MDA - Geospatial Services
MDAs Geospatial Services International (formerly RADARSAT International www.rsi.ca) provides Earth observation data, information products and services from the majority of commercially available radar and optical satellites. These products and services are used globally for resource mapping, environmental monitoring, offshore oil and gas exploration, ice reconnaissance, maritime surveillance and disaster management.
MDA holds the exclusive distribution rights to Canadas RADARSAT-1 and RADARSAT-2 synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites. MDA will operate the RADARSAT-2 satellite when launched. RADARSAT-2 offers unparalleled imaging flexibility, dual polarization and full polarimetric imaging options, high-resolution and a highly responsive programming and delivery ground segment.
RADAR (8- to 100-metre resolution) applications include:
*crop monitoring
*ice reconnaissance
*oil & gas and mineral exploration
*disaster management
*forest management
*ship detection
*land use change detection
*coastal monitoring
*mapping
Optical (1- to 188-metre resolution) applications include:
*urban planning
*cartographic mapping
*feature mapping and classification
*grass and forest fire monitoring
*precision farming land management
*transportation network mapping
*transportation and power transmission route siting
*regional overviews
To learn more about MDA's Geospatial Services and its information
solutions from space, contact our Client Services Representatives
at tel: 1-(604)244-0400, fax: 1-(604) 244-0404, or email:
clientservices@mdacorporation.com.
Company Details
Year Established:
1989
Total Sales ($CDN):
$1,000,000 - $5,000,000
Number of Employees:
120
Company Information
Pamela Egan
Title:
Director
Area of Responsibility:
Finance/Accounting
Telephone:
(604) 231-5000
Fax:
(604) 231-4900
Email:
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John Hornsby
Title:
General Manager
Area of Responsibility:
Management Executive
Telephone:
(604) 231-5000
Fax:
(604) 231-4900
Email:
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Adrian Bohane
Title:
Director
Area of Responsibility:
Export Sales & Marketing
Telephone:
(604) 244-0400
Email:
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Products
Emergency Response Systems
Environmental Monitoring Systems
Environmental Products And Services
Maps, Atlases, Charts, And Globes
Radarsat Satellite Imagery.
New 'per km2' prices for RADARSAT data satisfy client needs for cost-effective large area coverage. To keep mapping costs down, clients can select the optimal resolution and imaging areas, and only pay for the data that covers their area of interest - a first for any commercial satellite program. Useful for all applications, including land cover mapping, forest mapping, topographic mapping, geological mapping, national mapping programs, environmental management plans industry site planning, and monitoring.
Services
Satellite Remote Sensing Technology
Imaging
Remote Sensing Data Sales
Radar Application And Education
Surveillance
Remote Sensing
Processing (data)
Resource Management
Intelligence Information
Environmental Products & Services
Aerial Photographic Services
Automated News Services, Data Services, Or Other I
Cartography Services
Digitizing Services (includes Cartographic And Geo
Energy Studies
Environmental Studies Development Of Environmental
Fisheries Resources Management Services
Geological Studies
Informatics Training
Oceanological Studies
Oil Spill Response Including Cleanup, Removal, Dis