The KCM-IR is a ruggedized, large format (640×480) Thermal Infrared Kinematic Camera Module that produces detailed images day or night. The KCM-IR includes a precision lens and opto-mechanical framework that is designed to maintain geometric precision under airborne operating conditions.

Like all KCM metric cameras in the product line, including the mid-frame 39 MP Camera recently announced, the KCM-IR is plug-and-play compatible with the TerraPix DGX line of direct georeferenced sensor controllers. The TerraPix platform enables multiple camera configurations for wide-angle oblique or nadir imaging, and supports open standard connectivity and data dissemination. The addition of the KCM-IR allows users to capture Thermal-IR images day or night, using the same flight management system, onboard processing and production workflow.

“With the introduction of the new georeferenced thermal infrared camera, complementing the TerraPix digital sensor product line, GSI is pursuing its strategy to provide customers with high quality, efficient airborne remote sensing systems, maximizing their ROI,” said Maxime Elbaz, CEO, Geospatial Systems, Inc.

Applications of the KCM- IR include tactical nighttime mapping, law enforcement and border control surveillance, search and rescue, forest fire mitigation, environmental impact surveys, and preventive maintenance of electrical power lines and pipelines.

About Geospatial Systems, Inc.:
Geospatial Systems, Inc., a Rochester, NY based company, designs and produces premier airborne georeferenced remote sensing systems for commercial and military applications, including mapping, environmental monitoring, homeland security, reconnaissance and persistent surveillance. For more information about Geospatial Systems, or its products and services, call 585-427-8310 or contact us online.

The KCM-39 is a ruggedized, large format, 39 Megapixel (5412 x 7216 pixels), full-frame CCD Kinematic Camera Module that produces detailed, high-fidelity images in monochrome, color, or Color-IR. The KCM-39 includes a precision lens and opto-mechanical framework that is designed to maintain geometric precision under airborne operating conditions. In addition, the KCM-39 features the industry’s first field-replaceable shutter cassette. This patent-pending feature allows in-field replacement (with no recalibration needed) of the precision shutter mechanism with no impact on camera geometry or operation.

Like all KCM metric cameras in the modular product line, the KCM-39 is plug-and-play compatible with the TerraPix DGX line of direct-georeferenced sensor controllers. The TerraPix platform enables multiple camera configurations for wide-angle oblique or nadir imaging, and supports open standard connectivity and data dissemination. The addition of the KCM-39 allows users to capture large footprint imagery by combining multiple sensors and can be deployed with existing flight management and navigation systems, and final production workflow environments.

“GSI is pleased to bring to market a georeferenced 39 Megapixel camera complementing the TerraPix digital camera product line and enabling the efficient use of our customer’s remote sensing infrastructure,” said Maxime Elbaz, CEO, Geospatial Systems, Inc. “The ability to expand upon a common platform and receive additional capabilities without having to reinvest in an entirely new workflow provides a good business value.”

Applications of the 39 Megapixel module(s) include stand-alone imaging or sensor fusion with leading LIDAR systems. By adding a TerraPix system which includes the 39 Megapixel module(s), existing investments in navigation and LIDAR infrastructure can be leveraged to provide simultaneous capture of imagery and LIDAR. This has become a common request of the marketplace, and for applications such as corridor mapping, offers potential operational cost savings to customers and providers of mapping services.

About Geospatial Systems, Inc.:
Geospatial Systems, Inc., a Rochester, NY based company, designs and produces premier airborne georeferenced remote sensing systems for commercial and military applications, including mapping, environmental monitoring, homeland security, reconnaissance and persistent surveillance. For more information about Geospatial Systems,Inc., or its products and services, call 585-427-8310 or contact us online.

Kevin J. Kearney, GSI Chief Technology Officer, will discuss Highly Capable UAV (HCUAV) Payloads. GSI has been collaborating with Rochester Institute of Technology and Penn State Electro-Optics Center on research to greatly enhance the capabilities of Tactical UAVs by allowing semi-autonomous operation of the aircraft, coupled with real time georeferenced imaging sensors and image processing.

Based on this collaborative effort, GSI recently announced a joint product offering with Leica Geosystems Geospatial Imaging (LGGI). The TerraPix Tactical AMS (Airborne Mapping and Surveillance) System is a multisensor payload designed to produce National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) SDI 1.0 compliant imagery & metadata supporting Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition (RSTA). GSI will be demonstrating the TerraPix Tactical AMS at the UAV Summit in hospitality suite 122 from February 26-28, 2008.

“GSI is pleased to participate in the IDGA UAV Summit. The outcome of these collaborative efforts will continue to advance capabilities in the real time collection and dissemination of geospatial information to support the Defense and Homeland Security decision making processes” said Maxime Elbaz, CEO, Geospatial Systems, Inc.

About Geospatial Systems, Inc.:

Geospatial Systems, Inc., a Rochester, NY based company, designs and produces premier airborne georeferenced remote sensing systems for commercial and military applications, including mapping, environmental monitoring, homeland security, reconnaissance and persistent surveillance. For more information about Geospatial Systems, or its products and services, call 585-427-8310 or contact us online.

