Company: RADARSAT International
Industry: Remote Sensing & Image Processing
Location: Richmond, British Columbia, Canada

Richmond, B.C. - With the signing of $3.44 million US worth of RADARSAT-1 and -2 data and services, the Government of Finland and ImageOne Co.Ltd.of Japan, continue their strong commitment to Canada's RADARSAT satellite program.

ImageOne Co.Ltd, Japan's leading provider of satellite imagery and services, and a RADARSAT-1 distributor since 2000, has signed a $2.4 million US agreement for the exclusive distribution rights to RADARSAT-2 data in Japan.The agreement is for 6 years.

"This signing secures the continuation of the established and successful business relationship between Image One Co.Ltd.and RADARSAT International, " said Adrian Bohane, RADARSAT International's Director of Worldwide Sales.

Finland (through the Finnish Institute of Marine Research) has signed an agreement worth $1.04 million US for RADARSAT-1 and -2 data and services over the years 2004 - 2008.The agreement, brokered by the National Technology Agency (TEKES), provides several Finnish government institutions with access to RADARSAT-1 and -2 data.

"The signing of both of these pre-launch commitments with established RADARSAT-1 clients acknowledges their commitment and confidence in the new capabilities of RADARSAT-2 and the RADARSAT program," said John Hornsby, President of RADARSAT International.

Currently, the Finnish Ice Service uses RADARSAT-1 data in the production of ice chart maps for commercial mariner and harbour authorities.And the Finnish Environmental Institute uses RADARSAT-1 for operational oil spill detection.

Additional Information on RADARSAT-2
Canada's RADARSAT-2 Earth-observation satellite incorporates state-of-the-art technology and will provide users around the world with an enhanced range of high-quality Earth information products.

The new satellite will be capable of image resolution ranging from 3 to 100 meters.RADARSAT-2 will also be the first commercial radar satellite to offer multi-polarization capability that will aid in identifying a variety of surface features and objects.Multi-polarization data includes both the phase and amplitude information of the radar waves being transmitted and received by the satellite.RADARSAT-2 is scheduled for launch in late 2005.

Contact:
Kate Stephens
Marketing & Corporate Communications Manager
RADARSAT International
1-(604) 231-5000
media@rsi.ca

About RADARSAT International (http://www.rsi.ca ):
RADARSAT International is part of the MDA Geographic Information Products group and is a world-leading provider of data products, services and information solutions based on satellite imagery acquired from the majority of commercially-available Earth-observation satellites: RADARSAT-1, LANDSAT, IKONOS, ERS, QuickBird, EROS A, IRS, RESOURCESAT-1 and ENVISAT.Our global markets range from natural resource management and environmental monitoring to defense, disaster management, and agriculture.

Related Websites:
www.fimr.fi
www.imageone.co.jp

Kate Stephens (media@rsi.ca)
Phone: 1- 604 231-5000