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Read More »The Critical Earth Observation SWOT Satellite is Almost Ready for Launch
The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) Earth observation satellite, a joint mission of the French space agency,CNES and NASA, and with contributions from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and the United Kingdom Space Agency (UKSA), is almost ready for transport in early October to the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California for a scheduled December 5 launch.
Read More »MDA’s RADARSAT-2 Takes its One Millionth Image
MDA’s CEO Mike Greeney posted on LinkedIn yesterday that this past Sunday, September 11, its RADARSAT-2 satellite had acquired its one millionth image, a major milestone for any Earth observation platform.
Read More »Three new GHGSat microsatellites operational, doubling capacity
GHGSat announced Thursday that they’re been able to speed up the deployment and operationalization of their satellites, doubling their capacity in “record time.”
Read More »Metaspectral to test hyperspectral payload on the ISS
Vancouver-based Metaspectral is sending a hyperspectral imaging payload to the International Space Station in early 2023. Working with HySpeed Computing and Nanoracks, they’ll be there to test and improve hyperspectral data analysis using deep learning algorithms and neural networks. They’re also there to prove that Metaspectral’s compression tech can solve a big problem with hyperspectral imaging: the pictures are enormous—but the bandwidth is not. This …
Read More »Celebrate Canada Day with satellite art of our great country
For a second year the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has released a set of satellite images that showcase Canada from coast-to-coast-to-coast.
Read More »Next National Earth Observation Forum to be Held in October
As Canada continues to implement its Strategy for Satellite Earth Observation, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) on behalf of other federal departments is organizing another National Earth Observation Forum.
Read More »Video – Taking action on climate change
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has released a short background video on how they use data collected from Canadian and partner satellites to monitor the Earth and climate change.
Read More »CSA targets Earth observation continuity in new contract
A newly posted notice of potential procurement (NPP) offers a preselected list of possible Canadian Space Agency (CSA) vendors the chance to bid on work for “continuity of space-based Earth observations services for the Government of Canada.”
Read More »Earth’s oceans and climate
Canada recently signed an Earth observation agreement with the European Commission which will see the exchange of important data including on oceans and climate.
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