Galdos Systems provides geospatial infrastructure software and services to a global customer base in business, industry, and government. Galdos software and services emphasize expertise with data and technical architectures, GML application schema creation, and ontology creation and rationalization.
Galdos has a suite of technologies that can be used together or in combination with other technologies to deliver solutions. Galdos uses the term “GeoWeb” to describe the resulting networked environment — where providers and consumers can exchange data over the internet — removing and alleviating data management and administration overheads from local data custodians. Galdos sees the GeoWeb as a business platform, providing both traditional client-server services, as well as business-to-business automation.
Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI)
Spatial data infrastructures provide a platform for automation of geographical data flows between information providers and consumers. Galdos has developed the INtune™ SDI Framework for dynamically sharing geospatial between systems.
GML Schema Development
GML application schemas are an essential ingredient in geospatial data sharing. Galdos has developed GML schemas for a number of different application domains, and has conducted schema audits ranging from simple inspections to in-depth analyses.
Geospatial Data Modeling
Modelling geospatial data for an associated GML schema involves providing data mappings, ontologies, and vocabularies that developers can use, and which improve interoperability and data sharing. INterchange™ Schema Mapper is a tool that Galdos has developed to support mapping schemas.
Standards and Interoperability
Standardization of data is a key foundation for interoperability between diverse systems and data sources. Galdos is involved with a number of standards bodies, and contributes extensively to the ongoing development of open standards. Galdos was one of the creators of the Geography Markup Language (GML).
Data Quality Assurance and Validation
Quality assurance and validation of a schema against a standard requires testing against those standards. Galdos has developed both abstract and executable test suites for a number of standards, and has built the Arbitron™ test harness to automate testing.
3D Modeling and Visualization
Three-dimensional models can be used for many aspects of urban planning and infrastructure management. Galdos IN3d™ Visualization Engine was developed to provide a framework for building applications that fuse 2D imagery and 3D data into customized virtual environments.
