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April 2012
+++ EFTAS exhibitor at the
Geospatial World Forum 2012 +++
This April Amsterdam will be the center of the international Geospatial-Community:
From April 23rd till 27th the Geospatial World Forum 2012 will take place in the RAI Exhibition and Convention Centre in Amsterdam. The main forum takes 3 days and will be accompanied by a exposition. Tuesday 24rd the convention starts at 9:00, the exhibition follows at 16:00. Many high-ranking speakers and well-known exhibitors were contracted by the organization. On the homepage of the Geospatial World Forum 2012 the concept of the convention is described as:
"As the premium global geospatial industry event, Geospatial World Forum will bring the stakeholders - solution providers, policy makers as well as users - to a single platform, providing unparalleled opportunities for discussion, debate and interaction".
EFTAS takes part in the exhibition and shares its stand with Inratech (Innovationsnetzwerk für Rauminformation und Technologien) and DMT. You will find us at stand 32.
[ Geospatial World Forum ]
March 2012
+++ 5th AIR-Business-Breakfast on March 30th +++
EFTAS GmbH and the engineering consultant Gardeler-Hemmerich Landschaftsplanung organize together with Vodafone D2 GmbH the fifth AIR-Business-Breakfast.
Invitation [PDF]
February 2012 (1)
+++ The connection between habitat directive conservation areas - Getting to know the natural heritage +++
The project partners Naturschutzzentrum Kreis Coesfeld e.V., the Institut für Landschaftsökologie der Universität Münster, EFTAS Fernerkundung Technologietransfer GmbH and NLU-Projektgesellschaft have successfully participated in a contest organized by the state of Nordrhein-Westfalen. The aim of the contest was to get initiatives for the NRW program 'regional competitiveness and job security'. The contribution of the project partners "FFH-Identitäten vernetzen - Westfälisches Naturerbe kennen und erleben" is one of the winners that are subsidized by the regional government and the State Ministry of Climate, Environment, Agriculture, Nature and Consumer protection in Nordrhein-Westfalen.
From 2012 till 2015 the project partners will carry out an innovative nature tourism pilot project that allows NATURA2000 areas to be explored by means of modern GIS, GPS and communication technologies. As an example an information web portal with a connected mobile GPS based navigation and information system will be developed for the NATURA 2000 areas in the Coesfeld region.
January 2012 (2)
+++ Plantations versus forest: remote sensing technology for the monitoring of sustainable rubber plantations within the German-Chinese project SURUMER. +++
About 90% of the world rubber productions comes from tropical Asia. The mostly large scale plantations have many unfavorable effects on the local ecosystem. The goal of the project SUROMER (Sustainable Rubber Cultivation in the Mekong Region) is to develop a sustainable method for growing rubber trees that secures economic as well as ecologic interests. The German Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) supports the project with about 4,6 mln. Euros.
For this project the following organizations work together: University of Hohenheim (coordination), University of Stuttgart, the Humboldt University Berlin, the Leibniz University Hannover and EFTAS Fernerkundung Technologietransfer GmbH in Münster and their partners in China.
The goal of EFTAS is to develop a practical tool for the automatic recognition of rubber plantations. Because of the resemblance with natural forest these plantations cannot be found with current remote sensing methods.
More information:[University of Hohenheim ]
(Sustainable Rubber Cultivationin the Mekong Region)
January 2012 (1)
+++ EFTAS participates in the InRaTech Network +++
Together with nine other partners EFTAS forms the ‚Innovationsnetzwerk für Rauminformation und Technologien' "InRaTech", that was launched in December 2011 with a start up meeting. Innovations in the field of geo-information, navigation and GMES applications are the goals of InRaTech as the network managers Peter Loef en Olaf Büscher explained. The network partners are highly motivated to establish the network as a source of ideas and projects that goes beyond individual companies.
[ Download press release, PDF ]
Contact: Olaf.Buescher@eftas.com
December 2011 (2)
+++ 4th AIR Business breakfast: Geo Information and wind power - about 30 experts accept the invitation of EFTAS and AIR +++
"The new NRW wind energy plan: chances for and with geo information technology?" - This highly relevant topic was discussed at the AIR Business breakfast organized by EFTAS and AIR. This meeting was attended by experts from management organizations, planning and project corporations as well as service providers in the field of geo information. The discussion went on the status, the demand and on the market-ready ways to use geo data and geo information technology to increase the use of wind power.
