NEWS NEWS
IDS subsidiary Micro-g Solutions Inc. prepares
gradiometer for Mars - NASA plans to take Migro-g's
absolute gravity gradiometer to Mars
Toronto, Ontario, February 9, 2000
IDS Intelligent Detection Systems Inc. (TSE:ISD) announced today
that its subsidiary company, Micro-g Solutions Inc., is developing an
absolute gravity gradiometer for NASA to use on Mars.
NASA plans to take Migro-g's absolute gravity gradiometer to Mars.
Micro-g has been commissioned to design, build and test a prototype
space-born gradiometer system for NASA in a joint research project
with Maline Space Science Systems. The absolute gravity
gradiometer is the only geophysical instrument capable of providing
detailed information about the gravity field to remote planets during
unmanned exploration applications. Gravity information is crucial to
understanding the origin and contents of the subsurface of distant
planets. Micro-g's absolute gravity gradiometer was recently included
as an integral part of the Mars Airborne Geophysical Explorer
(MAGE) payload which seeks to determine the geophysical origins of
the Valle Marineris, the Solar System's largest canyon system.
The absolute gravity gradiometer was initially designed for oil
production and exploration applications. Micro-g, a division of
Scintrex, is currently working on a smaller version of this instrument
for NASA's future planetary exploration endeavours. The prototype
should be developed by early 2001.
About IDS:
IDS is an innovative developer, manufacturer and marketer of
proprietary sensory technology and communication systems. The
company operates through eight business units: Analytical &
Security products and solutions, IDS Power Control Systems,
Scintrex Earth Science Instrumentation, Survey & Exploration
Technology Services, IEC (Integration, Engineering and Consulting),
ChemiCorp International and Caduceon Inc. Its more than 70
products range from drug and explosive detectors to nuclear safety
control instruments, petroleum and mineral exploration
instrumentation and services as well as developing technologies for
industrial process control and point-of-care health analysis. IDS's
Internet initiative, GeoCommerce Inc., provides centralized online
trading and information marketplaces for the global mining,
exploration, and geophysics communities through:
www.MineOnline.com and www.GeophysicsOnline.com. IDS
operates worldwide in Canada, the US, France, UK, Australia and
Brazil, and is publicly traded on The Toronto Stock Exchange
(symbol: ISD).
For additional information:
Media Inquiries
Peter McIntyre
IDS Intelligent Detection Systems
Telehone: (416) 214-6726
pmcintyre@hq.idsdetection.com
Investor Inquiries
Rick Conroy
Lexington Communications
Telehone: (416) 588-1888
rick@lexington.ca
U.S. Contacts
Thomas Dean / Michael Block
Murdock Capital Partners
Telehone: (212) 421-2545
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