ccic workshop whitehorse january, 2012 looknorth : investing in remote sensing in a changing...
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CCIC WorkshopWhitehorseJanuary, 2012
LOOKNorth:Investing in remote sensing in a changing
Northern Canada
LOOKNorth
• Designated Centre of Excellence for Commercialization & Research
• One of 27 across Canada
• Announced December 2010
• Launched January 2011
CECR Approach• Centers that advance research and facilitate
commercialization• Four priority areas:
• Environment; • Natural Resources and Energy; • Health and Life Sciences; • and Information and Communications Technologies.
• Bridging the gap between innovation and technology allowing technologies to get to the market more easily
• Stimulating SMEs, generating jobs, positioning Canada as a technology leader
• Creating partnerships, developing a network of government and industry representatives
C-CORE Technical Areas
Ice Engineering
Remote Sensing
Geotechnical Engineering
LOOKNorth Vision
• Promoting safe and sustainable development of Canada’s northern natural resources
• Stimulate use of remote sensing technology into the resource sector
• Support creation of wealth in Canada
How we go about doing that…
• Work with industry to understand their needs and info gaps– Mining, oil and gas, hydro-
power, shipping• Potential for other sectors
• Use remote sensing technologies to provide resource sector clients with relevant information to support decision making
• Develop opportunities– Small business – Researchers– Northerners
Courtesy of Diavik Mines
Remote sensing
"Remote sensing is the science (and to some extent, art) of acquiring information about the Earth's surface without actually being in contact with it. This is done by sensing and recording reflected or emitted energy and processing, analyzing, and applying that information."
Optical
2m PanchromaticFormosat-2
Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)
3m SARCOSMO-SkyMed
Optical and Radar Comparison
RS Applications in the North
TRACS Program:• NRCan & GSC Project• Surficial sediment
mapping using satellites
• Land cover mapping in permafrost environments
• Infrastructure risk assessment
River Ice Monitoring
• Monitoring sites throughout North
• Knowing ice-build in terms of location(e.g., towns, highways);
• Ice classification image showing river ice types;
• Estimated ice thickness; and
• Multi-date change analysis image
Sector Assessments
• Identifying and documenting industry challenges
• Information needs over lifecycle– Interviews,
workshops, research• Publish results in market
reports• Funding different
programs based on sector needs
• Drives our activities
Technology Validations
• Investing in projects that validate a remote sensing solution to the resource sector client
• Themed calls based on sector assessments
• Linking SMEs with industry partners
• Provide co-funding of 50% up to $200,000 for projects
• Lead to operational utilization
R&D Program
• Understanding applications that are uncertain
• Current themes:-Iceberg deterioration/
lifecycles;-Oil spills in ice;-Iceroads/ allweather
roads planning.• Scan/evaluate potential
technologies
Northern Outreach
• Northern Sector Assessment
• Understanding political, regulatory and social environment
• Identifying relevant stakeholder groups and their needs
• Building partnerships, opening up opportunities in the North
Summing up• Develop business opportunities
– Resource sector information needs (industry, government and community)
– Relevant R&D to address those needs– SMEs capable of supplying the solution
• Co-fund technology validation projects– ≤ $200k (50%) of project cost, ≤ 2 years, etc
• Getting other partners on board– Assessing opportunities in the North– Where there are needs connected to industry
and government– Finding ways of bringing in new partners
