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| DLR German Aerospace Center and Werum Market Information Management System for Earth Observation Data
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Data Information and Management System (DIMS) to be promoted on international scale |
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Oberpfaffenhofen, June 17, 2004 - The German Aerospace Center,
DLR, and the software provider Werum Software & Systems have agreed on
international commercialization of the Data Information and Management
System (DIMS) for earth observation data. DLR and Werum have signed a
technology transfer agreement in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, last week.
In the coming years, the partners expect a growing demand for systems
designed to manage earth observation data due to the ever increasing
worldwide use of satellites for the observation of land and water
surfaces and the atmosphere, as well as for the supply of information
for use in natural disaster containment and humanitarian relief actions.
DLR developed DIMS to integrate a full range of versatile processes from
the development to the delivery of digital data products, and to optimize
the storage of vast amounts of data ranging into the terabytes. As a
systems partner, Werum has been involved in this development from the outset.
Since its first deployment in 1999, DLR and Werum have expanded and
evolved DIMS into a multi-mission system currently managing data
from over 30 missions and projects. For example, the DLR applies
DIMS for the creation and distribution of daily ozone maps, the
generation of global 3-D elevation models based on data from the
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM), and the creation of high
quality information products for use in such areas as precision
farming, coastal preservation and disaster monitoring.
The users of such information - part of which is available just a few
minutes after satellite recording is completed - access DIMS via a
configurable Web interface (www.eoweb.de). Along with the option for
electronic ordering, the system also provides automatic/interactive
processing and invoicing functions (e-commerce).
Due to its open interfaces and high levels of scalability and configurability,
the system is quite flexible and can be easily adapted to individual customer
specifications and requests.
"At an early stage, we had already recognized the need to develop a
system that could effectively manage the huge amounts of our data
and information. After assessing the latest software technologies
with regard to the demands of our data center, and having documented
them according to international standards, we found Werum to be the
most competent partner in terms of worldwide marketing for our
product," explains Prof. Dr. Stefan Dech, Director of the German
Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD).
"In an intense, trust-based cooperation with DLR, we have been able
to continuously advance DIMS to its current elevated level of technical
sophistication," says Dr. Hans Windauer, Chairman of the Executive
Board of Werum. "For this reason, we are confident that DIMS will
soon find further applications in other international projects, too".
DLR
As Germany's national aviation and aerospace center, DLR is involved
in extensive research and development activities in cooperation with
national and international partners. In addition to its own research
efforts as a space agency, DLR is responsible for carrying out the
German aerospace program on behalf of the federal government.
Aeronautics and space flight make substantial contributions to
the way we live today. Aviation guarantees our global mobility
and satellites enable worldwide communication. Remote sensing
generates data on our environment, while the exploration of
space leads to new knowledge about the origin and development
of our solar system, its planets, and the creation of life. DLR
has about 4,500 staff members at work in eight locations:
Koeln-Porz (executive offices) Berlin, Bonn, Braunschweig,
Goettingen, Lampoldshausen, Oberpfaffenhofen, as well as at
offices in Paris and Washington, D.C. For more
information see:
www.dlr.de and
www.caf.dlr.de/caf/institut/dfd.
Contact
Volker Mensing
Werum Software & Systems AG
Tel. +49 (0) 4131 8900 - 689
Fax +49 (0) 4131 8900 - 20
eMail: mensing@werum.com
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Gunter Schreier
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.
Tel. +49 (0) 8153 28 - 1375
Fax +49 (0) 8153 28 - 1313
eMail: gunter.schreier@dlr.de
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