ACADEMA is a privately held Slovenian engineering software development company, founded in 1992 and based in Ljubljana. The company is oriented to custom made solutions fitted to special purpose, based on: Modeling of Processes, Numerical Analysis, Optimization Methods, Geometric modeling, Topology, Artificial intelligence and Formal logic.
The name of the company is an acronym for Advanced Computer Aided Design Engineering Manufacturing Agency.
History In the early 1990s, the company developed software for Civil Engineering, Mechanic of Structures, Computational Fluid Dynamics and CNC Machining, but later on, in the mid 1990s, moved to Geographic Information Systems and Geostatistics also. In the late 1990s, web services were developed, based on DHTML, ActiveX and Java. The transition to Internet-based systems affected the customer acquisition especially in the sphere of public utilities, particularly in reducing costs on client-side.
Engineering backgrounds The above engineering systems are conditioned with the necessary basic knowledge in various fields, therefore the need for interdisciplinary is obvious.
Software engineering backgrounds are based on: Modeling of Processes, Numerical Analysis, specially Finite element method Optimization Methods – Vehicle routing, Job shop scheduling, Timetable, Geometric modeling – Geographic information systems and Geostatistics, Topology, Artificial intelligence, Formal logic.
Technical backgrounds Technical backgrounds are based on: Civil engineering, Mechanics of Structures, NC Machining, Storage, Fabrication and Transportation of Materials and Products.
Products
CAE product PCBCAD, statical analysis of prestressed concrete bridges Most Slovenian viaducts between 1993 and 2004 were calculated with the program. The engineers in the Slovenija ceste Tehnika and the Gradis, two of the largest construction companies in Slovenia, used programme for statical analyses of the prestressed bridge constructions.Theoretical basis and a computer program for preloading Liner elements combined preloading
Application server ACADEMA Application Server,Real property appraisal modeling systemTechnical specification Java EE Server + Model-driven architecture + Formal logic, with more than 200 modules, for Unix (Linux) or Microsoft Windows Platform (GeaBiosPoročilo o zagotavljanju infrastrukture za prostorske informacije v Republiki Sloveniji GIS Public Service is running on that platform)
GIS product AVIATOR, tools and components to develop complex GIS applications
Production systems Weather forecasting production system,"19th EGOWS meeting 9th–12th June 2008, Ljubljana, Slovenia"Forecast Production System- Technology and Infrastructure based on ACADEMA Application Server AMEBA – Slovenian archive of the meteorological dataArchive of meteorological data GV System, Real estate appraisal modeling systemReal estate appraisal modeling systemIMF Country Report No. 16/53 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REPORT—THE 2013 PROPERTY TAX ACT: EVALUATION OF ITS DESIGN AND THE EMPLOYED MASS VALUATION SYSTEM (Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal)Geoinformation support the evaluation of property for taxation Automated Valuation Modeling, specially developed for handling mortgage loan portfolio (for banks), includes: Information on a subject property and recent sales history. Comparable sales analysis of like properties. An indicative market value for many residential properties nationwide (Slovenia). Price index of subject property based on Sale Price Appraisal Ratio (SPAR).A Review of the Sale Price Appraisal Ratio Method ClueBoomBus CmWell, Distributed Data Warehouse/Data Marts of Streamed Linked Data as Knowledge BaseSystemClueBoomBus White paper
Free web information service GeaBios – "Slovene Citizen Oriented Information Service".DIREKTIVA INSPIRE IN INFRASTRUKTURA ZA PROSTORSKE INFORMACIJE V SLOVENIJI 2010-04-15INSPIRE implementationin Slovenia, Drekow 2010
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