EADS Defence & Security and ESRI Deutschland GmbH enter into cooperation
- Combining the know-how of military situational awareness and geographic information systems
- Development of a new product family under the name 'SitGIS®'
27 October 2009
EADS Defence & Security (DS) and ESRI Deutschland GmbH have signed a new cooperation contract to combine their expertise in the area of military situational awareness capabilities and geographical data processing. Their objective is to develop an OEM product (SitGIS) and an extension product (Copex Extension), which will be marketed together on a national and an international scale.
EADS Defence & Security is the manufacturer and marketer of the Geogrid software family, containing a software product known as 'Geogrid-SitView/-COPEx' which serves to generate and process military and security-relevant situations against a geographical background, for example, for all German Army Command and Control Information Systems.
ESRI Inc. is the manufacturer of the ArcGISTM software technology The ArcGIS technology consists of individual software components (ArcObjects) which can be grouped into set products, or can be individually used within other applications (also from different manufacturers). The well known ArcGIS products ArcView, ArcEditor and ArcInfo are examples of these geo-information products.
In the scope of the cooperation, selected components from both software products will be combined into a new product which will be marketed worldwide under the name of 'SitGIS®'. In the medium term 'SitGIS®' will become the core product of new applications in the related field of “Common Relevant Operational Picture” (CROP).
Through the integration of tactical and analytical capabilities, users will for the first time be able to carry out tactical situation monitoring as well as complex GIS analyses for decision making, within one application.
Therefore the solution is ideally suited to support in asymmetric threat situations, to accelerate in the process of decision making, and to improve information superiority through complex analysis.
About EADS Defence & Security:
EADS Defence & Security (DS) is a systems solutions provider for armed forces and civil security worldwide. Its portfolio ranges from sensors and secure networks through missiles to aircraft and UAVs as well as global security, service and support solutions. In 2008, DS – with around 23,000 employees – achieved revenues of € 5.7 billion.
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 about 118,000.
About ESRI:
ESRI Inc., a private US firm, has been a manufacturer of mapping software and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) since 1969 and is a worldwide market leader in this area.
ESRI Deutschland GmbH is an independent distributor of ESRI Inc., currently employing approx. 330 employees at the main office in Kranzberg (near Munich) and the branches in Hanover, Leipzig, Bonn, Wiesbaden, Zurich and Nyon, as well as the affiliated company of con terra GmbH in Münster.
The ESRI BOS (German acronym for 'Behörden und Organisationen mit Sicherheitsaufgaben' - defense, intelligence and homeland security) branch offers GIS solutions, specifically related to the military GIS and the C4 (Command, Control, Computers, Communication) environment as well as associated tasks in the field of IT security.
Contact:
| Susanne Hartwein | EADS Defence & Security |
Tel.: +49 (0)731 392 1757 mailto: susanne.hartwein@eads.com |
| Reinhold Stephan | ESRI Deutschland GmbH Bonn (BOS) Director Defense & Intel |
Tel.: +49 (0)228 3296920 mailto: r.stephan@esri.de |
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