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ATC News
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MDA to upgrade surveillance solution used in Amazon
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 MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (TSX: MDA), a provider of essential information solutions, announced today that it has signed a multi-million dollar contract to upgrade the SIVAM ground processing solution. |
The Amazon Surveillance System, or SIVAM (Sistema de Vigilancia da Amazonia) is an airborne radar surveillance system used for monitoring the Amazon.
The solution processes airborne imaging radar data, and generates digital elevation products. The upgrade will modernize the system and will include additional functions to increase the data volume. MDA delivered the original airborne surveillance and ground system in 2001. |
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