Brasilia – e-Geos (an 80%/20% joint venture of Finmeccanica-Telespazio and the Italian Space Agency, ASI), via Brazilian company Geoambiente, have been awarded a tender by Censipam (Centro Gestor e Operacional do Sistema de Proteçao da Amazonia), to monitor deforestation in the Amazon. The contract is valid for 2016, with an option to renew for a second year, and governs the monthly transfer of data from the Italian constellation Cosmo-SkyMed. It concerns an area of one million square kilometers of Amazonian territory. The radar sensors with which the satellites are equipped will allow for continuous monitoring, day and night, regardless of weather conditions. This is the ideal solution for the Amazon, where much of the year sees heavy rains and cloud cover. (9colonne)
