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| Type | Limited liability company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Public safety software |
| Founded | November 25, 2010[1] |
| Founders | Zbyněk Poulíček, Boris Procházka, Petra Černá[2] |
| Headquarters | , Czech Republic[1] |
| Products | Smart CAD, Tactical AVL |
| Website | ginasoftware |
GINA Software s.r.o. is a Czech software company based in Brno.[1] It develops mapping and coordination software used by emergency services and humanitarian organizations.[3][4] According to the export promotion portal of the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs, its software is used in more than 50 countries.[5]
History
[edit]The company has its origin in a student project at the Brno University of Technology.[2][5] In 2010, students Zbyněk Poulíček, Boris Procházka and Petra Černá were developing mapping software for tourists and decided to adapt it for rescue workers after the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti.[2] The application, named GINA as an acronym of Geographical Information Assistant, ran on the Microsoft Azure platform and worked as a shared digital map on which users could record information in real time.[2][6]
The software was used during humanitarian operations after the Haiti earthquake.[6][7] The European Union used it in its ECHO programme to monitor the spread of cholera in Haiti.[6] The team entered the project in the 2010 Microsoft Imagine Cup and competed at the worldwide finals in Warsaw, where it did not place in the final round.[6] According to IEEE Spectrum, the competition led the students to establish a company around the technology.[6] Bill Gates mentioned the project on his blog as the Czech national Imagine Cup entry whose software was used to coordinate rescue and recovery workers in Haiti.[8] GINA Software s.r.o. was entered in the Czech commercial register on 25th November 2010.[1]
The software was later used during the response to the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan and after the 2020 explosion in Beirut.[5][7] It was also used by Czech firefighters during the floods in June 2013.[9] According to a profile published by the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the company had about 30 employees.[5]
Products
[edit]The company develops Smart CAD, an incident management system for dispatch centres, and Tactical AVL, a system for tracking vehicles and personnel in the field.[10] Field units use mobile and tablet applications connected to the system.[11][12]
Deployment
[edit]In the Czech Republic, the software is used by units of the integrated rescue system, including fire brigades, the police and the emergency medical service.[3][12] Fire crews use tablets with the software in place of paper maps when responding to incidents.[11] In 2013, the South Moravian Region stated that the deployment of the technology had reduced fire brigade response times in the region by one third.[13] The software is also used by emergency services in Germany, Slovakia and Switzerland, including the Slovak mountain rescue service.[5] The company is an official supplier of the United Nations.[4][5] According to BusinessInfo.cz, it cooperates with the European Space Agency.[14]
In 2026, Airbus Public Safety and Security signed a memorandum of understanding with GINA Software regarding integration of emergency response systems.[15][16] The agreement covers deployments for government and security agencies in the Middle East.[15]
Awards
[edit]In 2018, the company received a special recognition in the Social Impact Award category of the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Central Europe programme.[17][18] In 2019, it won the main prize of the Czech SDGs Awards, organized by the Association of Social Responsibility.[4][19][20] The award was presented on 30 May 2019 at the Czernin Palace in Prague.[19]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "GINA Software s.r.o., IČO 29254191 – obchodní rejstřík". kurzy.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "Příběhy úspěšných startupů: GINA". BusinessInfo.cz (in Czech). CzechTrade. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Zemětřesení na Haiti či tsunami v Japonsku. Systém z Česka pomáhá záchranářům komunikovat s dispečery". iROZHLAS (in Czech). Czech Radio. 2 January 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Ceny SDGs znají své finalisty. Hlasujte pro nejprospěšnější projekt". Forbes.cz (in Czech). 2 May 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Hruška, Blahoslav. "GINA Software: Data, která zachraňují životy". Export.cz (in Czech). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Bleicher, Ariel (27 July 2011). "Microsoft Imagine Cup: Winners Dream Big". IEEE Spectrum. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Český úspěch: Software z Brna pomáhal zachraňovat životy na Haiti i v Japonsku". Hospodářské noviny (in Czech). Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- ↑ Gates, Bill. "Real-world solutions from world's youth". gatesnotes.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2026. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- ↑ "Start up GINA pomáhá hasičům". Hospodářské noviny (in Czech). 2013. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- ↑ "Airbus and GINA Software agree to integrate emergency response modules". Critical Comms. 18 May 2026. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Místo papírových map vyrážejí hasiči na výjezdy s tablety. Mají v nich nejen souřadnice". Radiožurnál (in Czech). Czech Radio. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- 1 2 "GINA je instantní řešení pro funkční IZS, které nám může závidět i zbytek světa". POŽÁRY.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- ↑ "Nasazení technologie GINA zkrátilo hasičům na jižní Moravě třetinu dojezdových časů" (in Czech). South Moravian Region. 2013. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- ↑ "GINA Software: Technologie, která už 15 let chrání životy po celém světě". BusinessInfo.cz (in Czech). CzechTrade. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Airbus Defence and Space signs MoU with GINA Software". International Security Journal. May 2026. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- ↑ "Airbus and GINA Software sign MoU to Integrate Emergency Response Modules". The Critical Communications Review. May 2026. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- ↑ "Fast 50: Nejrychleji ve střední Evropě rostl český výrobce 3D tiskáren Prusa Research" (Press release) (in Czech). Deloitte Czech Republic. Archived from the original on 4 March 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- ↑ "Deloitte: Fast 50 – The Fastest-Growing Company in Central Europe is the Czech 3D Printer Maker Prusa Research". British Chamber of Commerce Czech Republic. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Ceny SDGs 2019 ocenily nejlepší české projekty udržitelného rozvoje" (Press release) (in Czech). Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- ↑ "Nejlepší české projekty udržitelnosti. Seznamte se" (in Czech). Asociace společenské odpovědnosti. Archived from the original on 4 March 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
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