VANCOUVER – Space technology company MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (TSX:MDA) signs $ 4.2-million contract involving high-definition cameras to be installed on the International Space Station.
MDA said the contract with Earth Video Camera Inc. — operating as UrtheCast — will provide them with information solutions to be incorporated into two high-definition video cameras to be installed on space station in late 2012.
The cameras will stream pictures and constant, near-live video to Earth for potential uses in education, environmental information, disaster monitoring and consumer-generated media.
The information will be offered through a consumer-centric website created by UrtheCast, a subsidiary of Earth Video Camera Inc., that will allow users to track the location of the space station.
As the cameras pass over a particular geographic location, the site will allow access to the video data and imagery of the area, thus providing the opportunity for more immediate awareness of events around the world.
MDA provides advanced information solutions that capture and process vast amounts of data from space for use by clients in business and government.
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