GSI and LGGI recently began testing the tactical mapping system, responding to interest in end-to-end sensor software capabilities within the DoD, and specifically by military services responsible for in-theater data collection.  The team completed its initial testing of the TAMS system during NGA’s Empire Challenge 2007 (EC’07).  During the July 2007 exercises, the team successfully produced numerous NITF compliant image products within hours of the actual mission, from more than a terabyte of raw data.

The TAMS system is built upon GSI’s rugged, metric mapping grade camera line.  The plug-and-play camera modules range from 2 Mega Pixel (2MP) High Definition, 11MP, 39MP and Thermal IR metric cameras. The cameras are connected to a small, lightweight controller that stores, processes, compresses and disseminates the map information to a ground station in NITF format.

“Geospatial Systems is pleased to collaborate with Leica Geosystems Geospatial Imaging on this considerable undertaking.  We are excited to use our technology and breadth of products to satisfy the needs of the defense intelligence community,” said Maxime Elbaz, CEO, Geospatial Systems, Inc.

Christopher Tucker, Senior Vice President, National Programs, Leica Geosystems Geospatial Imaging said “Developing this partnership with Geospatial Systems further enables us to address our customer’s priority
mission challenges, with a modular, and rapidly deployable suite of sensors and software”.

About Geospatial Systems, Inc.: 
Geospatial Systems, Inc., a Rochester, NY based company, designs and produces premier airborne georeferenced remote sensing systems for commercial and military applications, including mapping, environmental monitoring, homeland security, reconnaissance and persistent surveillance.  For more information about Geospatial Systems, or its products and services, call 585-427-8310 or contact us online.

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His educational background in engineering and business, coupled with over 20 years of leadership experience in remote sensing, geospatial, and high tech industries, makes Elbaz the ideal choice to lead Geospatial Systems. Dr. Gerald F. Ross, Geospatial System’s Chairman, said “Max provides the strategic vision, leadership and industry expertise we need to execute our growth plan in the geospatial market. He has a proven record of helping organizations expand globally.”

“Geospatial Systems has a prominent position in the aerial imaging market and a strong commitment to product innovation with state of the art hardware systems, and I look forward to building on this extensive foundation,” said Elbaz. “There is tremendous potential to expand into the mapping and persistent surveillance markets, and I am excited to begin this new venture with our talented technical team.”

Elbaz also emphasized the importance of fostering client relationships. “A company’s success is determined by the relationship with its customers. It is crucial to understand the requirements of each customer in order to develop their most appropriate solution.”

Prior to joining Geospatial Systems, Inc., Elbaz served as Chief Operating Officer of EarthData International, Inc. (EDI), where he managed their operations including sales and worldwide business development initiatives. In this position, he contributed to the acquisition of EDI by Fugro N.V, where he was subsequently appointed Senior Vice President and General Manager of Fugro EarthData, Inc. He also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of KGI, Inc., a former Kodak subsidiary specializing in geospatial systems. Prior to that, Elbaz served as General Manager of an Underwriters Laboratories’ Environmental Restricted Substances Business Unit, where he orchestrated the business expansion into Asian markets.

Originally from France, Elbaz holds a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Rochester’s William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration (N.Y., USA) and a master’s degree in chemical engineering from Louis Pasteur University (Strasbourg, France).

About Geospatial Systems, Inc.:
Geospatial Systems, Inc., a Rochester, NY based company, designs and produces premier airborne georeferenced remote sensing systems for commercial and military applications, including mapping, environmental monitoring, homeland security, reconnaissance and persistent surveillance. For more information about Geospatial Systems, or its products and services, call 585-820-8730 or contact us online.

Kevin Kearney, CEO of GSI, will be presenting the Kinematic Camera Module(KCM) Camera architecture that allows for large array system configurations to be quickly constructed. This system provides a very large Field of View(up to a 864 Megapixel) and with a Ground Sample Distance below 1-meter and provides the ability for real-time Tactical downloading from the Air Platform and full on board storage for forensic analysis. Both visible and IR solutions will be discussed.

Accompanying Mr. Kearney is a team from the joint Geospatial Systems, Inc. and ITT Industries Electro-Optical Wide Area Persistent Surveillance Project who will assist in the presentation. The discussion will cover the fielding process for a Counter-IED technology: defining the threat and requirements, identifying and evaluating technologies, and fielding a capability. This conference and demonstration will provide a significant step in increasing the ability of NATO and member countries to identify viable C-IED solutions, from nations, academia/universities, private laboratories and the global industrial base.

About Geospatial Systems, Inc.

Geospatial Systems, Inc., a Rochester, NY based company designs and produces high-end aerial and terrestrial surveillance systems for military and commercial applications including terrain mapping systems, perimeter security systems, tactical situational awareness systems for urban deployment, and defense and commercial environmental assessment. For more information about Geospatial Systems or its products and services call, +1 585-427-8310 or contact us online.

