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
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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