ROCKVILLE, Md., Dec. 15, 2006 — The U.S. Navy Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division (NSWCCD, MD) has awarded a four-year, $24.0 million coveted contract to Spatial Integrated Systems Inc. (SIS) of Rockville, MD for the development and Integration of a Multi-Purpose Sensor System (MPSS), Associated Technologies, Engineering and Technical Support for the Autonomous Maritime Navigation (AMN) Program intended to be used on Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs).
"This is a very important contract for SIS," said Dr. Ali Farsaie, President and CEO. "This is our first Seaport-e award from the U.S. Navy and marks a major milestone for SIS. I am gratified in the Department of Defense’s confidence in our company. SIS and its teammates will have the opportunity to design, develop and integrate intelligent sensor suites for the Navy’s USV programs. We are excited at the prospect of incorporating our proven state-of-the-art 3D imaging system, integrated with intelligent agent technology into a state-of-the-art unmanned surface vehicle platform."
As the prime contractor SIS will integrate and outfit an unmanned platform with sensor fusion, advanced decision-making, data interpretation, and object recognition solutions to allow the autonomous operation in a specified area. SIS’s technical approach is centered on using its substantial experience in developing systems and applications using advanced technologies for developing, capturing and processing data obtained from multiple sensors such as a camera array, RADAR, SONAR, GPS, compass and digital charts. The use of 3D world representation will allow the USV to make onboard routine operational decisions, capture, process, and record information that is outside the spectral bounds of the human sensory system. This advance 3D system will provide a valuable tool to the U.S. Navy in its operational mission around the world. SIS’s Director for Business Development, a Navy veteran, David Odenwelder, pointed out that "The Multi-Platform Sensor System (MPSS) will be designed to operate in unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) which will enhance the capabilities of local system data acquisition, resulting in higher level mission decision-making and improved capabilities of the USV performing its mission. SIS will use its experience and expertise in design, development and integration to provide the control autonomy and systems testing and integration."
SIS’s teammates include Technology Solutions, Inc. (Charleston, WV), West Virginia Institute of Technology (Montgomery, WV), Marshall University (Charleston, WV), and Technology, Research, Development and Education Institution (Tucson, AZ).
Founded in 1997, Spatial Integrated Systems Inc. is a privately owned, small business headquartered in Rockville, Maryland with offices in West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina and Washington State. SIS develops, implements, and deploys high-end business solutions that incorporate technologies of Digital 3D Imaging, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and 3D Visualization for engineering design applications, products, and system solutions. SIS is particularly adept at incorporating its unique digital 3D capture technologies with data from other sensors and sources into a front end data system.
Visit the SIS website at http://www.sisinc.org.
Contact: David Odenwelder, Director – Corporate Business Development, 301-610-7965 ext. 128 or
