The Brazilian National Institute for Space Research (INPE) has initiated a third year contract with DMC International Imaging Ltd., (DMCii). The contract calls for the acquisition of high-resolution satellite images of the entire 5 million square kilometers of the Amazon rainforest. Since 2004, INPE’s program to monitor deforestation has dramatically reduced the rate of logging from 27,000 sq. km. per year to about 10,000 sq. km. in 2007.
In order to rapidly identify areas of cover change, DMCii is contracted to provide three repeat coverages in 2007 (June-July, July-August, September-October). In 2005, and again in 2006, DMC imaged the whole Amazon Basin in 6 weeks to provide Brazil with vital information to help monitor deforestation and combat illegal logging. The five-satellite international Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC) provides DMC imagery. The DMC small satellites, built by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL), uses wide area cameras to capture the high-resolution images. The latest satellite, built for China, was launched on October 27th in 2005. Two new DMC satellites will be launched in 2008 and a third in 2009—Surrey Research Park, Guildford, United Kingdom
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