Center for Geoinformation of the Bundeswehr
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Center for Geoinformation of the Bundeswehr |
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 Internal association badge |
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| Lineup | March 11, 2003 |
| Country |
 Germany
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| Armed forces |
 armed forces
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| Military organizational area |
 Cyber and information space
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| Strength | ~ 1000 men |
| Insinuation |
 Command cyber and information space
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| Seat of the staff | Mercator barracks , Euskirchen |
| march | Helenenmarsch |
| Web presence | Homepage ZGeoBw |
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| commander | Brigadier General Peter Webert |
The Bundeswehr Center for Geoinformation ( ZGeoBw ), founded on March 11, 2003, is the central facility for geoinformation in the Bundeswehr . The commander of the ZGeoBw also heads the Bundeswehr's geographic information service (GeoInfoDBw).
The ZGeoBw is based in Euskirchen and was directly subordinate to the Cyber and Information Room Command (KdoCIR) on July 1, 2017 . It is spread over eight locations. Significant shares are in Euskirchen and Fürstenfeldbruck .
The ZGeoBw is a federal research institute , a member of the working group of departmental research institutions as well as the working group of the surveying administrations of the federal states of the Federal Republic of Germany (AdV) and in the standing committee for geographical names (StAGN).
history
The ZGeoBw was established on March 11, 2003 as the Office for Geoinformation of the Federal Armed Forces (AGeoBw) from the previous offices of the Office for Military Geosystems (AMilGeo), Office for Defense Geophysics (AWGeophys) in the Mont Royal barracks in Traben-Trarbach with the School for Defense Geophysics ( SWGeophys) in Fürstenfeldbruck, the topography troops (TopTr) of the army including the MilGeo military area and parts of the Air Force Office (LwA) and the naval support command (MUKdo).
In 2007 and as part of the realignment of the Bundeswehr , it was decided to relocate most of the AGeoBw to Euskirchen and to give up the Traben-Trarbach and Fürstenfeldbruck locations. The move of the parts from Traben-Trarbach was completed in 2012.
As part of the Bundeswehr reform, the AGeoBw was dissolved with effect from October 1, 2013 and transferred to the Center for Geoinformation of the Bundeswehr (ZGeoBw).
On April 29, 2015, the Multinational Support Group (MN GSG) was formally put into service as an additional organizational element by the commander of the Strategic Reconnaissance Command, Major General Jürgen Setzer . The mission of the multinational support group is to provide GeoInfo data for future NATO and EU missions.
On July 1, 2017, the Multinational METOC Support Group (MN MSG) was set up at the ZGeoBw in Euskirchen. Via the MN MSG, the specialist personnel in NATO and the EU are provided with standardized weather data at all times, especially in operational and training areas, which enables an improved assessment of the situation in advance of planned activities.
Office heads / commanders
| No. | Surname | Beginning of the appointment | End of appointment | Remarks |
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| 4th | Brigadier General Peter Webert | September 25, 2019 | - | |
| 3 | Brigadier General Roland Brunner | January 19, 2012 | September 25, 2019 | |
| 2 | Brigadier General Walter Schmidt-Bleker | May 12, 2005 | January 18, 2012 | |
| 1 | Brigadier General Klaus Schneemann | March 11, 2003 | May 11, 2005 | previously commander of AMilGeo |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Center for Geoinformation of the Bundeswehr. In: cir.bundeswehr.de. December 20, 2019, accessed December 20, 2019 .
- ↑ Joachim Sprothen: Bundeswehr: Euskirchen is strengthened. Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger , March 19, 2014, accessed on September 21, 2018 .
- ↑ Winfried Simon: Geo-Office says goodbye today. Trierischer Volksfreund , May 22, 2012, accessed on September 21, 2018 .
- ↑ Commissioning of the Bundeswehr Center for Geoinformation. (No longer available online.) Armed Forces Base , October 1, 2013, formerly in the original ; Retrieved October 26, 2013 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )
- ^ Ceremonial roll call in the Major General Freiherr von Gersdorff barracks. (No longer available online.) Armed Forces Base , May 15, 2015, formerly in the original ; Retrieved August 25, 2015 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )
- ^ Frank Müller, Frank Herold: The multinational METOC support group. (PDF) In: GeoInfoForum 02/2019. Bundeswehr, ZGeoBw, p. 30 ff. , Accessed on January 28, 2020 .
- ^ Bundeswehr: "Geoinformation from a single source" under new management. Cyber and Information Room Command , September 25, 2019, accessed on September 26, 2019 .
- ↑ Joachim Sprothen: Bundeswehr: New boss is an old friend. Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger , January 18, 2012, accessed on September 21, 2018 .
- ↑ Joachim Sprothen: Snowman solemnly adopted. Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger , May 13, 2005, accessed on September 21, 2018 .
Coordinates: 50 ° 40 ′ 27 ″ N , 6 ° 45 ′ 50 ″ E