December 2011 (1)
+++ GMES conference Germany 2011: EFTAS GmbH presents three GMES projects +++
EFTAS accepted the invitation of the federal government to attend the GMES conference 2011 on November 24th and 25th in Münich (BAY). At the "Marketplace of Ideas" EFTAS presented the projects
Global Monitoring for Food Security (GMFS),
GMES4Mining and
MS.Monina
Highly relevant was the presentation of Dr. Bernhard Ropertz of the Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Bau und Stadtentwicklung (BMVBS). Mr. Ropertz explained the GMES plans of the German government. Many activities to use applications based on GMES are registered in a GMES program.
[ Download the GMES2011 program, PDF, in German ]
[ More information ]
September 2011
+++ EFTAS at the Africa Geospatial Forum from September 6th - 8th 2011 in Nairobi +++
EFTAS will join the Africa Geospatial Forum (AGF) from September 6th - 8th 2011 in Nairobi, Kenya. The Africa Geospatial Forum is the 6th Annual African Conference & Exhibition on Geospatial Information, Technology & Applications and is the successful continuation of Map Africa.
EFTAS will be present as exhibitor and will provide together with its partners RCMRD and sarmap an oral presentation about the joined Global Monitoring for Food Security (GMFS) Agricultural Mapping and SAR Knowledge Transfer Services.
August 2011 (2)
+++ Kick-off BMBF project SASCHA in West-Siberia corn-belt +++
Münster, Tjumen, August 2011
Climate change will affect the West-Siberian corn-belt, an area of global importance for carbon dioxide storage, food production and biodiversity. Increasing dryness and a shift of favorable arable land towards northern latitudes will massively influence land use. The ecological and socio-economic impacts are investigated in the project SASCHA since August 2011, co-financed by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, to develop sustainable land management concepts and adaptation strategies to meet these climatic challenges.
SASCHA is coordinated by the Ecosystem Research group of the Institute of Landscape Ecology (ILÖK) at the University of Münster, Germany. In cooperation with university institutions from Münster, Osnabrück, Berlin and Kiel, as well as scientific partners from Tjumen (Russia), EFTAS is responsible for collecting land use data and to establish a monitoring system to assess and quantify land use changes to support future local planning decisions.
August 2011 (1)
+++ EFTAS at the INTERGEO in Nuremberg +++
EFTAS GmbH will present its products and services from September 27th to 29th at the INTERGEO, International conference and trade fair for geodesy, geo information and land management. You are welcome at the EFTAS stand.September 27th to 29th 2011
Nuremberg Conference Center, Hall 7A, Stand A59
June 2011 (2)
+++ EFTAS GmbH at AGIT 2011-06-21 +++
Early July 2011, the University of Salzburg will be the center of the international geoinformatics community: three days full of information, exchange of ideas and valuable stimulus for your own work are awaiting you and 1000 academics, users and providers of spatial information technologies.
EFTAS GmbH is a regular exhibitor at this event and will present to you its comprehensive services at this year’s AGIT.
When? 6-8th July 2011
Where? Centre for Geoinformatics, University of Salzburg,
Booth 15 at the Foyer 4
Using Remote Sensing tools for efficient environmental monitoring is currently scrutinized in the German DeCOVER 2 and the European FP7 MS.MONINA research projects and forms the main focus of this year’s presentation.
As a member of AIR e. V. and project partner of geonet NRW, it is of special concern to us to present you the potential of combining remote sensing, navigation and geoinformation technologies.
June 2011 (1)
+++ Birdrace +++
In 2011 EFTAS Fernerkundung Technologietransfer GmbH and the NLU Projektgesellschaft mbH did again join forces with a team for the 8th nation wide German Birdrace. The German birdrace is a yearly event organized by the Dachverband Deutscher Avifaunisten (DDA). On May 7th 152 teams in Germany tried to find as much bird species as possible in 24 hours in their 'own' area. The EFTAS-NLU team searched the area of the city of Münster. The 12 teams in Münster agreed to make the race as green as possible. Therefore they used bikes instead of cars. The EFTAS-NLU team managed to find 121 bird species witch is not bad for a non coastal area. Nationwide place 36 of 152 was reached and on the sponsor ranking even the 6th place. The € 605 will be donated to the project ornitho.de, an internet portal to collect, show and process bird observations in Germany.
