Partner Description
The Consortium Prime GAF AG from Germany is one of the leading European consulting firms in the field of geo-information offering a broad range of geo-information services and applications, ranging from geo-data procurement (satellite data, DEM, land use and land cover data), image processing and analysis, information processing and software development, to the provision of turn-key technical assistance projects and customized spatial land management and monitoring systems. GAF brings to the project its 30 years of experience in implementing development programmes with WB, KfW/GIZ, EDF, and European Commission.
In the EO4SD Urban Development project, GAF is responsible for the overall management, the strategic developments and the delivery of urban information services.
SIRS is a French remote sensing company and has the lead for the European Urban Atlas programme which has been successfully implemented since 2009. SIRS has years of experience in development co-operation projects in Africa, Asia and South America.
In the EO4SD – Urban Development project SIRS is supporting GAF in the strategic developments and for the delivery of Urban information services.
gisat is a geo-spatial company in Czech Republic which has experience in urban mapping and with IFIs, e.g. Platform for Urban Management and Analysis (PUMA), Urban Atlas, High Resolution Layer Imperviousness.
In the EO4SD – Urban Development project GISAT is supporting GAF in all strategic developments and in the delivery of urban information services.
egis is large multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy company with comprehensive urban expertise. Their Headquarter is in France and they are running Regional offices worldwide. EGIS has a long standing experience in managing high profile Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) globally.
In the EO4SD – Urban Development project EGIS is supporting the Project Team in streamlining the urban information services towards the user needs and in facilitating the stakeholder engagement.
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) is the National research center for aeronautics and space in Germany and is on the forefront of the research in urban remote sensing. Currently they are coordinating the ESA-supported Urban Thematic Exploitation Platform (TEP) and the Global Urban Footprint (GUF) initiative.
In the EO4SD – Urban Development project DLR is supporting GAF in promoting the utility of urban information services to the user and stakeholder community and is responsible to contribute to the service delivery.
NEO is a company for geo-spatial services in The Netherlands with a strong focus on delivering operational services for Urban development.
In the EO4SD – Urban Development project, in the light of the vast experience in urban mapping, NEO is supporting GAF in the delivery of urban information services.
JOANNEUM RESEARCH is the largest non-governmental research institute of Austria, focusing on applied R&D. JOANNEUM has experiences in developing urban products and for clients.
In the EO4SD – Urban Development project JOANNEUM is supporting GAF in the delivery of urban information services.
GISBOX is a Romanian engineering company providing photogrammetric and GIS services with experience in delivering Urban services (e.g. Urban Atlas).
In the EO4SD – Urban Development project GISBOX supports the production of urban information services.
