Kongsberg Geospatial

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Kongsberg Geospatial
IndustryDefence and Aerospace, Software
Founded1992
Headquarters Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Area served
Global
Key people
Jordan Freed (President)

Tanya Hume (VP Finance and Admin)

Paige Cutland (VP Sales & Marketing)
ProductsTerraLens (formerly InterMAPhics)

Midas

IRIS UAS
Number of employees
47
Parent Kongsberg Gruppen, Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace
Website https://www.kongsberggeospatial.com
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Kongsberg Geospatial is a Situational Awareness and Geospatial Visualization software company located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1992 as Gallium Visual Systems Inc. and purchased in 2006 by Norwegian Defence firm Kongsberg Gruppen. [1] It currently operates as a subsidiary of Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace [2] and in 2012, officially changed its name to Kongsberg Gallium Ltd.

Partnership

In 2019, Kongsberg Geospatial and AiRXOS partner for the management to provide automated, unmanned traffic control systems across essential infrastructure. [3]

In May 2020, Kongsberg Geospatial, Larus Technologies, and the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association of Canada (CASARA) to help establish innovative approaches for drone usage in search and rescue operations in rural areas around Canada leveraging geospatial tools, artificial intelligence, and computer vision software. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Kongsberg Gallium Announces Company Name Change to Kongsberg Geospatial".
  2. ↑ Kongsberg - Buys Gallium Software of Canada
  3. ↑ "Kongsberg Geospatial and AiRXOS partner on UTM airspace management for critical infrastructure". GPS World. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  4. ↑ "Kongsberg Geospatial, Partners to use AI and UAS to improve search and rescue ops in Canada". AUVSI. 26 May 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
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