May 2011
+++ EFTAS GmbH invites you to the 3th AIR Business Breakfast +++
The meeting will take place at the IGZ in Herne on the 25th of May 2011. The subject will be:
The use of geo data to optimize energy efficiency of buildings
Invitation [PDF]
February 2011
+++ Research project MS.MONINA on European biodiversity monitoring successfully launched +++
Salzburg/Münster, February 21th 2011
In the spirit of the International Year of Biodiversity 2010, an international team of researchers, small and medium enterprises and users has recently launched a GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security) project exploring biodiversity as a 'new emerging area' of global attention. The project called MS.MONINA offers remote sensing based monitoring services for observing and managing the state of NATURA 2000 sites and other precious habitats outside the existing network of protected areas to reduce the loss of biodiversity. With the kick-off meeting last December in Salzburg (Austria), a first step was taken towards defining and implementing new concepts and methods combining earth observation (EO) data and in-situ data with the aim to support public authorities in implementing policies and measures raging from local to European application levels. This project with partners from 9 European countries is lead by the University of Salzburg. EFTAS GmbH is responsible for the development and demonstration of national and regional monitoring tools to support habitat monitoring using Remote Sensing. Furthermore EFTAS is involved in all local and European service developments to provide service integration across all MS.MONINA service levels. Soon first pilot applications in a range of study areas will demonstrate the value and importance of monitoring for conservation of biodiversity. While European nature conservation will substantially benefit from this initiative, the tools and services developed also have a global impact. The project will support the GEO (Group on Earth Observations) societal benefit area of biodiversity and demonstrate the power of EO-based methods for monitoring sensitive ecological sites in general.
January 2011
+++ EFTAS at "E-world - energy and water 2011" in Essen +++
Münster, Germany, January 3rd 2011
The upcoming exhibition E-world energy and water will take place in Essen from 8. to 10.th February 2011. North Rhine-Westphalia will take part with a communal NRW exhibition stand (Exhibition Hall 3, Stand 3-370). EFTAS GmbH will participate to offer knowledge transfer of geoinformation as cross-sectional technology into energy applications. EFTAS will demonstrate conceivable applications using data of current satellite systems. Analysis, planning or visualization tasks concerning renewable energies offer applications for biomass exploration, solar cadastre or wind field models. [The complete press release, PDF]
contact: Olaf Büscher (olaf.buescher@eftas.com)
8. - 10. february
Messe Essen
NRW joint exhibition stand
Exhibition Hall 3 , Stand 3-370
November 2010
+++ EFTAS and RapidEye expand their satellite imagery cooperation +++
Münster, Germany, November 2nd 2010
RapidEye AG and EFTAS Fernerkundung Technologietransfer GmbH did expand their since 2008 existing cooperation by signing a new agreement on the delivery of RapidEye imagery. The RapidEye satellite system can record more than 4 million km2 of high resolution imagery every day. The spectral range is from blue to infra-red. Especially interesting for vegetation analysis is the so called red-edge range. As a value added partner EFTAS can from now on use RapidEye imagery much more flexible for interpretation and analysis.
More information: [PDF, in German]
Bild: RapidEye AGJune 2010
+++ INTERGEO Preview: The different disciplines have to work closely together for environmental protection +++
Karlsruhe/Cologne, 11.06.2010: The participants of the fifth INTERGEO Preview agreed: to achieve environmental protection the geo disciplines have to network stronger than emphasize their distinctions. Geo experts have a special responsibility, for "environmental information is always geoinformation" as Prof. Dr. Klaus Greve states it. The managing director of the Geography Department of the University of Bonn, elaborated during the meeting in Cologne on environmental information as "environmental currency, without environmental measures cannot be realized in the long term"... [full news]
From left to right:Dr. Jens Riecken,
Prof. Dr. Klaus Greve,
Jörg Amend,
Dr. Andreas Müterthies,
Olaf Freier, Hagen Graeff
May 2010
+++ 7th Birdrace - The EFTAS NLU team has been successful again +++
Again, EFTAS Remote Sensing GmbH has together with their business partner NLU Projektgesellschaft mbH & Co KG supported a young and motivated team in the national Birdrace competition with a donation. During this annual competition, teams from all over Germany compete to record as many bird species as possible within 24 hours.
The results of the EFTAS NLU team are pretty impressive. Rank 49 out of 137 for most detected species and 6 in the even more important ranking for donations. Like every year the money will support an ornithological project. Over the last years the money contributed towards a bird breeding atlas. This year the ambitious project ornitho.de, a web portal for ornithological recordings in Germany will be supported.
April 2010
+++ EFTAS Cycle Route planer online +++
A cycle route planer developed within the NavitestNRW project is available via the EFTAS homepage. The web application provides a new method to plan routes for cyclist starting and ending at the same point.
