Galdos Systems delivers geospatial infrastructure solutions that can be used by aviation, federal and local governments, as well as safety and security agencies to enable the real-time distribution and management of their geospatial data. Galdos offers custom services for data integration and conversion, as well as a product suite that provides advanced geospatial data management and distribution capabilities.
Aviation
In recent years, the aviation industry has been dealing with a period of unprecedented change. From rising fuel costs to the emergence of low cost airlines, many factors have had severe impacts on the bottom line, requiring restructuring and cost cutting in order to become more efficient.
The increasing availability of digital information, and the use of standards such as the Aviation Information Exchange Model (AIXM) for structuring that information, is one way that is making improved efficiency possible.
AIXM is used in Aeronautical Information Management (AIM), a technology program that plays a vital role by ensuring the flow of information necessary for the safety, regularity, and efficiency of international air navigation. System Wide Information Management (SWIM) is another technology program, facilitating greater sharing of air traffic management information.
Urban Infrastructure
People are moving from rural areas to cities at an ever increasing rate, putting a greater and greater strain on services and resources, and on the urban infrastructure that supports them. The systems that support a community or city, or any area with a dense population, include everything from water pipes and sewers to roads and bridges and tunnels; power grids; gas pipelines; and all the public and municipal utilities that people depend on.
In many parts of the world, existing infrastructures are aging, and in need of repair or replacement. This is a growing problem, made even more difficult by the migration of populations into urban areas. Increasing need for sustainability is another pressure being applied to drive the improvement of urban planning.
The ability to create and visualize three dimensional models of cities can improve urban planning and the ongoing ability to manage and improve the urban infrastructure. It is much easier to change a model of a city, and see how the various pieces of the infrastructure react to a change, than it is to make the change in the physical environment and then find out.
Emergency Management
World events such as natural disasters and terrorist attacks, the increasing movement of people (leading to faster and broader virus outbreaks), and the continued pressures on industry to be more productive, are prompting public and private partners to work together to share geographic data.
Most emergency management systems are secure and have heavy firewall protection. There is a need to maintain the separation between the secure system and any external systems, but the ability to support “crowd sourcing” of information can add significant value. Input from citizens and people on-the-spot can provide real-time coverage of a situation. The ability to push information out from the emergency system to somewhere that the public can access is equally valuable.
