Infrastructure Management- Brochure

Infrastructure Management Generally, infrastructure refers to public and private utilities, facilities and supply systems such as roads, bridges, sewers and wastewater treatment plants, water lines, power lines, pipelines, and other facilities that ensure the functioning of a modern society.Infrastructure agencies as well as private and public service providers in this sector, such as telecommunication providers, transport agencies, energy suppliers and water authorities are continually challenged by increasing demands for better and expanded infrastructure services, while at the same time being constrained by limited budgets for extension and maintenance. Consequently, there is a considerable demand for cost effective infrastructure management, maintenance and planning strategies based on precise information.Based on its expertise in GIS technologies, spatial databases and high-quality geo-information, GAF is perfectly geared to meet this demand by providing thematic information and management information systems. The company‘s portfolio contains a number of highly competitive and fully operational services for the main GIS-based infrastructure management sectors. These support surveying activities, inventories, land cover and land use classifications and other thematic mapping, as well as risk analysis and disaster management. In order to allow infrastructure inventories to be carried out and to ensure strengthening of the relevant institutions, the establishment and integration of local knowledge and capacity is vital when implementing such GIS technology. Following creation and implementation of GIS systems and databases for planning and management purposes, GAF provides training and capacity building in order to allow all staff to own and make use of the new technologies. Consulting expertiseInfrastructure management• GIS-based field data collection• Surveying and mapping• Database design, compilation and migration• Integration of utility management systems into GIS• Development of infrastructure management systems• System integration, deployment, training and maintenanceTransportation planning• Field inventories• Mapping and monitoring • Project management systems• GIS-based decision support systems• Multimodal transportation planning• System and workflow integrationLand use classification• Clutter data production• Change monitoring• Statistical analyses and computation of indices• GIS vector and raster data layer generation• Data harmonisation and integration• Mapping at various levels of precision and resolutionsRisk analysis and disaster management• Preparedness and response information management• Risk and vulnerability assessment• Damage mapping and monitoring• GIS-based emergency management• Integrated satellite communication servicesInfrastructure management includes a wide range of fields of application and requires a comprehensive portfolio of focused skills and customised products and services. GAF can address these challenges with a unique com-bination of IT capacity, skilled personnel and applied geo-expertise in order to meet the diverse requirements relating to infrastructure management, maintenance and planning activities.Services offered by GAFGeo-data store- Earth observation data: raw imagery and products- Digital elevation models- Land cover dataData processing- Digital image processing- Mapping and monitoring- Digital cartography and map production- Virtual reality (3D)Information systems- System analysis, integration and migration- GIS/DB design and implementation- Application development- Spatial data structure conceptsSoftware development- Development of customised spatial software- Standalone, internet and enterprise GIS- SDI development- Standards based development and integrationIntegrated services- Solutions combining space & non-space technologies- Integration of SatCom, SatNav and earth observation- Application knowhow based on cutting edge technologies and high quality data resourcesManagement consulting- Institutional/sector assessment- Know-how transfer and capacity building- Project definition/supervision- Research and sector analysis studiesArnulfstraße 197 • 80634 Munich • GermanyPhone: +49 (0) 89 12 15 28-0 • Fax: +49 (0) 89 12 15 28 -79E-mail: info@gaf.de • URL: www.gaf.de