March 2010
+++ EFTAS at KOMCOM NRW 2010 in Essen +++
With the KOMCOM NRW in Essen the KOMCOM Messe GmbH has created a innovative market place for the public sector in North Rhine-Westphalia. The trade fair demonstrates a unique spectrum of products and customized solutions with live demonstrations. Beside the information technology, the finance and consulting sectors have a permanent place. EFTAS will present newly developed processes from our national and international research and development projects. As project partner of geonet NRW and NavitestNRW we will show you the potential of combining remote sensing, navigation and geoinformation technologies. Visit us at our stand:
23-24th March 2010
Messe Essen, Hall 11, Stand O-13
November 2009
+++ New Geomatics study +++
At the moment a new German federation wide training program is developed. Presumably from August 1st 2010 the field of geo-information technology will be extended with a modernized study of survey technician and a newly developed study Geomatics. For the Geo-informatician the emphasis lies on the whole process chain from data collection, data processing (interpretation, integration, analysis and storage) to visualization and marketing. More... [pdf]
More information can be found on the Info portal Geomatics:
"Arbeitsplatz Erde"
October 2009
+++ Kickoff DeCOVER 2 +++
The DeCOVER consortium is pleased to announce the start of DeCOVER 2 (2009-2012). The DeCOVER project shall develop and establish processes to update and support nationally harmonized land cover data. The project focus is to improve the integration of established DeCOVER Phase 1 methods into existing business processes and to increase the information depth of existing geodata. EFTAS acts as project coordinator and is leading the method developments in the field of agriculture and environment.
September 2009 (2)
+++ The Center for Geoinformation, CENALO and EFTAS start the NRW stimulation project Geonet NRW +++
The project aims to stimulate the geoinformation industry in Nordrhein-Westfalen by joining the until now separated sectors geoinformation, GMES and Galileo/SatNav. At the Intergeo the new internet portal geonet NRW was presented. A Wiki, that will compile the information on all project themes, will round off the new site. Site navigation will be possible in style by means of a map.
The complete press release [pdf]
September 2009 (1)
+++ GEO DAY Münsterland 2009 +++
On October 27th the Geo Network Münsterland organizes the GEO DAY Münsterland 2009. On this day the members of the network will present a diversity of projects from different fields of application to show the potential Geo-information has.
July 2009
+++ NavitestNRW: successful Presentation in Herne +++
Much interest in the meeting on Future Satellite Navigation - Positive response to the innovative concept of the development platform
Over a 100 experts , compressed information, numerous conversations and contacts: This summarizes the round table meeting on the future of satellite navigation. The meeting was organized by the consortium of NavitestNRW in the Academy Mont Cenis in Herne, Germany. More...
May 2009
+++ Sixth Nationwide Bird Race - The EFTAS-NLU team reaches third place in Münster +++
On May 2nd 2009 132 teams an 524 birders participated in the sixth Bird Race in Germany organized by the 'Dachverband Deutscher Avifaunisten'. The overall winner was a coastal team from Cuxhaven with 174 species. The 'green' EFTAS-NLU team didn't see quit so many species during their 21 hour, 80 km bike tour through Münster but 110 species were enough for a respectable 3th place in Münster. Even better was the result in the sponsor ranking. With € 550,00 for the 'Atlas deutscher Brutvogelarten' (ADEBAR project) the 8th place Germany wide was reached! On May 8th 2010 the EFTAS-NLU Birding Team will be ready to top these results!
March 2009
+++ EFTAS has been awarded contracts for the coming IACS control campaigns. +++
Out of this year's European call for tender for the IACS control campaign, EFTAS GmbH has been awarded the contracts for the German federal states of Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and (for the first time) the Free State of Bavaria. There are already contracts with four additional federal states (Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, North-Rhine Westphalia, Hesse). In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, EFTAS GmbH has been active in this field for 15 years, in Schleswig-Holstein for the last 7 years. The Free State of Bavaria is having their image data processed in Münster for six control zones, for the remaining six clients around 6900 agricultural enterprises spread over 18 control zones will be assessed by EFTAS. The federal states of Hamburg and Bremen are having their IACS controls realized by Schleswig-Holstein and Lower Saxony.
