MDA
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MDA is a Canadian space technology company known for developing advanced satellite systems, robotics, and Earth observation solutions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MDA canonical | 18 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2139094 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MDA Context triple: [RADARSAT Constellation Mission, developedInCollaborationWith, MDA]
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A.
MDA
MDA (Monochrome Display Adapter) is IBM's original text-only video display standard for early IBM PCs, providing high-resolution monochrome output without graphics capabilities.
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B.
MDA
MDA is the three-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code representing the Republic of Moldova.
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C.
MDA
MDA is the state agency responsible for promoting and regulating Maryland’s agricultural industry, including farming, food safety, and related environmental programs.
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D.
MAD
MAD is the three-letter IATA airport code for Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, the main international airport serving Madrid, Spain.
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E.
MDOA
MDOA is the state agency responsible for advocating for and providing services to older adults and their caregivers in Maryland.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MDA Target entity description: MDA is a Canadian space technology company known for developing advanced satellite systems, robotics, and Earth observation solutions.
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A.
MDA
MDA (Monochrome Display Adapter) is IBM's original text-only video display standard for early IBM PCs, providing high-resolution monochrome output without graphics capabilities.
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B.
MDA
MDA is the three-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code representing the Republic of Moldova.
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C.
MDA
MDA is the state agency responsible for promoting and regulating Maryland’s agricultural industry, including farming, food safety, and related environmental programs.
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D.
MAD
MAD is the three-letter IATA airport code for Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, the main international airport serving Madrid, Spain.
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E.
MDOA
MDOA is the state agency responsible for advocating for and providing services to older adults and their caregivers in Maryland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aerospace company
ⓘ
space technology company ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
European Space Agency
ⓘ
NASA ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| developedFor | Canadian Space Agency ⓘ |
| develops |
antenna systems for satellites
ⓘ
mission control software ⓘ satellite buses ⓘ |
| focusArea |
low Earth orbit satellite constellations
ⓘ
lunar exploration robotics ⓘ |
| formerName |
MDA (MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates)
ⓘ
surface form:
MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates
|
| foundedBy |
John MacDonald
ⓘ
Werner Dettwiler ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1969 ⓘ |
| hasOfficeIn |
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
ⓘ
Montreal, Quebec, Canada ⓘ Ottawa ⓘ
surface form:
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Richmond, British Columbia ⓘ
surface form:
Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
|
| headquartersLocation |
Brampton
ⓘ
surface form:
Brampton, Ontario, Canada
|
| industry |
aerospace
ⓘ
defence ⓘ space ⓘ |
| listedOn | Toronto Stock Exchange ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Canadarm
ⓘ
Canadarm2 ⓘ Dextre robotic manipulator ⓘ
surface form:
Dextre (Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator)
RADARSAT Constellation Mission ⓘ RADARSAT-2 ⓘ |
| product |
Earth observation data products
ⓘ
ground systems for satellite control ⓘ satellite payloads ⓘ space robotics systems ⓘ space-based radar systems ⓘ |
| providesService |
geospatial analytics
ⓘ
satellite mission operations ⓘ space surveillance and tracking data ⓘ |
| servesSector |
commercial satellite operators
ⓘ
defence and security organizations ⓘ government customers ⓘ |
| specializesIn |
Earth observation solutions
ⓘ
geointelligence ⓘ satellite systems ⓘ space missions and services ⓘ space robotics ⓘ |
| tickerSymbol | MDA ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: MDA Description of subject: MDA is a Canadian space technology company known for developing advanced satellite systems, robotics, and Earth observation solutions.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Dextre
subject surface form:
Mobile Servicing System
subject surface form:
Mobile Servicing System