Geosatis extends its collaboration with the European Space Agency
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Geosatis extends its collaboration with the European Space Agency
La nouvelle génération de surveillance électronique PRESS RELEASE 19 Sept 2016 Geosatis extends its collaboration with the European Space Agency Geosatis Technology SA (Geosatis) is a Swiss high-tech company developing, manufacturing and marketing an advanced Electronic Monitoring (EM) solution built around a innovative offender tracking ankle bracelet. Geosatis is glad to announce the signature of a new contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) through its Integrated Applications Promotion (IAP) programme to expand the usage of space technologies in the company’s products and services portfolio. These include improvements to satellite navigation, imagery and communication. This contract will further strengthen Geosatis’ substantial competitive advantages and market leadership, anchored on its proprietary bracelet superior security, robustness and practicality. ESA’s IAP programme fosters the usage of new and innovative space-based services to "a wider range of users". This IAP Demonstration Project will last two years with a total budget of 2.4 million Euro. The project builds on a previous ESA IAP Feasibility Study that ended successfully in April 2016 by improving satellite navigation and the use of space cartography in the Geosatis system. Following this successful collaboration, Geosatis has been invited to showcase its EM system/service at the Council Meeting last June at ESA's headquarters in Paris, as seen in the attached photo. The market uptake of Geosatis is gaining momentum following major contracts in South Africa (2014), Lithuania (2016) and several pilot and testing deployments currently in operation or planned worldwide. These are showcasing the major advantages of the Geosatis solution to address the issue of prison overcrowding Geosatis SA / Tel : +41 32 513 42 94 / Fax : +41 31 513 42 51 / [email protected] / www.geo-satis.com Siège social / Rue Saint-Hubert 7 / 2340 le Noirmont / Suisse Laboratoire / EPFL – Innovation Park, D / 1015 Lausanne / Suisse La nouvelle génération de surveillance électronique and prevention of criminal recidivism and/or radicalisation. Geosatis is currently looking worldwide for investors and partners to accelerate its international growth. Geosatis demo stand at the ESA Council Meeting, ESA headquarters in Paris, 15 of July 2016 Interviews can be organized and images are available to the international media. Contact Giuseppe Reale Head of governmental relations GEOSATIS SA [email protected] +41 79 728 12 98 Geosatis SA / Tel : +41 32 513 42 94 / Fax : +41 31 513 42 51 / [email protected] / www.geo-satis.com Siège social / Rue Saint-Hubert 7 / 2340 le Noirmont / Suisse Laboratoire / EPFL – Innovation Park, D / 1015 Lausanne / Suisse