Who we are...
Helyx is a specialist provider of geospatial information management and information exploitation solutions and services
Our multi-disciplinary team encompasses capabilities across Geospatial Technical Services, Information Management and Information Exploitation, and Consultancy Services.
We provide our services predominantly to the Defence, and Government sectors, although we are increasingly finding opportunities to provide real value to new commercial customers.
Helyx partners with a number of vendors and SMEs, in order to provide comprehensive and innovative solutions to your toughest challenges.
Our Vision
To be recognised as the UK’s most inspirational provider of critical information services and solutions, that meet the challenging and discreet needs of our customers.
Our Mission
To be a trusted partner – to both our customers’ and industry colleagues. We will combine innovation, domain knowledge, outstanding staff and the latest thinking, to address their challenges.
Our core capabilities at a glance
We are a professional services company, specialising in the provision of Geospatial Science and Technology, and Information Management, Exploitation, and Assurance.
We design, build, deliver, operate, and support complex IT systems and services. We enable and maintain optimal deployment, operation and management of IT resources.
Our ITIL qualified experts develop and implement customer focused, comprehensive processes and guidance for IT Service Management, exploiting deep and detailed customer knowledge, conducting extensive requirements analysis and ensuring best practice methodology is followed. We focus on continuous service improvement, delivery excellence and ensuring maximum benefit for our customers.
We specialise in the provision of information management, exploitation, assurance and geospatial information systems solutions and services. We provide access to a wealth of expertise, to facilitate informed decision making.
Our specialist technical support and consultancy services range from the customisation of web applications, to the design, development, delivery and in-service support of information enabled solutions. In every case, our services are tailored to the unique requirements of our customers’.
We are at the forefront of several scientific and technical applied research and innovation programmes, covering secure managed services, remote sensing, edge computing, and information dissemination. We are increasingly using cutting-edge technologies, such as AI, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Zero Trust Architectures, Mesh Networking, Encryption and Data Centric Security, all of which require complex orchestration and integration, into existing and emerging systems and capabilities. This is a really exciting time for Helyx in this area, as some of our work moves from pure research and innovation, into operational trials.
We specialise in the design and delivery of tailored context-based training solutions. Whether for small projects, or large-scale complex programmes, all our training solutions are delivered to meet our customers’ unique requirements. Our training solutions all adhere to the Defence Systems Approach to Training (DSAT).
Latest UPDATES
HELYX AWARDED CONTRACT FOR PHASE ONE OF ISAT
Helyx is pleased to announce that it has recently been awarded a contract by the MOD for phase one of the Infrastructure Systems Assessment & Targeting (ISAT) programme. The contract was competed via Lot 1 of the Crown Commercial Services Digital Outcomes and Specialist 6 (RM1043.8) Framework.
Through ISAT, Defence will be able to intelligently and precisely target infrastructure, enabling disproportionate operational effects providing commanders a significant advantage and denying these benefits to adversary forces. The ISAT Programme will also tackle pan-Defence challenges such as the curation, assurance and storage of sovereign data, the integration of multi-domain systems and enhancing decision support and situational awareness.
The initial phase of work will involve the development of an infrastructure systems modelling tool allowing the visualisation of the infrastructure within an Area of Operations (AO), map the complex infrastructure inter-dependencies and allow the interrogation of the model to provide decision support to Commanders (Comds) at all levels.
Sean Kennedy, MD, stated “Helyx has considerable experience in devising, managing and developing APIs. We are therefore looking forward to working on the ISAT programme and delivering a robust and scalable solution to the MOD.”
Helyx and University of Portsmouth Awarded Contract for Earth Observation Digital Twins (EODTs) for Crises: Utility & Transport Networks
Helyx is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract by the European Space Agency (ESA)’s Business Applications and Space Solutions (BASS) programme to undertake a Feasibility Study on the Concept of Earth Observation Digital Twins (EODTs) for Crises: Utility & Transport Networks.
Funding has been secured through ESA’s Space in Response to Humanitarian Crises (SiRtHC) thematic call which will enable Helyx and the University of Portsmouth (UoP) to work together in using Earth Observation (EO) data to define and update Digital Twins (DTs) of utility and transport networks, with minimal dependence on in-situ resources. The ability to build and maintain up-to-date DTs of these critical networks remotely and rapidly will be invaluable in responding to natural and technological crises.
The partnership between Helyx and UoP represents the best of British industry and academia combining their diverse and complimentary experience and expertise to overcome some of the biggest challenges facing modern society.
Sean Kennedy, Helyx MD, stated “The team is looking forward to working with the University of Portsmouth on this exciting project which addresses the needs of the Humanitarian sector by providing innovative user-driven services that rapidly extract insight from space data. We will be able to bring our experience from the Defence sector in supporting rapid decision making in demanding environments to bear.”
About ESA Space Solutions:
ESA Space Solutions helps businesses from all corners of Europe to harness space technology to improve life on Earth. We work side by side with industry, developing space-enabled solutions that will grow your business and bring essential socioeconomic benefits. All our activities have a focus on the green transition and the global shift towards a more digital, sustainable future.
The view expressed herein can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the European Space Agency.
Esri UK Annual Conference
Helyx will be exhibiting at the Esri UK Annual Conference, to be held at the QEII Centre, London, on Tuesday 13th May 2025.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Esri UK Annual Conference 2025 – QEII Centre, London | 13 May 2025
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