CORPORATE PROFILE

GlobVision is a software developer and system integrator in GIS (Geographic Information System) /GPS (Global Positioning System) technologies, with a special focus and orientation towards deployment of Data Mining (DM) and Knowledge Data Discovery techniques for prediction, validation, and classification models, of multi-dimensional and multi-factorial sensor databases, through optimal use of existing data and infrastructure.

Our goal is to provide our clients with state-of-the-art information technologies and the most cost effective data processing techniques and decision support tools; to enable their management to make more informed decisions to enhance the efficiency of their operations with increased productivity.

GlobVision has been recognized for its hydrological decision support system contributions for water resources management, and watershed management activities, and is also a leading player in the field of artificial intelligence as applied to Earth observation application developments and satellite operations, contributing to its global competitiveness.

VISION AND MISSION

GlobVision vision is:

Intelligence from data for cost-effective operations

GlobVision’s mission is:

To provide state-of-the-art intelligent data monitoring and behaviour prediction based decision support solutions enabling clients to enhance the efficiency and/or safety of their operations through optimal use of existing data and infrastructure.

COMPETENCIES

GlobVision is now recognized across multiple industries for its innovations in the areas of GIS, Data Mining (DM) and Artificial Intelligence (AI). This broad range of capabilities provides GlobVision with a unique core of competencies applicable to three types of complex problems:

Extraction of complex information from data
When linear, statistical modelling techniques fall short in the task of extracting hidden knowledge from data, or when exact models are too difficult to adapt to different situations, GlobVision combines its expertise in DM and AI to provide unexpected and invariably rich and textured details not otherwise available.

Detection of anomalies in mission-critical systems
The telltale signs of future failures are often embedded in instrument readings long before the actual failure occurs. Unfortunately, those signatures cannot be understood because the models to explain or predict them do not exist. GlobVision offers a powerful set of techniques to provide those explanations, and frequently even to predict a failure earlier than even the most knowledgeable operator could.

Validation/verification of sensor measurements
Modern systems are increasingly instrumented and complex. While allowing for more detailed monitoring, this situation also means an overwhelming amount of data to sift through, and does not remove the possibility of glitches. Through the paradigm of machine learning, GlobVision offers powerful ways to verify the correctness of collected data, and even to suggest appropriate alternate values. In turn such information becomes a means to detect situations that are out of the ordinary, allowing operators to focus on relevant and critical situations.

AEROSPACE

Whether the challenge is in performing advanced diagnostics and prognostics on engine parts, or assessing the irreversible effects of strain and stress on airplane fuselages, GlobVision has developed solutions for the Space sector that can be applied to complex aerospace systems. These solutions could enhance overall system availability and cost-effectiveness by providing improved system behaviour analysis and increased accuracies in predicting eventual failures.

With increased instrumentation of airplanes and their sub-systems, and a drive towards improved safety and operational cost-effectiveness, the industry is facing some of the same problems GlobVision has tackled repeatedly elsewhere. Our partners look for real, effective solutions, and that is precisely what we provide.

For a brief overview of work performed by GlobVision for users and partners in related sectors, see the following summaries of recent projects: Fault Diagnosis of Satellite Subsystem, Satellite Constellation Management.

MANAGEMENT / CONTROL
OF COMPLEX SYSTEMS

The more complex the system, the greater is the number of variables and data, and the more difficult it becomes to predict failure modes. It is a formidable challenge to overcome even for NASA and many large-scale business system integrators. There exists various techniques that can help to alleviate some of these challenges without the need for a priori detailed knowledge of systems. These apply machine-learning paradigms to the wealth of data generated by the system itself. GlobVision has a proven track record of using such paradigms in autonomous intelligent systems in conjunction with “more traditional” system control techniques to provide effective solutions to various market sectors..

For a brief overview of GlobVision’s capabilities in this field, see the following summaries of recent projects: Rail Shipment Routing with RailNet, Satellite Constellation Management, and Traffic Count Monitoring.