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| Earthdata wins contract in South America EarthData International, Inc., part of the Fugro Group, has been awarded a $5.9 million contract to complete aerial mapping over parts of South America for the United State's National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). As with previous NGA contracts in the region, EarthData will use its GeoSAR radar mapping system to produce high-resolution image and terrain maps in support of land and information management activities. Data acquisition for the 70,755-square-kilometer project will commence this month. In addition to EarthData's earlier work South America, the company has performed GeoSAR mapping projects in Papua New Guinea and other Asia Pacific areas. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Construction News :: home page |