Geophysical Applications Processing s.r.l., innovative SME, born as a spin-off company
of Politecnico di Bari, Italy, on February 2006, whose mission is to develop products,
processes and services with technological and scientific value in the fields of satellite
remote sensing, stereo vision and biomedical research, and related software/hardware
technologies. The company is also able to provide scientific and technical trainings in
the same fields.
The educational and research background of the spin-off company is based on
scientific results achieved, over the last twenty years, by the Remote Sensing Group
of the Department of Physics of Bari, and the Institute for high studies on Intelligent
Automation Systems (ISSIA) of the National Council of Research (CNR) of Bari, in the
framework of research projects funded by national and international space agencies
(ASI, ESA, NASA) as well as by the European Commission.
Shareholders of GAP are Polytechnic of Bari, Planetek Italia s.r.l., SITAEL s.p.a., three
professors of the Polytechnic of Bari, one professor of the University of Bari and four
researchers of CNR.
GAP is member of the Association of Italian Small and Medium Aerospace Enterprises
(AIPAS) and the Apulian Aerospace District, an association recognized on 2009 by a
regional law that operates to reinforce and consolidate the competitiveness of regional
aerospace products, in both national and international markets. The policy of the district
aims on the one hand at reinforcing the integration and synergies between large and
small & medium enterprises, and on the other hand at increasing and promoting its
competence in research and vocational training throughout the entire country.
GAP offers a wide range of products and services for environmental monitoring and
mapping through remote sensing techniques as well as in situ measurements. Here
below the main areas of competence.
• Radar Satellite Remote Sensing
• VIS/NIR Satellite Remote Sensing
• UAV technologies for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
• Meteorological services Other areas
The long-term experience in the field of digital signal processing has enabled the transfer
of GAP algorithms, developed for remote sensing, in other areas where advanced
techniques are required for digital processing of data. Examples of this technological
transfer are:
• Stereo Vision & 3D Tracking
• Biomedical Applications
Web: www.gapsrl.eu