Fugro to perform GeoSAR Mapping in South America

19 January 2009, 12:06pm

Fugro EarthData, Inc., has been awarded two contracts for high accuracy elevation
mapping over parts of South America. With a combined value of USD 13 million, the
contracts will be completed using Fugro’s exclusive GeoSAR airborne radar
mapping system and are funded by the U.S. government.

The new awards continue Fugro EarthData’s prior work in the region. Since 2002, the
company has mapped over 700,000 square kilometres worldwide using GeoSAR. Data
acquisition for the current mapping contracts is now underway; final deliverables are
scheduled for July and October 2010 and will be used to update existing topographic
maps in support of regional land management activities. As with previous contracts, Fugro
EarthData is coordinating with South American government agencies to complete the
mapping projects.

GeoSAR is a one-of-a-kind airborne radar mapping system that collects dual-band
interferometric synthetic aperture radar (IFSAR) data through clouds and dense foliage
over large project areas. Unhampered by weather or land-cover conditions, GeoSAR’s Xand
P-band orthorectified image and digital elevation model (DEM) data enable efficient
topographic and thematic mapping in equatorial regions.

Fugro EarthData, Inc.

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