The Canadian Ice Service (CIS) has exercised an option with MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates’ [Toronto: MDA] RADARSAT International subsidiary to extend the provision of RADARSAT-1 images for ice monitoring and mapping of Canadian waters. The one-year extension is worth C$1 million (US$688,000).

The Canadian Ice Service receives RADARSAT-1 images from MDA. It then creates ice charts and sends them to marine vessel operators, including icebreakers and the Coast Guard. The CIS has been using RADARSAT-1 data since 1996.