Overview

PAR Government Systems Corporation (PGSC) is an information company providing software-based solutions to Federal, State, and local Government agencies as well as private industry customers. During 30 years of service, PGSC has earned the reputation for developing high quality technical products ranging from theoretical and experimental studies to advanced system prototypes and operational systems. Technical programs are organized into four business units:

Eighty-five percent of PGSC staff has technical degrees in engineering and computer science.

PGSC headquarters are located in Rome, NY. PGSC has additional offices in La Jolla, CA, Melbourne, FL, and Yorkville, NY.

Information Systems and Technology

PGSC develops imagery and information exploitation systems based on standardized imagery and mapping data and metadata specifications using distributed systems technologies that enable users to synergistically collaborate. Relevant technology areas are imagery and information visualization; multi-format data integration; automated Hyper and Multi-spectral, Thermal, and Synthetic Aperture Radar (MTI/SAR) data processing; archive and dissemination solutions; and distributed computing implementations. PGSC is performing research for Information Assurance (IA) challenges. PGSC is currently concentrating on Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPV6) solutions.

In addition, PGSC has developed the GV™3.0 product suite that provides an integrated solution for geospatial data archive and management, catalog retrieval, and geospatial data visualization.Top

Signal and Image Processing

PGSC supports the development and testing of Electro-Optical (EO), Infrared (IR), and multi/hyperspectral sensor systems for a broad range of Government and industry applications.

PGSC's knowledge of multi/hyperspectral imaging, target detection/cueing algorithms, and IR search and track technology enables the development of sensor concepts and algorithms that address difficult problems such as camouflage detection; buried mine, minefield, and obstacle detection; and the assessment of algorithm performance across multiple datasets, target sets, and sensor suites. Capabilities applied to real-world applications include:

  • Systems engineering and integration
  • Hyperspectral algorithm development
  • Real-time data acquisition, processing, and storage
  • Operator interface design
  • Test planning and execution
  • Data analysis and evaluation
  • EO/IR sensor performance assessment
  • Sensor control hardware development
  • Data acquisition and system control software development
  • False alarm understanding
  • Polarization phenomenology exploitationTop

Geospatial Services and Products

PGSC provides technical and engineering products and services in support of remote sensing applications, advanced GIS-based modeling methodology and software, water quality modeling and decision support tools, hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, development of high resolution terrain models, and GIS database integration. Cost-effective digital imagery data collections are actively used, and PGSC strategically partners with commercial remote sensing acquisition firms to provide customers with total solutions. Technology areas include:

  • GIS-based watershed modeling and flood mapping program for FEMA's Map Modernization and New York State's Flood Mapping programs.
  • Watershed Protection initiatives that support filtration avoidance, water quality monitoring, land stewardship, and build-out modeling.
  • Impervious surface feature extraction via PGSC's semi-automated process that uses customized machine learning techniques for extracting impervious surfaces from aerial digital orthoimagery.

PGSC is a certified ESRI Business Partner and software reseller. Top

Logistics Management Systems

PGSC develops systems and technologies that provide cargo visibility, container identification and security, inventory management, and information systems interoperability:

Cargo*Watch® is an end-to-end solution for the monitoring and security of chassis and containers from point of origin to ultimate destination. Built upon a DataGate communications platform and housed in a single, rugged module, Cargo*Watch® attaches easily to any chassis or container. The system users Aeris.net MicroBurst® or Global System for Mobiles (GSM) communications to acquire and transmit vital status and location data in real time to the Cargo*Watch® Operations Center, where it is translated into useful business information and made available to users over the Internet or via direct linkage to existing information systems.

PGSC is working with port, maritime, and academic organizations to incorporate information assurance, cyber security, and sensors that detect the presence of chemical, biological, and radiological materials into Cargo*Watch®.

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PGSC Websites

PAR Technology Corporation

PAR Rome Research Corporation

PAR Logistics Management Systems

 

Certification

ISO 9001:2000 / CMMI Level 3

PGSC successfully received ISO 9001:2000 certification in Dec 2005 and continues to maintain its certification through External Surveillance Audits.

PGSC successfully completed an independent CMMI v1.2 Level 3 Class B appraisal in December 2006 and is working toward a CMMI v1.2 Level 3 SCAMPI Class A appraisal in the 2008 timeframe.