In 1980, the Bercha Group made a major diversification into remote sensing through the acquisition of the Gulf Stream 1 aircraft equipped with a Motorola Side Looking Airborne Radar (SLAR).
The laser topographic mapping pilot project for the World Bank in Indonesia was carried out in 1985. A field visit to south Kalimantan presented an opportunity to view large iron wood logs.
The Group's activities moved into Malaysia. We had the good fortune to associate with Tunku Naquiyuddin, Chairman of the Antah Group, which resulted in the formation of a joint venture between the two groups in 1989.
The real aperture radar was once again revitalized in 1990, in a digital form, and installed in a Metro II aircraft to provide an additional three years of ice patrol service based in Inuivik to Canadian Marine Drilling Limited from 1990-1992.
The Bercha Group continued to explore exotic opportunities including an Iranian-sponsored invitation with an invited address at the First International Conference on Surveying and Mapping in Tehran.
Forest Information and Reconnaissance System (FIRS) facilitates application of remote sensing information to resource management applications.
Radar image strip near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. South look 1:250,000
Dual (opposite) look radar mosaic set reduced from original 1:250,000 scale. Area is 18,500 km2 in southeastern Nigeria, West Africa. (a) North look
(b) South look of same area.
The Falcon aircraft C-GRSD was the platform for the electro-optical facility during a number of projects carried out for the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing. Scientific and technical support was provided for the definition of mission requirements for a satellite equipped with a Synthetic Aperture Radar (RADARSAT). Some projects where the Falcon was used include R8408, R8305, AND R8115.
