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.:: Navobs plus ::.<br />

Major references:<br />

� Fleet weather satellite<br />

services support : (Royal<br />

Navy)<br />

� Support for ground station<br />

products: (Thorn SDS)<br />

� Energy yield estimation from<br />

satellite data for off-shore<br />

wind farm planning: (NERC<br />

UK)<br />

� Evaluation of climate model<br />

control runs using satellite<br />

data: (NASA)<br />

� Sea ice classification<br />

algorithm development and<br />

systems for Arctic operations<br />

and in support of oil<br />

exploration : (US Naval<br />

Research Labs / National Ice<br />

Center)<br />

� IceMon: Infrastructure<br />

design for climate and<br />

operational ice mapping:<br />

(GMES / ESA)<br />

� Computer modelling of P-<br />

Band radar scattering for<br />

Antarctic studies: (ESA)<br />

� Microwave inversion<br />

techniques for mapping snow<br />

accumulation: (ESA)<br />

Key partners:<br />

Vexcel UK<br />

Presentation of the Company:<br />

� Vexcel UK aims to play a leading role in exploiting<br />

the growing range of satellite sensors for marine<br />

and polar activities, fostering new applications and<br />

capabilities among operational users.<br />

� Vexcel UK's particular strength lies in its<br />

knowledge of a broad array of satellite sensors and<br />

signal processing techniques, combined with a<br />

commitment to close communication with end<br />

users to establish what is practical for their<br />

working practices and environments.<br />

� Products range from data capture and ground<br />

processing systems, to tailored application<br />

processing and visualisation systems. Vexcel UK is<br />

involved in research and development programmes<br />

for major international bodies such as ESA, NASA<br />

and the US Naval Research Laboratories.<br />

Key Products and Services<br />

� VxDB1, a ground-based data capture system and processor for<br />

weather and ocean satellites<br />

� OceanViewTM, software providing marine information from<br />

satellites, e.g. ship detection<br />

� Leading expertise in SAR, passive microwave, scatterometer,<br />

optical, thermal infrared & altimeter satellite data<br />

� Expert analysis of satellite data for marine and polar<br />

environments<br />

� Delivery of commercial standard software<br />

Contact details<br />

Contact person: Kim Partington<br />

3 Great Farm Offices, West Woodhay<br />

RG20 0BP - Newbury - United Kingdom<br />

Tel. : +44 (0) 1488 669831 / Fax : +44 (0) 1488 669839<br />

Email : kim.partington@vexcel.co.uk<br />

Website<br />

Registered Office: UNITED KINGDOM<br />

Organisation Size: Micro-SME<br />

http://www.navobs.com/content/questionnaires/search/default-2.asp<br />

Page 49 of 50<br />

24/02/2009

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