Mobile Solutions

VIASAT GeoTechnologies offers a full range of services.

We offer the complete range of services from development of field data entry forms to backend integration into your existing databases.

Introduction

We have been very successful in providing high-end GPS/GIS systems and differential GPS post-processing systems that are used daily by our customers to manage information about their field assets. We also provide a complete line of services that complement our product offerings, and that help organizations accelerate the deployment of their mobile project, at low costs, low risk and with increased business value.

This paper offers a guided tour of our professional mobile services, including analysis, mobile and office software development, management and realization of mobile operations, hardware integration, data production and GIS server development and hosting.

Our services portfolio is broad and deep as it encompasses all aspects related to the successful completion of mobile operation projects.

Coaching and Analysis on Mobile Projects

At the early stage of a mobile project we provide coaching and analysis services to our customers. As a coach, we provide expert guidance about the design and development of mobile solutions, and about the deployment of the mobile operations. Our extensive knowledge of the GPS/GIS mobile operations give organizations a quick start that would otherwise be elusive.

As an analyst, we provide expert guidance and assistance in conducting the technical feasibility analysis, the requirements specifications, the functional specifications, and the systems integration analysis. Our ISO certified software development process is flexible and agile, and greatly helps us in partnering as a team member within the customer's organization, at all levels (management, IT, R&D, operations).

Mobile Applications Development

Developing applications on mobile devices can be a daunting task because of the specific technical requirements associated with mobility (for instances battery life considerations, memory constraint on embedded operating systems, and many more).

Over the years we have grown the skills, the tools and the know-how to quickly design, develop and deploy working GPS/GIS mobile products and solutions for our customers. We have also develop very effective means of teaming with our customers in developing exactly to their needs. For our customers this means lower costs, low risks, and greater business value in the end.

We offer our mobile software development expertise to organizations who need rapid development and deployment of productive mobile applications. Applications are usually data entry and update forms on top of various leading technologies by VIASAT GeoTechnologies, Oracle, Microsoft, MapInfo, ESRI, and others.

Office Software Development for Mobile Operations

In addition to the development of mobile applications, we also offer our service for the software development of office solutions tailored to the specific quality control and data integration needs of your enterprise. This includes data integration with Oracle, SQL Server and other DBMS, as well as GIS data integration with ESRI, MapInfo and other GIS environments.

Our approach is to automate the data flow in and out of your central databases, so that there is a minimum amount of human intervention needed, aside from the operator's job on the field. In a sense, we view the mobile operations as a factory which we attempt to automate where it makes sense. Our approach can flexibly accommodate the insertion of human controls within the workflow, where it is of value to the enterprise, and provide monitoring and logging of mobile production activities.

Development of Information Servers

Once data has made the round trip from the central server to the field, back to the central, it is usually due for publishing on the Web or on a corporate Intranet or Extranet. Our software development services include the development of Web applications on top of the database or on top of a GIS platform from ESRI, MapInfo or Intergraph.

Data Collection Operations

For those enterprises requiring more coaching, we offer our mobile operations managements services. Our experienced managers can help you lead the operations, and even hire and supervise the staff required to perform the operations on the field.

Custom Hardware Integration

For those enterprises requiring the use of custom hardware sensors (ex: radio receptors, gas detectors, lasers, etc...), our engineers can help by integrating the required hardware to the mobile system. We also develop custom device drivers linked to the GPS receiver, so that data collected with the sensors can be geo-referenced on-the-fly, and eventually post-processed differentially for even higher accuracy.

Custom Data Production

For those enterprises requiring specific geographic datasets of vector maps and raster images for there projects, our mapping and earth observation services can be of value. In the context of mobile operations, proper usage of reference map data greatly helps to optimize the workflow on the field, for instance by providing the appropriate visual clues and navigation waypoints to the operators.

Technical Support

All are product and services are backed by our dedicated technical support team, so you can rely on us for your business critical mobile operations.