GEOINT 2025 | T-Kartor Group - Mats Palsson
Mats Palsson, CEO of T Kartor Group, shares his journey from engineering to finding his passion in geospatial and maps. He introduces T Kartor Group, founded 40 years ago, which specializes in map and information management solutions based on the principle that maps represent information assets with a position. T Kartor provides solutions for major cities, defense organizations, and public safety sectors in Europe and the US. Palsson mentions T Kartor has significant operations in St. Louis and Sweden. He explains that "making maps" for them involves managing information and tailoring its presentation for diverse end-users, such as military personnel and public transport systems. The company has evolved to focus on information management with a cartographic element. Recent developments include providing customers with dashboards to monitor how their information is used. Palsson discusses the significant industry changes driven by the tremendous amount of data from satellites and drones and the challenge of helping customers understand the power and accessibility of this rapidly updated information. T Kartor is a strong supporter of open source technology, valuing the freedom, flexibility, and collaboration it provides. Palsson emphasizes that T Kartor helps organizations effectively use their information assets to gain powerful insights.
Highlights
• Mats Palsson, CEO, introduces T Kartor Group, specializing in map and information management.
• Founded 40 years ago, they manage information assets with positional data.
• They provide solutions for large cities, defense, and public safety in Europe and the US.
• T Kartor has a significant office presence in St. Louis, in addition to Sweden.
• "Making maps" involves managing and tailoring information presentation for diverse users (military, public safety, city navigation).
• Latest work includes dashboards for monitoring how customer information is used.
• Major industry impacts are the volume of data from satellites and drones.
• A challenge is educating customers on the accessibility and power of frequently updated data.
• T Kartor is a strong supporter of open source technology for flexibility and collaboration.
• They help organizations use information effectively to gain powerful insights.