The award is for an Incident Surveillance Management System (ISMS). The development program addresses “emerging needs for rapid data-and imagery-ingest, advanced geo-processing, image analysis, large database applications, and data sharing. The solution will provide geo-spatially relevant data in real time – by way of the mobile ground station – to responding FEMA staff, and to local first responders, and will simultaneously deliver that same real time geo-spatially relevant imagery to FEMA staff in conference rooms from Washington, DC to Washington State and beyond.

Kevin Kearney, GSI’s CTO said: “This award extends our penetration into the Geospatial value chain by integrating our sensor suite into a ground ingestion and dissemination system. Successful execution on this will give us a lot of visibility, as well as many other applications.”

Mr. Kearney further explained that GSI’s university partner in this program is Rochester Institute of Technology’s (RIT) Center for Imaging Science. ““Geospatial Systems will co-develop and transfer technology from RIT’s research program, and will team with Leica Geosystems & Geospatial Imaging as a commercialization partner.”

“In a related project, GSI is partnering with Dr. William Kiser at Pennsylvania State University’s Electro-Optics Center in the development of a Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) sensor system for pervasive persistent surveillance. This sensor system will be designed for compatibility with the ISMS.”

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MS-3100 and MS-4100 products will continue to be offered with the currently available configurations. In addition, GSI will provide custom filter designs to customers that demand higher levels of multi-spectral discrimination, customized optics, and system integration services.

John Knapton, Vice President Sales and Marketing, was excited about the potential this joint venture represents. “Matching the intrinsic technology expertise of Redlake with Geospatial Systems’ experience in applying this technology to the needs of the customer is a powerful force which will ensure our customer’s satisfaction.”, comments Mr. Knapton.

“The ability to offer custom filtered solutions will open large opportunities in the machine vision and medical markets as well as expand opportunities in the company’s traditional remote sensing and military market.” ,stated Dr. William Kent, President and CEO of GSI.

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For over 40 years Redlake (www.redlake.com) has led the world in providing camera based solutions for both slow motion and industrial inspection applications. Whether your imaging requirements involve vehicle impact testing, aerospace, range & ballistics, high speed motion analysis or machine vision, we have designed cameras to meet your needs. Our solutions are tailored to meet the highest demands of the industrial user and both the life and physical science research communities. Redlake’s investment in technological innovation is our commitment to your success.

About Geospatial Systems, Inc.

Geospatial Systems, Inc., a Rochester, NY based company designs and produces high-end aerial and terrestrial surveillance systems for military and commercial applications including terrain mapping systems, perimeter security systems, tactical situational awareness systems for urban deployment, and defense and commercial environmental assessment. For more information about Geospatial Systems or its products and services call, +1 585-427-8310 or contact us online.

San Diego, CA and Rochester, NY - Redlake and Geospatial Systems announced a strategic alliance to focus on high performance aerial and terrestrial surveillance systems for military and commercial applications including terrain mapping systems, perimeter security systems, tactical situational awareness systems for urban deployment, and defense and commercial environmental assessment.

Under this collaboration, Redlake and Geospatial will co-develop instruments with optical, radar, and software capability that enable geo-referenced aerial mapping and surveillance, real-time target detection and identification. These products are based on a core set of technologies developed as a modular set of building blocks which can easily be configured to meet specific customer application requirements.

“Partnering is a strategic imperative for companies such as Redlake and Geospatial to address the ever-expanding imaging marketplace,” said Rob Samuelsen, president of Redlake. Samuelsen further added: “Forming a strategic alliance with Geospatial enables us to combine resources so we can deliver on those requirements with value-added, industry leading imaging solutions.”

“High-end commercial and government imaging customers demand systems that are built upon the best technologies available,” said William Kent, president of Geospatial Systems. “Together, Geospatial Systems and Redlake have unparalleled technology depth, and through the joint development and other collaborative efforts, we will be able to address these needs with even higher quality systems and innovative solutions.” said Dr. Kent.

Geo-referenced aerial mapping and surveillance are central elements of imaging information infrastructures, and the performance and quality of these products will have a major impact on network systems overall. This is especially true for security systems that will play a vital and essential role in determining the overall threat level.
About Redlake

Redlake (www.redlake.com) has, for over 40 years, helped to improve automotive safety, protect our nation, contributed to scientific/medical achievements, and lowered manufacturing costs by providing high-speed and industrial cameras to just about every industry you can think of. Redlake cameras are used by engineers, researchers, and production managers in automotive, military, R&D, life sciences, machine vision, remote sensing, and production line applications throughout the world. Redlake is headquartered in San Diego, California, with operations worldwide.
About Geospatial Systems, Inc.

Geospatial Systems, Inc. (www.geospatialsystems.com) is a market leader in providing geo-spatially enabled optical and radar imaging sensors and systems at lower cost and in smaller form factors than previously offered in the marketplace. The company was created in November 2004, through the merger of Pixel Physics of Rochester, NY and AnaLux Inc. of Pittsburgh, PA (both optical imaging technology companies) with ANRO Engineering of Sarasota, FL (a radar technology and systems company).