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„Our vision is to address the global challenges and support all players with reliable geoinformation.“

GAF is more than a geoinformation company. We are people who believe in creating innovative technology. Our sustainable solutions comprise land monitoring, natural resources management, water and environment monitoring, agriculture and forestry, mining, emergency management, infrastructure security and human well-being. Through our cutting-edge EO-based geospatial solutions, we help people understand the world and recognise changes at the earliest stage.

We are always designing for the future. With almost 40 years of experience, GAF is one of Europe’s forerunners and market leaders in satellite data reception and distribution, advanced analysis techniques, AI processes and the tailor-made development of geoinformation and software systems, platforms and consulting solutions. For public and private clients worldwide. GAF is also one of the most experienced European service providers in the EU/ESA Copernicus programme, with many years of service implementation for the Copernicus Land Monitoring Service, the Emergency Management Service, the Security and In-Situ Service Components.

GAF is an e-GEOS (Telespazio/ASI) company located in Munich and Neustrelitz, Germany – embedded in the Space Alliance of European high-tech leaders Leonardo and THALES.

General Management

Dr. Gernot Ramminger (Managing Director/Vorstand)

Supervisory Board

Paolo Minciacchi (Chairman), Bruno Versini (Vice-Chairman), Corrado Saporito

Incorporation

GAF AG is constituted as a stock company registered at the commercial register of the Munich District Court (HRB 140509). Under German stock corporation law, operative management and supervisory functions are strictly separated.

The Telespazio Group

GAF’s shares are not publicly traded and are held by e-GEOS S.p.A., Matera, Italy, a company 80 % controlled by Telespazio S.p.A. with 20 % participation by the Italian Space Agency (ASI). Telespazio is a joint Leonardo S.p.A. (67 %) and Thales S.A. (33 %) company.