Jena-Optronik is the leader of the project team for Epidemio.
Since the work plan requires combining complementary skills and expertise, a consortium
was organised that is qualified and well experienced in the various relevant fields.
The project team consist of:
- System developers
- Service providers and value adding companies
- GIS and remote sensing experts with operational experience relevant to the
project
- Experts / interface epidemiology
To the Project team belong the following project partners:
Jena-Optronik GmbH (DJO)
- German corporation, 110 employees, founded in 1992, headquartered
in Jena
- Main business fields: space instruments and subsystems, sensors,
software and data processing, non-space products and engineering services
Swiss Tropical Institute (STI)
- Swiss Institute in Basel, founded in 1943, It is financed by
grants from the Canton of Basel-Stadt and the Swiss Federal Government, and to
a large extent (75%) by its own income
- Today’s 4 main areas of activities: Research (in Infection
Biology, Parasitology, Epidemiology and Public Health), Teaching (in the same
disciplines), Medical and Diagnostic Services, Expertise in health planning and
the evaluation of health care systems and health risksC-Core
- Canadian R & D corporation, 55 employees, founded in 1975,
headquartered in St.John’s, Newfoundland
- Main business fields: Geotechnical Engineering, Ice Engineering,
Intelligent Systems and Remote Sensing. Market Sectors include Oil and Gas, Energy
Pipelines, Mining, Forestry, Fisheries and Aquaculture
GAMMA Remote Sensing
- Swiss corporation, small company, founded in 1995, headquartered
in Muri, Bern
- Main business fields: Application of microwaves to Earth remote
sensing, especially in the areas of SAR, interferometric SAR, differential SAR,
interferometric point target analysis, stereo SAR
Remote Sensing Solutions GmbH (RSS)
- German corporation, small company, founded in 1998, office in
Munich
- Main business fields: value-adding services, consulting, research
and development in remote sensing and GIS
Silogic
- French corporation, 400 employees, founded in 1989, headquartered
in Toulouse
- Main business fields: IT services divided in 4 activities "Scientific
and Industrial Software Engineering", "Information Systems", "Environmental
Engineering and Earth Observation", "Project Management Assistance
and Quality Control".
C-Core
- Canadian R & D corporation, 55 employees, founded in 1975,
headquartered in St.John's, Newfoundland
- Main business fields: Geotechnical Engineering, Ice Engineering,
Intelligent Systems and Remote Sensing. Market Sectors include Oil and Gas,
Energy Pipelines, Mining, Forestry, Fisheries and Aquaculture
The User Group is composed of the following organisations:
| WHO |
WHO Programme on Health Mapping, Geneva,
Switzerland |
| CERMES |
Centre de Recherche Médicale
et Sanitaire, Niamey, Niger |
| Pasteur |
Group de Recherche sur le Paludisme,
Institute Pasteur de Madagascar, Madagascar |
| CIRMF |
Centre International de Recherches Médicales
de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon. |
| HIMAL |
Highlands Malaria Project, London School
of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom |
| TALA |
Trypanosomiasis and Land Use in Africa
Research Group, University of Oxford, Department of Zoology, United Kingdom. |
| CNRS |
Centre National de Recherche Scientifique,
Paris, France |
| UMLV |
Université de Marne La Vallée,
France |
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