Founded
in 2002, Geospatial Data
Analysis Corporation (GDA) is a woman-owned business specializing in
the analysis of satellite imagery and in particular the automated
pre-processing, data extraction,
analysis and operational delivery of intelligence products for
agricultural, environmental and resource
management. GDA is built on the principle that the use of advanced
science and
technology can have a profound impact on
the world in which we live. The challenges facing the world’s food and
water
supply, forests and air quality are prime examples.
GDA,
initially a research and development firm, was founded through a Small
Business Innovative Research (SBIR) award out of NASA’s Stennis Space Center. Initial stages of the company's
development were based on additional SBIR awards and collaboration
with the USDA, NGA (National Geospatial Intelligence Agency), NASA and
USGS. This heritage provided GDA with a tremendous advantage by
allowing us to work with many of the leading experts in the industry
and providing an environment to develop leading edge technology without
the pressures of the commercial marketplace.
The result?
GDA has
developed industry leading methodologies and algorithms for
operational, automated processing of large image datasets,
automated extraction of features and patterns from imagery, and
building spatial decision support and expert systems.
Our
staff of GIS and Remote Sensing experts, computer scientists, and
business managers provides a team-oriented, detail-driven approach to
providing client solutions, leaving no stone un-turned in our quest to
deliver the highest quality products and services to our clients.
In mid 2009, GDA made our technology
available to commercial clients for the first time. GDA is committed to expanding availability to
additional commercial clients and markets going forward, while maintaining
focus on:
GDA uses state-of-the-art, proprietary image processing techniques, which have been developed by our highly trained staff over the last seven years, to analyze medium and high resolution imagery datasets to fulfill exacting client needs. These highly automated techniques and algorithms, available as services, provide our customers both time and cost saving advantages.