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Egypt and Canada to promote use of satellite technology in water management
October 31, 2006 – Egypt and Canada have had many opportunities recently to work together on sustainable development of water resources. As part of the European Space Agency's TIGER initiative, there are projects for Nile River water resource and watershed management for agriculture and food security, lake and coastal water monitoring, flood vulnerability assessments, and health issues related to water quality involving Canadian and Egyptian companies and organizations.
New opportunities for collaboration in applying satellite technology to sustainable water management practices will be created now that a Memorandum of Understanding between the Canadian Space Agency and Egypt's National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences has been signed in Cairo
today. The signing was part of a series of activities related to a Canadian trade mission to Egypt to promote the use of remote sensing technologies throughout Africa.
Collaboration opportunities include joint research projects, exchanges of expertise and information between industry, academia and other organizations, and liaisons among various organizations in both Canada and Egypt. Since the agreement with Egypt is open, other potential space technologies and scientific applications can fall under its scope.
For more information on collaboration opportunities, please contact Tidiane Ouattara at tidiane.ouattara@space.gc.ca.
Research Projects Selected for SOAR Program
RADARSAT-2 will provide the most advanced commercially available C-Band radar imagery in the world. And now, Earth observation researchers and scientists from around the world are taking part in a research and development program offered through the Canadian Space Agency, MDA, and the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing.
The Science and Operational Applications Research (SOAR) program for RADARSAT-2 promotes using the satellite's advanced capabilities in the worldwide effort to understand many of today's Earth and environment issues. The 192 selected projects from 35 countries will address these issues and validate their results with end-users. Universities, government organizations, and industry will be researching new applications, notably in agriculture monitoring, maritime surveillance and land and ice mapping, to take advantage of RADARSAT-2's advanced, highly precise beam modes not yet available on any other commercial satellite.
Each project will receive about 10 RADARSAT-2 advanced mode images free of charge. In addition, project managers will have an opportunity to submit papers for publication in the Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing.
RADARSAT-2 can image at spatial resolutions ranging from 3 to 100 metres with swath widths ranging from 10 to 500 kilometres. It can look right and left and offers multipolarization and fully polarimetric data. The satellite is designed for a seven-year lifetime.
Launch is scheduled for March 2007, and the satellite should be fully operational about three months later.
For more information, please visit the www.radarsat2.info Web site.
RADARSAT-2 Symposium
September 11 to 15
John H. Chapman Space Centre in Longueuil, Quebec
Scheduled for launch in March 2007, RADARSAT-2 is an advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite that will support a wide range of scientific, environmental and commercial applications. Satellite partners MDA and the Canadian Space Agency cordially invite you to this forum to learn about new features and products.
One objective is to facilitate collaboration between communities of users. You will meet other SAR users, partners, educators and researchers interested in the features and benefits of this advanced Earth observation mission.
For more information, please visit the RADARSAT-2 Symposium Web site.
Announcement of Opportunity: Subsidence Mapping in New Orleans
Due date for Letters of Intent: September 22, 2006
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA), in cooperation with the United States Geological Survey (USGS), has launched an Announcement of Opportunity for researching new developments in interferometric applications using RADARSAT-1 data and innovative mapping approaches to better illustrate subsidence.
Both the CSA and the USGS believe researchers are very receptive to the challenge of identifying new approaches and applications and the mapping potential for dynamic terrain displacements such as subsidence. This new research will also help investigators become better prepared to use more advanced data from RADARSAT-2 and for developing the requirements for the future RADARSAT Constellation.
This opportunity will be open to the international research community for consideration. For more information, please see the announcement Web page.
Oceans '06 Conference
September 18 to 21, 2006
Individuals and companies involved in ocean and marine applications are invited to attend the MTS/IEEE Oceans '06 Conference and Exhibition in Boston.
This event brings together industry professionals and leaders in the field of marine technology and ocean science from academia, government, and commercial sectors to share their latest research, technology, and information. The Canadian Space Agency will be showcasing its satellite technologies at the Canadian Pavilion along with 48 other Canadian exhibitors to over 2,500 delegates. The 2007 and 2008 events will be held in Vancouver and Quebec, respectively.
If you would like to attend the conference or require more information, please contact Nelson Kalil at nelson.kalil@space.gc.ca or visit www.oceans06mtsieeeboston.org.
Take part in the Canada-Finland Earth observation trade mission
October 2 to 5, 2006
The Canadian Space Agency and TEKES have organized a trade mission to Finland. It is to showcase the complementary strengths of Canada and Finland in Earth observation and promote technology transfer between the two countries.
The formation of networking and commercial partnerships between Canadian and Finnish organizations is one aim. There are presentations of four ongoing projects under the CSA-TEKES agreement and of the purpose and conditions of the upcoming CSA/TEKES request for proposals. A polarimetry workshop for RADARSAT-2 functionalities is offered. Registration is free, except for the RADARSAT-2 workshop.
Exhibition space reserved by the Agency can be shared with several companies. For more information, please contact Denis Auger at denis.auger@space.gc.ca, Lyse Champagne at lyse.chamgagne@space.gc.ca or Nelson Kalil at nelson.kalil@space.gc.ca.
OceanSAR
October 23 to 25, 2006
The registration system and workshop program for OceanSAR 2006 are now online. The third workshop on Coastal and Marine Applications of Synthetic Aperture Radar is in St. John's, N.L.
Previous workshop participants identified the need for a set of robust tools for systematic marine monitoring and operational applications. OceanSAR 2006 will build on these recommendations as scientists present their current research findings and maritime end-users present their operational information needs. The Canadian Space Agency, the Canadian Ice Service, C-CORE, and MDA are organizing the event.
For more information, please visit www.oceansar2006.com, or contact Yves Crevier at yves.crevier@space.gc.ca.
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