Hardware & Software

Servers Processors and Storage

Keeping up with the volumes of data produced by today's sensors requires massive amounts of storage and powerful processors supported by a fast, reliable network. MDA has invested in a quality infrastructure able to handle many users working on separate, large projects.

Highlights of MDA's IP division hardware:

• Two SunFire V880 servers, each with:
• Eight UltraSparc III 900 MHz CPUs
• 16 GB RAM
• Gigabit Ethernet to the desktop
• 15 TB SAN
• One quarter Petabyte nearline tape storage

Digital Printing

Customized 4'x32' museum quality wall mural

From 8x10 inch prints to giant wall-size murals, MDA's digital printing lab offers the highest quality digital prints available, all at competitive low-cost prices. Customized services and 24-hour turn-around set MDA's digital printing lab apart from the others. The lab accepts images ready-to-print, or we can interactively process images for you - to match or enhance colors, precision scale to specific sizes, create custom collars and montages. Expert mounting, laminating and framing services are also available.

Propietary Image Processing Software

MDA has remained at the forefront of the image processing community by continually improving on and developing new algorithms to solve our clients' needs. Our development efforts began nearly 30 years ago when no COTS software was available to do even the most basic image processing task. Since then, MDA's Image Production and Processing Package (IP3) software has evolved into a sophisticated package able to perform many functions better and faster than any COTS software, and many functions that no COTS package is presently capable of performing.

Full COTS Capability

MDA recognizes the tremendous strengths of many COTS software packages, and uses them accordingly to complement IPS. Below is a list of the software used within the IP Division:

• ERDAS IMAGINE
• PCI
• ENVI
• Intergraph's Image Analyst
• ER Mapper
• ArcView