Business & Organizations

Energy Weather

Since the dawn of natural gas deregulation in 1990, MDA EarthSat Weather is the premier source for industry-sensitive energy weather information. Today our clients include such varied industries as energy, food, retail, banking, and government. Our products appeal to anyone who must manage and minimize their energy risk.

Geologic Exploration

MDA geologists pioneered the use of remote sensing for geologic exploration in 1969 (then EarthSat). In the decades since, MDA has completed hundreds of geologic projects clients in the energy, engineering, water exploration, mining and environmental fields. The focus is a common-sense approach and cutting edge technology to meet our client’s individualized needs.

Agriculture Weather

MDA EarthSat Weather's system integrates meteorological and high resolution satellite data with crop model simulations and ground inventories to provide continuously updated information to commodity traders, grain, cocoa, coffee and sugar importers or exporters and food companies.

Source of Commercial and Civil Imagery

MDA EarthSat Weather is a distributor of essentially all the commercial and civil data types, including QuickBird, IKONOS, SPOT, OrbView, ResourceSat, Landsat, EROS, RADARSAT, ERS, Hyperion, ALI, ASTER, MODIS, SRTM, etc. MDA EarthSat Weather provides dedicated customer service to our clients, and offers priority-level services for requirements reviews, catalog searches, scene selection, browse image generation, order tracking, price estimates, and quotes.

Satellite Image Processing and Analysis

MDA has processed thousands of commercial and civil remote sensing satellite images. We provide basic image processing services such as geometric and radiometric correction, orthorectification, bundle (block) adjustment, mosaicking, merging (fusion), and advanced services such as image enhancements, in-depth quantitative analyses, image classification, and quality control.

Cloud Forecasting

MDA EarthSat Weather's global real time cloud forecasting is utilized by many of the largest private image acquisition companies in the world. Structured as a client specific forecast, options include the length of the forecast period, geographical coverage, the resolution of the forecast, and forecast refresh frequency.