Surpassing its expected lifetime by 12 years, RADARSAT-1, successfully monitored environmental changes and the planet's natural resources, after it was declared non-operational last month. The image above is the first image transmitted by Canada’s first earth observation satellite. The image is of a portion of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada, and is centred at latitude N46:27:05 and longitude W 060:18:50.
Geological, land use patterns, wind and current patterns in lakes and the surrounding oceans are visible in the image. This image provides an enhanced coloured view of the Cape Breton where the oceans and lakes are in blue tones and the land in green tones.
"RADARSAT-1 is a great Canadian success story. It was among the first of the many world-leading technologies that have positioned Canada as a global leader in space," said the Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for the CSA.
source: http://www.geospatialworld.net
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