Radarsat leaders due here

Radarsat leaders due here

JAKARTA (JP): Executives from Radarsat International Inc.
(RSI) of Vancouver, Canada, and several Canadian firms engaged in
satellite data utilization, application and analysis, will start
a three-day visit here next Tuesday.

A statement issued by the Canadian Embassy here said
yesterday that RSI, in conjunction with the Agency for Technology
Assessment and Application, PT Bhumi Prasaja and the embassy,
will hold a road show on Tuesday to discuss Indonesian geomatics
requirements.

Last November, Canada launched the Synthetic Aperture Radar,
or Radarsat, satellite which utilizes powerful microwave
instrumentation to enable it to "see" through clouds and darkness
and to obtain detailed images of the earth regardless of ground
level weather conditions.

The Canadian and Indonesian governments will also sign an
agreement authorizing the introduction of remote sensing
technology for the environmental management of Indonesia's
coastal and maritime regions.

RSI recently finished a contract with PT Mapindo Parama to
supply 250 Radarsat images of Indonesia. (pwn)