 15, 2007One year ago GIOVE-A began transmitting Galileo navigation signals. This satellite is the first flight element in ESA's in-orbit validation programme for Galileo. Carried into space from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan by a Soyuz launch vehicle on 28 December 2005, GIOVE-A then successfully completed the initial tasks in its mission - orbit injection, deployment of its solar arrays and the commissioning and check-out of its various payload systems - before commencing the transmission of navigation signals. |
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