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MDA's remote sensing tools can be used to evaluate remote or difficult access areas. MDA's QRVV methodology is particularly effective with radar satellite imagery.
The L-Band of SIR-C data obtained by the Space Shuttle can be used to evaluate features beneath thin layers of sand in very arid locations. These data are particularly useful in evaluating areas of Libya and Egypt.
See an animated fade of TM (color image) and SIR-C L-Band data (black and white image) over the same location in Africa. Radar data can be used to interpret surficial geology in cloud-covered areas, especially if stereoscopic radar images are acquired.
Recently declassified data from the Corona satellite contains panchromatic images with about a 2-meter resolution acquired during the 1960's and 1970's. This low-cost stereoscopic imagery covers much of the U.S. and overseas. These images are useful for geologic studies in areas where there has subsequently been development, or where aerial photographs are not readily available.
A variety of remote sensing tools can be used to evaluate remote or difficult access areas. Some of these tools are used in our QRVV methodology.
