SARTREK Newsletter: May 2002

In This Issue:

1. RADARSAT-2: The Latest Tool for Coastal Zone Management
2. RADARSAT-2: In the News
3. RADARSAT-2: Upcoming Events
4. Ask the Expert

RADARSAT-2: The Latest Tool for Coastal Zone Management

A large percentage of the global population lives in coastal regions. Consequently, these areas are under intense pressure from urban growth, industry and tourism. A prerequisite for sustainable management of these environmentally sensitive areas is the availability of accurate and up-to-date information on their extent, state, and rate of change.

Earth-observation satellites, such as RADARSAT-1, are excellent tools for collecting information in support of coastal zone management as they can provide synoptic or detailed information of a region on a regular basis. With its higher resolution, multi-polarization and fully polarimetric data, RADARSAT-2 will offer a new look at the coastal zone. Studies on the use of multi-polarized and fully polarimetric C-band radar data for coastal zone mapping are underway. Two reports are summarized and describe some of the results.

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RADARSAT-2: In the News

The following recent announcements have been issued regarding the status of the RADARSAT-2 program. News Releases provided courtesy of MacDonald Dettwiler.

News Release
MDA's RADARSAT-2 Project Reaches Milestone-Bus passes Critical Design Review

News Release
MDA's RADARSAT-2 Project Reaches Another Milestone-Payload passes Critical Design Review

RADARSAT-2: Upcoming Events

RADARSAT International will be showcasing RADARSAT-2 at the following upcoming events. Follow the links and contact us for more details.

GeoAlberta Conference 2002
Earth Observation Strategic Applications Development
EOSAD Workshop: Friday June 14, 2002

IGARSS Conference 2002
Visit at booth 313

Ask the Expert

Have you got any un-answered questions about the RADARSAT-1 or RADARSAT-2 satellites, their features, or applications? Contact an expert at for an answer, and we'll share the response with you and our readers.

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