Telecommunications

Clutter data are a key element for radio and telecommunications network planning.

Telecommunications and broadcasting companies use clutter data and digital elevation models (DEM) to determine the interference of terrain with the electromagnetic spectrum and to predict radio wave propagation from transmitters to receivers on the basis of the characteristics of the underlying terrain and ground cover. Subsequently, transmission site locations can be optimised and infrastructure costs can be reduced.

Clutter data portray the actual land use cover and are derived from high and medium resolution satellite data. They usually comprise 10 to16 user defined land use classes (e.g. 2-3 urban density classes, deciduous/coniferous/mixed forest, water, open land, sealed areas, vineyards, orchards, wetlands, rocks, sand).

Typical Clients:

• Telecommunication industry
• Wireless Network industry
• Radio Communication industry

GAF meets the associated demand for thematic information and information management systems in this sector by providing a number of highly competitive and operational services. Standardised processing chains guarantee a high classification accuracy and homogeneous data sets.