A Hawkeyed Addition to Canada’s Arctic Arsenal

A Canadian satellite – Radarsat-2 – will monitor the Arctic and Antarctic and help defend Canada’s territorial claims in the Arctic, reports Paul Taylor in the Globe & Mail. Canada has had a similar satellite in orbit since 1995, which monitors the progress of melting polar ice, oil spills and agricultural growth. Research based on the satellite’s images contributed to Canada becoming a leader in polar research. The new satellite will offer higher resolution images and detect anything larger than a car, while will also allow for expanded sales to corporations and foreign governments that want to monitor the far ends of the globe. – YaleGlobal