52°North recently welcomed Arved as a student intern for a week! The seventeen year old from Ibbenbüren has had some experience with python in his school engineering course and was interested in learning more about the world of GIS and geoinformatics.
Systems that need to cover a wide range of functionality are more sensibly broken into smaller software components rather than having a huge integrated monolithic architecture: new functionality can be easily integrated and existing components can be scaled as needed (e.g. for an ever growing user base). Of course, this adds a layer of complexity to the configuration and operation of such systems, especially for geospatial applications that deal with large amounts of data.
52°North develops systems using modern cloud technologies such as Kubernetes, Helm or Argo workflows and helps to minimize the management burden by designing a transparent continuous integration experience. Existing solutions such as GeoNode benefit from our approach, easing the transition to a cloud-ready operation. We have experience with a variety of architectural patterns ranging from lightweight data provisioning solutions (e.g. using pygeoapi to expose OGC API instances) to complex SDI solutions based on GeoNode or Open Data Cube.
Analysis of existing solutions for Cloud-readiness (configurability, scalability, data persistence)
Design of system architectures for geo-applications following a “Cloud first” approach
Customized solutions for specific use cases, taking data storage and accessibility into consideration
Mehr und mehr Kommunen und Kreisverwaltungen in NRW führen das Open Source Produkt KomMonitor als Instrument der Raumbeobachtung ein. Mit dem ersten Community Tag laden Hochschule Bochum und 52°North Spatial Information Research GmbH herzlich dazu ein, in netter Atmosphäre mit KomMonitor Anwender:innen und Entwickler:innen in den Austausch zu kommen.
Since its establishment in 2006, 52°North has evolved from an initiative providing space for contributors and partners to collaborate in an open network into an applied research company with a particular focus on spatial information technology. The network has progressed to provide infrastructure and 52°North now works on a variety of research projects with well-renowned clients (DLR, EC, JRC, EUMETSAT, esa, OGC, …). Due to redefining and strengthening our focus, we have also changed our business model. We no longer promote the partnership and communities models.