January 2009
+++ EFTAS experts joint the GMFS progress meeting at the RCMRD in Nairobi +++
Between 26.-27.01.2009 EFTAS experts attended the last Progress Meeting of the ESA GSE Global Monitoring for Food Security Project (GMFS)) framework which was held at the Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) in Nairobi, Kenya. The partners were hosted by Dr. Hussein Farah the General Director of the RCMRD in order to review and discuss about the past outcomes and the future planning. Particularly EFTAS, responsible for the GMFS East Africa coordination, reflected the successful outcomes of the joint collaboration with the experts of the RCMRD and the strong user network, which could be established in Ethiopia and Sudan.
November 2008
+++ Consortia lead by EFTAS have been awarded the contract for the European LUCAS survey 2009 for a total of 15 EU member states +++
In October/November the contracts for the LUCAS survey 2009 have been signed. EFTAS awarded the lead of two lots with 15 member states and is furthermore responsible for the technical coordination for 3 additional EU member states in lot 5, which is under the lead of Agriconsulting (Italy). The LUCAS project serves the monitoring of land use changes in Europe und is supervised by the DG EUROSTAT. In EFTAS’s judgement, this project is Europe’s largest GPS-assisted terrestrial survey. Alone the consortia supervised by EFTAS, will involve probably more than 200 surveyors and additional employees. The aim is to generate an updated statistically uniform data base with respect to land use and land cover change. This provides an important basis to shape environmental, agricultural and regional politics. The main focus will be the recording of land use and other environmental data at more than 145.000 points within the totally 18 members states between May and August 2009. In addition to the leading and technical coordination tasks, EFTAS will also conduct the ground surveys in Germany and other European countries.
August 2008
+++ EFTAS GmbH at the INTERGEO +++
EFTAS will present their services at the INTERGEO from 30th September to the 02nd of October 2008 in Bremen. The EFTAS appearance will be characterized by the 20th Anniversary of the Company.
You can find EFTAS in Hall 5, Stand No. 5532
June 2008 :
+++ EFTAS Netherlands has new address +++
For 20 years national and local governments in the Netherlands know EFTAS as a capable and reliable provider of geo-information products and services.
EFTAS Netherlands, a part of EFTAS Germany, has recently changed its address. Your Dutch contact is Drs. Gerben van den Berg.
Mr. Van den Berg has a extensive knowledge of the application of geo-information, remote sensing and photogrammetry especially for ecological studies. He has many years of experience with leading larger projects, among others for Rijkswaterstaat.
The new address of EFTAS in the Netherlands is:
EFTAS NEDERLAND
Haaksbergerweg 13
7475 MD, Markelo
Phone: 0031 (0)547 388 218
E-mail: info@eftas.com
May 2008 :
+++ EFTAS and NLU support Bird Race Team +++
Within the framework of the European NATURA 2000 directive, EFTAS is not only actively involved in operational projects such as the FFH-Monitoring in Schleswig-Holstein. Together with our partner NLU we sponsored a young team for the fifth national birdrace EFTAS supports thus the creation of the bird breeding atlas 2008, financed by the birdrace sponsor money.
April 2008:
+++ EFTAS present at AGIT 2008 +++
EFTAS will be present at the AGIT in Salzburg, one of the most important trade fairs for applied Geoinformation, taking place from the 02nd to the 04th of July. You will find EFTAS GmbH at Foyer 4 Stand 13.
March 2008 (1) :
+++ EFTAS experts are consulting new
EU countries and Turkey +++
Signing a treaty with our cooperation partner SOGETI, EFTAS will provide experts to establish LUCAS, the European Land Use/Cover Mapping Scheme, for the new EU countries Bulgaria and Romania, as well as the candidate countries Croatia and Turkey. EFTAS is once again acting within the largest project to map Land Cover/Use at the European scale lead by EUROSTAT. EFTAS will consult the relevant government bodies until the end of 2009 to set up the technical infrastructure for LUCAS.
March 2008 (2) :
+++ GI Days in Münster +++
The Institute for Geoinformatics at the University of Münster will organize this year again the GI Days. This international conference will take place from the 16th to 17th June under the theme "Geospatial processing" at the University of Münster. More information and registration details can be found here GI Days 2008
February 2008:
+++ EFTAS GmbH at the INTERGEO +++
EFTAS will present their services at the INTERGEO from 30th September to the 02nd of October 2008 in Bremen. The EFTAS performance will be all about the 20th company anniversary.
February 2007:
+++ EFTAS analyses storm damage in NRW +++
The Landesbetrieb Wald und Holz NRW contracted EFTAS to map storm damage using recent aerial images and satellite data. The results will be overlaid with existing forestry data to allocate storm damage areas and extent in order to determine the afforestation costs as precise as possible. The federal government estimates about 12 million cubic meter wood to be affected by the recent storm named "Kyrill". Large areas within Südwestfalen and the region Kleve were most affected.
