RADARSAT-2
How is MDA and the Government of Canada Addressing Illegal Fishing?
MDA and the Government of Canada are using advanced radar satellites to stop illegal fishing. Illegal and unregulated fishing accounts…
Ukraine at War: Impacts of Geomatics, Geospatial & Earth Observation Technologies
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, sent shockwaves through the global community. As tension escalated in the months…
Canadian Geospatial Briefing March 7th: 1. MDA to Build 17 satellites to Enhance Globalstar’s LEO Constellation. 2. DDC’s new management. 3. DDC’s update on Canary drone testing. 4. Need for RADARSAT in disasters. 5. Cape Breton Highlands image looks like a kitty.
MDA to Build 17 Satellites to Enhance Globalstar’s LEO Constellation According to MDA’s announcement on Feb 24th, this company is…
RADARSAT Constellation Mission: From Design to Launch to Operation
It has been well over two years since the launch of Canada’s most recent space mission, the RADARSAT Constellation Mission…
The Dark Vessel Detection (DVD) Program – MDA/DFO program takes aim at illegal fishing
Canada has always been a leader in the geospatial community, from Roger Tomlinson’s pioneering work creating the first computerized GIS…
MDA Awarded Contract to use Satellite Based Data Fusion and Analytics to Counter Illegal Fishing
MDA announced that it has been awarded a three-year contract with the Government of Canada Department of Fisheries and Oceans…
MDA Announces Radarsat-2 Continuity Mission
February 2, 2021 MDA is excited to announce that the company has embarked on a major new initiative to build…
2020’s Biggest Canadian Geospatial News — Canada in Space
2020 will be remembered by many as perhaps not the best year (and one we’d like to forget) — but…
RADARSAT-2 injured and WorldView-4 down
Canada’s only operational radar satellite has just lost its gyroscope, and the WorldView-4 satellite is down for the count. Maxar’s…
MDA to deliver mission-critical SAR information for maritime surveillance
Richmond, BC – MDA, a Maxar Technologies company (formerly MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.), (NYSE: MAXR) (TSX: MAXR), today announced…
Urthecast, Maxar, Climate Atlas, Hybrid GIS, ArcticDEM: Your Monday Briefing
In the news: Climate data and those who can access it, LiDar mapping at work in the Okanagan, and Business…
MDA signs contracts for RADARSAT-2 information
Richmond, BC – MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (“MDA” or the “Company”) (TSX: MDA), a global communications and information company,…
