Luciad

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Luciad
Company type Public – NV
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Founded1999 (1999) in Holsbeek, Belgium [1]
FounderDr. Lode Missiaen [1]
Headquarters
Leuven
,
Belgium
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • COO: Frank Suykens
  • CIO: Gunther Sablon
Website www.hexagongeospatial.com

Luciad is a supplier of geographic information system (GIS) tools. Their products are intended for geospatial situational awareness. The company mainly focuses on the aviation, defence and security markets. [2] Defence customers account for about 70% of the company's business. [3]

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Headquartered in Leuven, Belgium, Luciad has offices in the United States, France, Germany, Mexico, and other international locations. It works with organizations such as Eurocontrol, Boeing, Airbus Defence and Space. [4]

History

Beginning in 2008, Luciad technology has been used to support SACT's objectives of improving interoperability between NATO and national C4I systems. [5] Luciad has also been contracted by the NATO C3 Agency to deliver the software components for the visualization capability in its interim Joint Common Operational Picture. [6] [7] In 2016, Luciad announced a partnership with Sc2 Corp and IBM to develop social media analytics for US Special Operations Command. [8]

Luciad has participated with Frontex, the European Organisation for Security (EOS) and the Aerospace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD) on border security and border control. [9]

Luciad is one of several spin-offs of the KU Leuven. [10]

Dr. Lode Missiaen worked as a senior scientist at the NATO C3 Agency in The Hague, the Netherlands after obtaining his doctorate at the KU Leuven in 1991. At NATO, he was responsible for the study, development, and application of modern software technologies in the field of Air Traffic Control and Airspace Management.

With his colleague Thierry Salvant, they founded Luciad on March 22, 1999, together with management company R2I (acted as business angels). Gemma Frisius Fund (GFF), a seed capital fund established in 1997 as a joint venture between the KU Leuven, KBC and BNP Paribas, provided further seed capital in September 2000. [1]

Missiaen served as Group CEO from 1999 to 2012. [11] Investment company Gimv acquired a majority stake in Luciad in 2013. [12] [13] In October 2017, Gimv and the other shareholders sold their stake in Luciad to the Swedish-headquartered Hexagon, which rendered Luciad a fully owned Hexagon subsidiary under their Geospatial division. [14] [15]

Awards

Luciad won the 2016 Geospatial World Innovation Award for LuciadRIA, its 3D situational awareness app for browsers. [16]

Luciad User Conference

Luciad hosts an annual User Conference for geospatial professionals and developers in Europe, with over 200 geospatial professionals from the Aviation, Defense, Maritime, Safety & Security and Utilities & Logistics domains. [17] [18] It is hosted in Brussels.

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References

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  2. ↑ "The European Security & Defense Union".
  3. ↑ Vogel, Ben (16 May 2017). "Luciad broadens uses for geospatial visualization". Jane's Airport 360.
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  5. ↑ "Luciad plays central role at NATO CWID 2008" (Press release). Luciad. 16 September 2008.
  6. ↑ Chen, Stephen (November 17, 2018). "China matches Nato in information arms race with deal for 'Ferrari of war room software'". The South China Morning Post .
  7. ↑ "NC3A chooses Luciad software to visualize its Joint Common Operational Picture" (Press release). Luciad. 22 April 2008.
  8. ↑ "Luciad, Sc2 Corp and IBM announce new social media analytics partnership". ArmyTechnology.com. 19 December 2016.
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  12. ↑ "Gimv investeert in software-ontwikkelaar Luciad" [Gimv invests in software developer Luciad]. HLN (in Dutch). 20 June 2013.
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  14. ↑ "Luciad acquired by Sweden's Hexagon - Jane's 360". www.janes.com. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
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  17. ↑ "Luciad User Conference 2016 starts off in Brussels". Geospacial World. 28 September 2016.
  18. ↑ "Luciad Kicks Off Global Seminar Series and Announces 4th Luciad User Conference". Directions Magazine.
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