June 2006:
+++ EFTAS among the TOP 100 most innovative companies (BIZZ voor onderneemers, NL) +++
EFTAS makes it to No 24 in a ranking of the 100 most innovative companies under 200 employees, according to the Dutch Economy journal BIZZ, the largest Dutch magazine for small and medium-sized businesses.
May 2006:
+++ EFTAS is a founding member of the Geonetwork Münsterland (Geonetzwerk Münsterland) +++
On the 5th May 2006 the Geonetwork Münsterland was founded at the Technology Center Münster (Technologiehof Münster). This network aims to establish the Münsterland region as an area of Geoinformation excellence. EFTAS is one of the nine founding members.
February 2006:
+++ EFTAS receives the order to continue existing data and collect new information on sealed areas for the regional water management body "Emschergenossenschaft-Lippeverband" +++
The existing Emschergenossenschaft-Lippeverband data set will be adjusted to a uniform standard and undergo a region-wide photogrammetry interpretation.
January 2006:
+++ EFTAS is rendering riparian data on the Elbe more precisley +++
Using photogrammetry EFTAS is analyzing together with HGN Hydrogeologie GmbH the riparian zone of the river Elbe at around 600km length including all spur banks and weirs. Contractor is the German Federal Institute of Hydrology (Bundesanstalt für Gewässerkunde, BfG) (BfG).
November 2005:
+++ GMFS Global Monitoring for Food Security +++
EFTAS will coordinate the regional implementation of the ESA GSE GMFS Stage II project "Food Security Information Services for Africa". In line with the requirements of the European Space Agency, GMFS will provide food security information systems, derived at least partly from earth observation data to assist food aid and food security decision makers.
The GMFS Stage II consortium consists of 12 European based companies and institutes and is lead by VITO Flemish institute for technological research.
The project is planned to run for 3 years up to September 2008 with yearly revisions.
October 2005:
+++ As in the last years, EFTAS was present at the INTERGEO 2005, which took place 4 - 6 Oktober in Düsseldorf +++
March 2005:
+++ As in the last years, EFTAS is present at the INTERGEO 2005, which takes place 4 - 6 Oktober in Düsseldorf +++
February 2005:
+++ EFTAS GmbH was present at KOMCOM Nord +++
November 2004:
+++ EFTAS signs a long-term contract with Rijkswaterstaat +++
Thanks to the extensive mapping knowledge of our employees EFTAS wins a European call for tender to map flood plain ecotopes in the Netherlands.
EFTAS implements the update of all six areas put out to tender using remote sensing and expected to finish in 2004.
October 2004:
+++ As in the last years, EFTAS was present at the INTERGEO 2004, that took place in October in Stuttgart. +++
August 2004:
+++ The results of the project "Schlaue Nummer für Bus&Bahn in NRW" are published in the professional journal "Der Nahverkehr" +++
EFTAS contributed in a German-wide unique procedure a consistent and precise survey of all bus stop coordinates in North Rhine-Westphalia (86.437 objects) to be used in a GIS-based information- and management system. Download Article (in german) [pdf 2.3 MB]
July 2004:
+++ Scientific Award for EFTAS Employee Michael Fischer +++
The "Förderkreis des Forschungsinstituts für anwendungsorientierte Wissensverarbeitung e.V.", ULM, [FAW] awarded the Price for Young Scientists 2004 to Environmental Scientist Michael Fischer. The price was awarded in particular for his development of ArcView (GIS) - tools to create and manage freshwater development concepts and plans for the water authorities in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg. His tools have been successfully used since the beginning of the year as part of a state-wide Environmental Information System.
June 2004:
+++ Münsterland Tourism commissions EFTAS to establish a cyclist navigation system +++
As of July 2004 a unique GPS-assisted cyclist navigation system will be available for the first time in the region of Muenster (Münsterland) thanks to FIS - the cyclist navigation system by EFTAS.
April 2004:
+++ EFTAS accepts a bid to perform the InVeKoS controls for 7 federal states +++
As in the previous years EFTAS will carry out the annual agricultural subsidy controls using remote sensing and contracted by the agricultural authorities of the various federal states.
December 2003:
+++ Dülmens' city marketing and TAG Baumberge commission EFTAS to establish a unique cyclist information system +++
Beginning with the cycling season 2004 a unique GPS-assisted navigation system (FIS) developed by EFTAS will be available for cyclists in the regions Baumberge and Dülmen.