GAF and partners successfully complete the first phase of the Project on "Earth Observation for Sustainable Development - Urban Development" and now are been awarded the contract for phase 2.

In phase 1 more than 200 geo-information products based on Earth observation for in total 16 Cities have been produced and have been provided to both users of the Multi-Lateral Development Banks and counterpart city authorities. In particular, all the products reached a high quality and overall accuracies to the full satisfaction of clients and users.

The Phase 2 will run for 2 years and will see a continuation of stakeholder engagement with the Banks and Cities in order to provide further high quality and high utility geo-spatial products for urban planning.

GAF has successfully delivered 84 000 sqkm of high quality topographic maps based on high resolution optical satellite data.

The maps follow the international standards and have passed independent quality checks.
They now serve as essential base information for the geological and mineral potential mapping.
A second phase contract of 49 000 sqkm additional mapping has now been awarded to GAF.

These topographic maps constitute an indispensable asset for all upcoming in-situ mining development activities under PROMINES (support to the mining sector project).

This project is funded and supervised by the World Bank, Washington.

GAF has presented its results on site in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Visit GAF AG at PDAC 2018 - the world’s leading convention for people, companies and organizations in, or connected with, mineral Exploration.

PDAC is the event of choice for the world’s mineral industry and takes place in Toronto, Canada between Sunday, March 4 – Wednesday, March 7, 2018.

GAF presents its latest Consulting Services and Products for the Raw Materials Management. You can find us at the German Pavilion, booth #26.

ESA and GAF have extended their agreement about the provision of IRS data and DSMs as Third Party Mission (TPM) data to scientific users until end 2018 or until full consumption of the budget, whichever occurs first. Depending on the scientific relevance of their proposals, ESA will grant scientists free-of-charge access to IRS optical HR/MR satellite imagery and DSMs.

For more information contact GAF’s customer support: datagaf [dot] de.

In January 2018, GAF successfully established a Geological Data Management and Information system (GDMIS) for the Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy & Mining in Malawi.

GAF will be present on the Mining Indaba 2018 – Providing the Foundation for sustainable junior and major mining growth in Africa. The conference focusses on all public and private interests around mining, geology and environment. The GAF team consists of Dr. Tobias Wever (Dept. Head Mining&Geology), Dr. Peter Volk (GAF CEO), Mr. Thomas Weissmann (Head Mining Cadastre Systems). The Team will follow up on running and future mining sector projects throughout Africa and particularly on brandnew possibilities to exploit geo-information within a “digital mine” framework. More details and to link up: please contact Dr.

DGI is the biggest meeting of geospatial intelligence leaders in Europe. It takes place in London between January 22 - January 24, 2018. GAF presents latest solutions in digital elevation models, virtual reality, geospatial applications and services.

As member of the industrial group Telespazio and e-geos you can find us at the booth #26.

Find out more information on https://dgi.wbresearch.com

As part of a Christmas initiative, GAF staff collected a proud sum for the SOS Kinderdorf in Ethiopia. This amount was then doubled by GAF management and a total of 4618€ is donated.

SOS Children's Villages help children, adolescents and young adults all over the world to find a safe and loving home in SOS Children's Villages or to get support in other SOS offerings. Where wars and natural disasters hit the weakest population, local SOS teams help with the bare necessities and help people rebuild: www.sos-kinderdorf.de

The 23rd MARS conference provided a valuable platform to exchange and discuss recent developments and experiences regarding the application of remote sensing within the Integrated Administration and Control System (IACS).

Special focus was placed on the future orientation of the European Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Simultaneously, the European Commission released in Brussels and at the MARS conference the conceptual outline of the future of food and farming within CAP 2020. With simpler rules, a more flexible approach and comprehensive inclusion of Sentinel data, a paradigm shift in the regulations and in the control technology will take place.