Corporation
GWDI was founded in 1973 in the State of Delaware with the
company’s corporate headquarters located in Monterey,
California, USA.
GWDI is owned by Cambridge Information Group (www.cambridgeinformationgroup.com).
Based in Bethesda, Maryland, CIG is a holding company that
controls a number of successful technology companies. As
part of CIG, GWDI benefits from access to a strong management
team.
Core Competencies
• 20 years of experience in supplying data
communication and information systems to the world Civil Aviation
Administrations/Air Navigation Services Providers
• Mature products/solutions designed around
one common technology framework
• Highly skilled and experienced staff available to
customize solutions to customer’s specific requirements
and deliver systems on turnkey basis
Experience
GWDI has been supplying data communication system including
high performance message switching systems since 1974.
Before 1984, GWDI focused exclusively on meteorological administrations
and installed WMO (World Meteorological Organization) message
switches in over 25 countries around the world.
In 1985, GWDI supplied its first AFTN Message Switch and in
1988 its first Aeronautical Information System (AIS) to automate
the management of NOTAM data and the production of pre-flight
information bulletins to the Danish Civil Aviation Administrations.
To date, GWDI has designed and implemented systems in over
40 countries around the world.
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Mature Products/Solutions
GWDI offers full range of products/solutions and services
to the world’s Civil Aviation Administrations (CAA)
and Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSP).
The solutions have been designed over two decades of thorough
understanding of the aviation industry needs and civilian
aviation service provider’s responsibilities. All are
in full compliance with the standards established by the International
Civil Aeronautical Organization (ICAO), Eurocontrol and the
World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
GWDI has implemented a common technology framework throughout
its solutions featuring the Linux OS, MySQL, web and thin-client
based user interfaces. This benefits customers by:
1) Easing system management
2) Reducing systems operating
costs
3) Delivering up-to-date
information to the users.
GWDI never forgets that it is working in an environment where
the safety of the public, and in particular aviation services
is paramount. All systems are designed to ensure that
there is absolutely no data loss or corruption of information
and that it is presented to its users in a timely and efficient
manner.
Along with the products/solutions, GWDI offers a full range
of services designed to implement the systems on turnkey basis.
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Highly Skilled
and Experienced Staff
GWDI has a team of experienced staff, most of them have been
with the company for 10 years or more. In today’s
labor market where frequent job changes are the norm, this
says something for the loyalty and dedication of GWDI staff.
The development staff is a combination of industry experts
and young engineering talent. The presence of the industry
experts who are all long-term employees while the new engineering
staff brings expertise in new technology and software development
methodology.
The GWDI senior management team is comprised of professionals
with solid experience in designing and supplying aeronautical
systems worldwide.
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