- In partnership with IGN France
International, Spot Infoterra – a division of Astrium Services – will
supply a complete system including geoinformation data and services to the
Serbian Geodesy Institute
Marc Tondriaux, CEO of the Spot Infoterra Group,
declared: “The flexibility and interoperability offered by the proposed
solutions, which are based on the proven expertise of our consortium in the
field of national spatial data infrastructures (NSDIs), will provide the RGZ
with the infrastructure to quickly implement a powerful and upgradeable
system.”
According to Nenad Tesla, CEO of the RGZ, “This tool
will allow Serbia to
improve the exchange of information and communication between its various
administrations. This infrastructure will also allow us to introduce online
services, which will be a major asset ensuring the decentralisation, diversity
and quality of the services offered to our fellow citizens.”
Geoinformation is a key decision-making tool in
numerous fields (town and country planning and development, protection of the
environment, security, etc.). Ensuring the availability of this data, ensuring
it is up-to-date, and allowing local and national government, the private
sector and citizens to access it has almost become an obligation for any
country dedicated to improving the effectiveness of its general government and
to supporting the sustainable development of its economy.
The IGIS programme, which is being managed by the Spot
Infoterra Group (Astrium Services) and implemented together with co-prime contractor
IGN France International, will provide the RGZ with all of these services. The
RGZ will also be able to deploy an NSDI that will facilitate the production and
maintenance of mapping data, and develop geoinformation services.
The project has three parts:
- The provision
of a set of satellite and airborne remote sensing data, which will supply
several families of applications of national interest, in the fields of
mapping, town and country planning, agriculture and the environment
- The
deployment of the entire IT infrastructure needed for data hosting,
management and access, as well as the implementation of production
workshops for transforming remote sensing data into geoinformation.
Various applications for mapping and managing natural areas and farm land
will then be introduced.
- The provision
of a vast support programme (training and knowledge transfer, operational
support) that will allow the RGZ to carry out this project independently
through to its conclusion. The work is scheduled for completion in three
years.
Spot Infoterra Group
The Spot Infoterra Group is a global provider of geo-information
products and services bringing decision-makers sustainable solutions to
increase our security, protect the environment and monitor natural resources.
With unique access to SPOT and TerraSAR-X
satellites, and a broad range of spaceborne and airborne acquisition
capabilities, the group offers an unrivalled combination of Earth imagery.
This combination forms the solid base for an
extensive portfolio of products and services spanning the entire
geo-information value chain. Furthermore, building on synergies within Astrium
Services, the Group develops innovative and highly-competitive end-to-end
solutions combining Earth observation, navigation and worldwide communications
capabilities.
Combining the talent and capabilities of Spot Image and Infoterra, the
Spot Infoterra Group, with a turnover of 160 M€ in 2008 and more than 800
staff, is established in twelve countries and is part of Astrium Services, an
Astrium subsidiary.
IGN France International
Since 1986, IGN France International
has been the worldwide subsidiary of the French National Geographical Institute
(IGN).
Over the years,
IGN has become a leading player in its two sectors of activity:
- Geoinformation (acquisition, processing,
modelling)
- Geoinformation systems (implementation and integration)
IGN France
International is involved in all types of projects in the following sectors:
- Land registry
and administration
- Town and
country planning
- Energy
- Environment
- Risks (natural,
industrial, related to climate change, etc.)
- Water
- Security/high-precision
work
Approved by every
multilateral development bank, IGN France International offers its expertise all
over the world – particularly in Africa and Asia, where it has
mapped over 12 million km².
The company is
internationally recognised for its know-how and expertise.
Astrium
Astrium, a wholly owned
subsidiary of EADS, is dedicated to providing civil and defence space systems
and services. In 2008, Astrium had a turnover of €4.3 billion and more than 15,000
employees in France,
Germany,
the United Kingdom,
Spain
and the Netherlands.
Its three main areas of activity are Astrium Space Transportation for launchers
and orbital infrastructure, Astrium Satellites for spacecraft and ground
segment and Astrium Services for the development and delivery of satellite services.
EADS
is a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services. In 2008,
EADS generated revenues of €43.3 billion and employed a workforce of more
than 118, 000.
Press contacts:
Astrium
Daniel
Mosely (Astrium UK) Tel.:
+44 (0)1 438 77 8180
Matthieu Duvelleroy (Astrium FR) Tel.:
+33 (0) 1 77 75 80 32
Ralph Heinrich (Astrium GER) Tel.: +49 (0) 89 607 33971
Francisco Lechón (Astrium SP) Tel.:
+34 91 586 37 41
www.astrium.eads.net
Spot Infoterra
Nathalie Pisot Tel. : +33 (0)4 97 23 23 46
www.infoterra-global.com
IGN France International
Aude Lareste
Lamendour Tel. :+33 (0)1 42 34 56 54
www.ignfi.com
