Canadian Advanced Satellite Imaging (CASI) Ltd. provides cost-effective solutions to the mining departments of countries that might not be able to afford dealing directly with organizations such as NASA or other government institutions engaged in satellite imaging in the United States, Canada or the EU countries.

We provide satellite imaging and interpretation services to governments only. We do not deal with the private sector. It is important to note that we do not and cannot bypass informing the Canadian and US governments of the nature and extent of our activities in various client countries.

We analyze, interpret and develop satellite images of mineral resources and avail various governments of our products and services. Our remote sensing data, geological maps and related compilations are sold exclusively to governments, not the private sector. By licensing the use of our images of mineral resources to governments only, the ability to make derivative products from our satellite imagery is protected.

The resolutions of satellite images we acquire vary depending on the instruments used, the software employed, and the altitude of the satellite orbits that the US government and the client governments permit us to use. Our satellite imagery is often supplemented by aerial photographs, which have a much higher resolution for detailed composition and geomorphologic mapping of surface soils and bedrocks.

Due to the multiple bands that the satellites carry it becomes possible to interpret wavelengths that cannot be seen by the naked eye. Near infrared, short wave infrared, and thermal infrared can be used to identify the difference in structural features of the earth's surface.

Multispectral imaging and thematic mapping allow the collection of reflection data and absorption properties of soils and rocks. This data could be utilized by trained photogeologists to interpret surface lithologies, identify clays, oxides, and soil types from satellite imagery.

Remote sensing is used as a tool to extract information about the land surface structure, composition or subsurface, but is often combined with other data sources providing complementary measurements. Multispectral data can provide information on lithology or rock composition based on spectral reflectance. Radar provides an expression of surface topography and roughness, and thus is extremely valuable, especially when integrated with another data source to provide detailed relief.

Remote sensing is not limited to direct geology applications - it is also used to support logistics, such as route planning for access into a mining area, reclamation monitoring, and generating base maps upon which geological data can be referenced or superimposed.