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EMDYN gathers digital intelligence data to better understand threats your business faces, giving vital protection to your critical assets.
The process of Geospatial Data Fusion integrates data from disparate sources, such as satellite imagery, location data, entity tracking and GIS databases, using advanced algorithms and methodologies to aid detection and response often to natural and man-made threats. It includes data preprocessing, registration, feature extraction and spatial analysis to create a unified and comprehensive view of a geographic area or incident.
Geospatial Data Fusion has the capability to break down information silos and deliver insights that may have been previously hidden. Its chief features include data integration, georeferencing, multi-sensor fusion, spatial analysis and visualisation techniques.
It can be effectively integrated with GIS platforms, remote sensing software, data analytics tools and visualisation systems to enhance decision-making capabilities.
Geospatial Data Fusion enables enhanced modelling of the real world, often in real time. Its benefits include improved data quality, enhanced situational awareness, better spatial context for analysis, reduced data duplication and the ability to develop new insights not achievable with individual data sources. EMDYN has produced a study which explains how data fusion can successfully break intelligence silos and highlights the central role played by EMDYN Platform in this.
Geospatial Data Fusion stands out for its aptitude to merge and analyse diverse geospatial data sources, while similar products may focus on specific data types or lack its comprehensive fusion capabilities. Its impact can be successfully measured by data accuracy improvement, a reduction in data duplication, enhanced data integration and the ability to derive actionable insights from the fused data. It is also flexible enough to be customised to address a precise situation by adapting fusion algorithms, adjusting data processing parameters and incorporating domain-specific data layers.
With its contribution to better decision-making, streamlined processes and improved resource allocation, Geospatial Data Fusion can lead to enhanced business efficiency and competitive advantage. It is relevant to a range of organisations from disaster response agencies using fused data to gain real-time situational awareness to defence agencies leveraging fusion for intelligence analysis.
Geospatial Data Fusion plays a vital role in enhancing data accuracy and reliability, leading to better informed decision-making across different domains. It can be applied to help solve a specific problem. For example, it can help address complex spatial problems, such as disaster response planning, by combining satellite imagery with ground-based sensor data to identify impacted areas, assess damage and coordinate relief efforts effectively.
EMDYN is a leading exponent of Geospatial Data Fusion. To employ best practice, we endorse the selection of the most appropriate fusion algorithms, validating results against ground truth, maintaining metadata and using a flexible framework to accommodate various data formats. Recent developments include advancements in machine learning algorithms for automated data fusion, real-time data integration and the use of drones and IoT sensors to capture diverse geospatial data.
There are examples of the crucial role Geospatial Data Fusion can play in response to disasters throughout recent history. One such case is the major oil spill in 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico when the Deepwater Horizon offshore rig experienced a blowout, causing a massive release of oil into the ocean, resulting in extensive damage to local marine life, coastal ecosystems and economies. In response to this crisis, various organisations and government agencies combined efforts to manage the spill and mitigate its impacts. By integrating data from multiple sources, including satellites, aerial surveys, remotely operated vehicles and ground-based sensors, authorities could create a comprehensive and real-time view of the spill's extent, movement and potential impact areas.
A further EMDYN study focuses on preparation for and response to pandemics in the light of Covid-19 and looks how EMDYN Platform incorporating geospatial intelligence could be utilised in the future. Contact EMDYN to find out more about how we integrate Geospatial Data Fusion within EMDYN Platform, drawing together location intelligence data from an array of sources in a single application to maximise insights.
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