Toronto, July 2003: A competitive contract has been awarded to A.U.G.Signals to expand its web-based image processing centre available at www.signalfusion.com with advanced change detection tools. To increase the level of integration between processing tools and data, the site will be able to interface directly with online imagery providers adopting the Web Mapping Server (WMS) standard. The site will also integrate a mirror node at the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing (CCRS), part of Natural Resources Canada (NRCan).
“The Government of Canada is proud to support this innovative project,” said the Honourable Herb Dhaliwal,Minister of Natural Resources Canada. “Funding through GeoConnections allows us to support this and other initiatives to build opportunities for Canadians, now and in the future.”
With the new service, users will be able to detect online changes in satellite images, including those accessible via the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure being built by GeoConnections, a national partnership initiative led by NRCan. The information gathered with the new change detection tools will assist in updating topographic databases, which is particularly important for land applications, disaster management, environmental monitoring and search and rescue. “The ability of any person to access and process geospatial information in almost real time at anytime and from anywhere is the heart of this project” said Dr. George Lampropoulos, the president of A.U.G. Signals. “This online tool promotes the innovation and competitiveness of the algorithms suppliers (Government, Industry, Universities) and, furthermore, increases the number of applications and the utilization of geospatial data. A.U.G. Signals is proud to develop this portal and make it a winning project for all Canadians”.
Awarded on behalf of the GeoInnovations program of the GeoConnections, this contract will be completed in May 2004.
A.U.G. Signals’ image processing centre already offers online automatic image registration, as well as image fusion capabilities. As part of the evaluation trial process, this service is FREE for a limited time.