{"id":276574,"date":"2020-11-25T03:54:35","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T08:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=276574"},"modified":"2020-11-25T03:54:35","modified_gmt":"2020-11-25T08:54:35","slug":"investing-in-canadian-companies-to-harness-space-data-and-solve-challenges-on-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/11\/25\/investing-in-canadian-companies-to-harness-space-data-and-solve-challenges-on-earth\/","title":{"rendered":"Investing in Canadian companies to harness space data and solve challenges on Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Government of Canada is helping Canadian companies take full advantage of the opportunities enabled by space. (Photo<\/a>: Canadian Space Age\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The unique data collected by satellites is rapidly becoming the raw material of the digital age. When combined with artificial intelligence and powerful computing, space data promises to unlock the potential for a multitude of new cutting-edge applications to meet today’s and tomorrow’s challenges on Earth.<\/p>\n

The Government of Canada is helping Canadian companies take full advantage of the opportunities enabled by space. Under the Canadian Space Agency’s (CSA’s)\u00a0smartEarth<\/a>\u00a0initiative, 16 companies across Canada are receiving contributions to advance\u00a0research and development (R&D) projects<\/a>\u00a0 that will develop approaches to maximize the use of Earth observation data with advanced disruptive technologies.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0R&D<\/abbr>\u00a0projects are diverse. Some focus on enabling access to data or advancing data analytics that combine multiple types of data. Others aim to maximize the use of data and develop innovative applications to help monitor and protect Earth and its environment by, for example, mapping changes in our forests, taking stock of wetlands and detecting methane emissions in our atmosphere.<\/p>\n

It is anticipated that 240 new jobs will be created across Canada through these contributions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Organization<\/th>\nLocation<\/th>\nContribution value<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
ADGA Group Consultants\u00a0Inc.<\/span><\/td>\nOttawa, Ontario<\/td>\n$300,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arctus\u00a0Inc.<\/span><\/td>\nSainte-P\u00e9tronille<\/span>, