For more than 25 years, images from RADARSAT-1, RADARSAT-2 and the RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) have been of enormous value to Canadians. Satellite data provides critical information to ensure the safety and security of Canadians, monitor and protect the environment and the Arctic, and manage our natural resources.
Today, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced that an amount of $6.8 million has been awarded to Canadian companies to help satisfy Canada's future needs for satellite imagery. Key technologies developed under 10 R&D contracts will increase the power of the radar, enable higher resolution images and intelligent anomaly detection, improve measurements of sea-ice thickness, and more.
Canada is building on its reputation as a global leader in satellite technology by advancing capabilities that will make Canadian Earth observation (EO) satellites even more efficient: faster at delivering higher quality images, and better at collecting precise data to enhance climate prediction and to assist navigation in ice-infested water.
