Johann Sehner
(Executive Producer of
the Geodata
Factory, left) and Prof. Dr.
Rudolf
Schwarz (Managing Director of
IABG,
right)
Speech from Senior Legal Secretary
Christoph
Zimmer-Conrad
(Saxon State
Ministry of Economy and Labor)
f.l.t.r.: Engelbert Kupka (member of
Bavarian Parliament),
Prof.
Dr. Rudolf
Schwarz (Managing Director of IABG),
Senior Legal Secretary
Christoph
Zimmer-Conrad
(Saxon State Ministry
of Economy and Labor),
Thomas
Weber
(Saxon State Ministry of
Economy and
Labor)
Dr. Jörg Schäfer (Head of Geo-
informatics/Geodata of IABG)
Geodata Factory Team of IABG
Your Contact:
Dr. Jörg Schäfer
Head of Geoinformatics/Geodata
Phone +49 89 6088-2399
Fax +49 89 6088-2355
schaeferj@iabg.de
IABG is opening its new Geodata Factory in Dresden today. In his introductory speech, the Minister for Trade in Saxony particularly emphasised the commitment of the technology company in the new Federal states, with over 50 new jobs being created in the Dresden factory. "In this way, IABG is setting another milestone in its over 15 years of successful growth in the Free State of Saxony. The Geodata Factory will give a further boost to the field of geoinformatics, which is an area of technology that is still young in Saxony", commented Thomas Jurk, Minister for Economy and Labor in Saxony, as he paid tribute to the company's new project in Dresden.
The establishment of IABG's Geodata Factory in Dresden was made possible within the scope of a major order won by IABG together with its partners GAF AG (Munich) and Infoterra GmbH (Friedrichshafen). Bidding as a consortium, Arge VEHA ("High-Resolution Vector Data Collation Consortium") was able to win the contract, against stiff competition, for the processing of worldwide geodata for the German Armed Forces.
When it comes to the availability of reliable, highly precise geodata, the German Army, with its greatly increased area of deployment, is increasingly reliant on high-quality service providers. "Satellite images alone are not enough to provide our troops abroad with the information needed to carry out their work and to protect themselves. In order to be able to make the best use of the satellite photos in geoinformation systems, these need to be vectorised and given attributes. The vector data are assigned properties such as climate, vegetation, suitability of land for driving, building usage, etc.", explained Dr. Jörg Schäfer, the IABG departmental manager responsible for "Geodata". The main information source for capturing vector data is currently satellite images with a ground resolution up to 1 m. In addition to the satellite images, topographical maps, city maps and other maps in analogue and digital form are used for data capture.
IABG, which has worked with the Army for many years, regards this demanding project as the foundation for the expansion of this area of business beyond the purely military.
"By acquiring this important project", says Professor Dr. Rudolf Schwarz, Managing Director of IABG, "we have created the ideal conditions for successfully positioning ourselves in the future in the market for processing of satellite-based geodata.“
11/23/07
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