Defense

Mission Rehearsal

The warfighter can now visit any area of interest on the globe prior to deploying or beginning the military decision making process (MDMP).

Visualization & Simulation

Geo-specific photo-real imagery from multiple sensors at various resolutions are necessary to obtain the most realistic representation of area where end users train with their weapon system. MDA Federal Inc. fuse blends the color balanced imagery into seamless mosaic that is formatted to any customer specification. Additional layers of feature extractions and classifications enhance the value of the data set creating a multi-sensor training environment.

Land Cover Mapping

MDA provides landcover maps to NOAA as part of the Coastal Change Analysis Program (C-CAP) and to USGS as part of the NLCD 2001 program. To produce these maps, MDA utilizes a Classification and Regression Tree (CART) mapping methodology developed in cooperation with USGS, and implemented in a production environment. NOAA C-CAP maps provide important land cover change data to NOAA’s coastal monitoring program, and NLCD 2001 products are critical components of the nation’s LANDFIRE program, providing consistent, nation-wide fuel and vegetation data for fire management programs.

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.

Source of Commercial and Civil Imagery

MDA 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 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.

Weather Data

MDA EarthSat Weather is one of the leading global suppliers of high quality historical and real-time weather observations. All data is CLEANED such that erroneous values are replaced and missing values are filled. MDA EarthSat Weather's databases currently contain weather data for in excess for 10,000 global locations.

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.