Vanguard Magazine

12 JUNE/JULY 2016 www.vanguardcanada.com m marItIme SURVEILLANCE PROJECT by nestor arellano On February 29, Rousseau proudly launched new swing doors for its "R" line of heavy-duty cabinets and shelving. Rousseau constantly seeks to improve its product offering and the innovative design of these new doors is the result of this ongoing effort. Rousseau's design team worked hard to create a modern and distinctive solution that offers true added value. The doors adjust vertically and horizontally to com- pensate for uneven floors, once again demonstrating Rousseau's awareness of its customers' daily challenges. The doors also close with a simple push. The durable and ergonomic handles intuitively turn to the le or right for easy opening. Two locking options are available for added security: a key lock and a safety hasp. Available in both solid and polycarbonate versions, these doors combine rigidity and durability with a modern design ideally suited to most industries. Rousseau also offers stacked doors for shelving. For more information about the new doors, visit www.rousseaumetal.com. new doors For rousseau T he Canadian government has awarded MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Systems Ltd (MDA) a $48.5 million contract for delivery of the Polar Epsilon 2 sys- tem. The contract is part of the government's commitment to pro- viding the Canadian Armed Forces with the equipment it needs to respond to crises within Canadian borders and abroad. The Polar Epsilon 2 will use imagery from the three-satellite RADARSAT Constellation Mission, to be launched in 2018, to deliver advanced surveillance capabilities for domestic and global CAF operations. It will provide access to a domestic source of space-based observation data, greatly enhancing their ability to identify and track vessels from space in near-real-time. "The Government of Canada is committed to ensuring the Cana- dian Armed Forces remain a modern, combat-effective, multi-role military able to conduct the missions the Government asks of it," a statement from defence chief Harjit Sajjan said. "The Polar Epsilon 2 project positions Canada as a world leader in space-based remote sensing for arctic and maritime domain awareness, and provides our women and men in uniform with the data and information needed to respond to domestic and international crises and events." The three-satellite configuration will provide daily revisits of Canada's vast territory and maritime approaches, as well as daily access to 90 per cent of the world's surface. The RCM is being designed for three main uses: • Maritime surveillance (ice, surface wind, oil pollution and ship monitoring) • Disaster management (mitigation, warning, response and re- covery) • Ecosystem monitoring (agriculture, wetlands, forestry and coastal change monitoring) In addition to these core user areas, there are expected to be a wide range of ad hoc uses of RADARSAT Constellation data in many different applications within the public and private sectors, both in Canada and internationally. For example, while the mission design initially focused on mari- time security requirements, land security, particularly in the Arc- tic, will be dramatically enhanced. The system offers up to four passes per day in Canada's far north and several passes per day over the Northwest Passage. The increase in revisit frequency introduces a range of applica- tions that are based on the regular collection of data and creation of composite images that highlight changes over time. Such ap- plications are particularly useful for monitoring climate change, land-use evolution, coastal change, urban subsidence and even human impacts on local environments. The new system will extend and enhance the capacity of Polar Epsi- lon 1, which works with the RADARSAT 2 satellite, amplify the Ca- nadian Armed Forces' ability to detect, identify, and track vessels of interest in Canada's maritime areas, the Arctic region, and in support of operations around the world. Polar Epsilon 2 will allow identifica- tion of ships in addition to their radar-detected positions, providing an integrated, near-real-time maritime situational awareness capabil- ity. It will also help support land-based missions as required. The Industrial and Technological Benefits Policy applies to this procurement, which requires the contractor to make strategic investments in Canada, including work with small and medium enterprises. Under this contract, MDA will deliver ground receiving sta- tions on the East and West coasts of Canada, specifically designed to detect ships from RADAR imagery provided by RADARSAT Constellation Mission. in space-based maritime surveillance project MDA gets $4.5-M contract

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