Sierra echo, expert in tracking solutions

www.sierraecho.fr

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www.sierraecho.fr

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Our fundamentals

� People safety is our core businessSierra Echo choose the most reliable and performing products available on the market in order to save human lives

� Active technology watchAs a technology integrator, Sierra Echo holds active technology watch on the international markets in order to bring best available solutions to his customers.

� ServiceOur customers get full support to implement the solution we have selected together, to train their staff, to guarantee servicing over years

…these fundamentals are present in all the fields of our activity


History

� Established in 2005, the company was able to draw on 15 years of experience of its managing director in the field of Search and Rescue and satellite tracking technologies.

� Philippe Winum is a graduate of the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace (the French National Institute for Aeronautics and Space - better known as « Sup’Aéro ») and he passed a « Master’s of Science » in aerospace electronics.

� He is the « father » of one of the very first french made ELT and he can reasonably claim to have generalized the use of personal locator beacons through the implementation of an experimental rental service: www.oscoor.com.

� Since 2008, the researches have been focusing on tracking technologies (mainly satellite based). An internet platform was designed with the aim to develop “behavior analysis algorithms” in order to automatically generate alerts (geoalert).


Identity card

� Corporate name: Sierra Echo

� Legal status: SARL (limited liability)

� Address: Place Jean Monnet – Bât F – 56270 PLOEMEUR - FRANCE

� Contact: +33 2 53 35 88 66 or [email protected]

� Incorporation date: 2005

� Turnover: � 2006/2007 : 245 k€ (France: 18 % - Export: 82 %)

� 2007/2008 : 230 k€ (France: 31 % - Export: 69 %)

� 2008/2009 : 527 k€ (France: 60 % - Export: 40 %)

� Sierra Echo is a member of:


Sectors

� AerospaceAerospace equipment manufacturersOEM (aircraft manufacturers)Service centersAirlinesFlying schoolsRaid organizers

� MaritimeMaritime freight companies NavyFishing fleetsSailors, Races organizersCoast GuardsSea Assistance companies

� TerrestrialPublic SAR organizationsTruck transport companiesPersonal safety companies (for lone workers or expatriates) Assistance & Insurance companiesEvent (raids, trek, rallyes…) organizersAdventurersSurveyors, cartographers and statisticians Computer service company and web development


Application areas

� People safetyDistress beacons, Lone worker protectionEquipment and training for SAR teams

� SecurityTracking of sensitive convoys (artworks, luxury goods)

� Track analysisTrajectory calculation,Statistical analysis of location data,Multi sensor spatial representation

� Decision aidsCoordination of SAR teamsDecision aid system for a private sea assitance company

� EventsSports competitions tracking (sailing, aviation, 4WD, Quad…)Media coverage of expeditions (sport, humanitarian, ecological…)


Skills

� SourcingActive watch on the international markets.Research and evaluation of COTS products and services.

� Technical advicePreparation and drafting of specificationsSourcing

� Research and developmentProduct design or adaptation of existing productsCertification file (QTP)Technical expertise (insurance surveys ...)

� PrototypingDevelopment of prototypes to validate the feasibility of the proposed solutionDevelopment of “geoalert” algorithms i.e. analysis of a track to generate an alert


Skills

� HardwareAnalogue and digital electronicsRadio Frequency

� SoftwareC, VBA, PHP, SQL

� TrainingUse of direction findersAwareness and prevention of risks in hostile environmentsELTs testing and maintenance (level 1 and 2)

� LobbyingNational authorities, Press relations,Live trials, Sponsoring


Experience and achievements

� Lobbying of the French Civil Aviation Authority and the aviationfederations to impose the carriage of PLBs in general aviation

� Lobbying of the National Frequency Agency and the Directorate ofMaritime Affairs to legalize DSC transmission for "man overboard“beacons

� Training of Search And Rescue team on using Direction Finders.

� Organization of tests with MRCC to determine the effective rangeand accuracy of a Doppler Direction Finder

� Establishment of a network of “Level One Service Centers” all around Europe (selection, training, follow up ...)

� Development of a long range receiver for 406 MHz distress beacons

� Development of a system to protect lone workers along rivers (out of the GSM coverage).


Experience and achievements

� Development of a tracking solution for sailing races, 4WD raids and paragliding competitions

� Development of a tracking solution for convoys carrying luxury goods in Europe

� Development of a solution to optimize the information exchanged between a remote PC connected to a server by satellite modem (<2400bps)

� Development of a tool for data collection and analysis

� Development of “GeoAlert” algorithms (eg automatic detection of "touch and go“ during the Breitling Challenge)

� Representation and processing of multisensor data (mapping of agricultural field)

� Press relations (press releases, organization of equipment tests and trials)


References

� Private companies and public organizations

� DGAC (French Civil Aviation Authority),SEFA (Technical Investigation and Aviation Training Service)

� FNRASEC (Ham radio organisation doing SAR)� CROSS (Maritime surveilliance centers)� SNSM (Coast Guards)� Groupement des moyens aériens de la Sécurité Civile (Helicopter SAR)� Véolia eau (Water agency)� Groupe Mory (Truck transport group)� EUROCOPTER (Helicopter manufacturer), SOCATA (Airplane manufacturer), � AirFrance – KLM (Airline)


References

� Companies looking to penetrate french / european market

� ARTEX (USA, aircraft Emergency Locator Transmitters)� ACR ELECTRONICS (USA, Personal Locator Beacons)� Spidertracks (New Zealand, aircraft tracking beacons)� MOBILARM (Australia, “man over board” beacons)� L-TRONICS (USA, handheld direction finders)� RHOTHETA (Germany, doppler direction finders)� …


References

� Sport event organizers

� Barquera (Sailing)

� Tour de France (Sailing)

� Défi Terrésens (Sailing)

� Transfennec (Quad)

� Trophée Roses des Sables (4wd)

� 4L Trophy (…)

� CAN-AM (Quad)

� Transdromoise (Hangliding)

� Verco Fly (Hangliding)

� Tour ULM 2009 (Ultra-light airplane)

� Raid Latécoère (Airplane)

� Rallye Toulouse-Saint-Louis (Airplane)

� Coupe Breitling (Airplane – 100 airports in 24 hours)


Contact

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Contact : Philippe WINUM

Place Jean Monnet

56270 PLOEMEUR

FRANCE

tel: +33 2 53 35 88 66

fax: +33 2 53 35 88 67

email: [email protected]

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Sierra echo, expert in tracking solutions