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Definiens Imaging GmbH is awarded with the European IST
Prize
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Munich, September 21, 2001. Definiens Imaging
GmbH , the leading supplier of object oriented image
analysis technologies, has been selected to receive the
European Information Society Technologies Prize 2002.
Definiens Imaging GmbH receives the award for
eCognition, a new, powerful and revolutionary
technology for the analysis of all satellite and aerial
images.
The European IST Prize is an award for groundbreaking
products that represent the best of European innovation
in information technology. The aim of the award is to
promote and reward excellence in the technologies of
the information society and to stimulate
entrepreneurship, innovation, and competitiveness in
industry.
In the run up to three Grand Prizes, Definiens Imaging
GmbH is one of the twenty winners with the best
information and communication technology products.
The selection was done by a group of European experts
from submissions by nearly 300 innovative companies
and institutions from 26 countries for the 2002
European IST Prize. The criteria applied for selection
are technical excellence, innovative content, potential
market value and capacity to generate new jobs.
The awards ceremony and selection of the three grand
prize winners is scheduled for Dec. 3 in Düsseldorf,
Germany, in the presence of high European
Commission and German government officials.
About eCognition:
eCognition is the first commercially available product for
object oriented and multi-scale image analysis. Going
far beyond the methodical limits of pixel-based
approaches, eCognition leads to higher classification
accuracy and to better semantic differentiation.
Consequently, classification tasks can be addressed in
a way which until has not been possible by current
image analysis systems. eCognition can be used for
any kind of earth observation data (either optical or
radar) and provides an endless ability to segment and
classify cost-effectively large image volumes.
About the IST-prize: www.it-prize.org
The European IST Prize is an award for novel products
with a high information technology content and evident
market potential. It provides public recognition and a
highly visible profile to entrepreneurial teams that excel
in generating novel ideas and R&D and converting
them into marketable products. The high standards of
applicants and the competitive screening procedure for
selecting the winners make this prize the most
distinguished for the new Information Technology driven
products.
The European IST Prize is organised by the European
Council of Applied Sciences and Engineering (Euro-
CASE), with the sponsorship and support of the
Information Society Technologies Programme of the
European Commission
About Definiens Imaging GmbH: www.definiens-
imaging.com
Definiens Imaging GmbH was established in 2001 and
summarizes all Geomatics and Imaging technologies
and products of Definiens AG (www.definiens.com).
Definiens AG evolved in September 2000 from Delphi2
Creatives Technologies GmbH. The company was
founded in 1994 by Nobel Laureate Professor Gerd
Binnig and science journalist Dieter Herold. Definiens
AG develops decentralized communication platforms as
well as software for knowledge management and image
analysis. Definiens AG's solutions are based on the
"Cognition Network" model invented by Prof. Dr. Gerd
Binnig and his team. The "Cognition Network" uses
technology that closely emulates human thought
patterns. Scientific acitivities are coordinated by Prof.
Dr. Gerd Binnig. Business acitivities are run by Thomas
D. Grevel. Definiens AG and Definiens Imaging GmbH
are based in Munich, Germany.
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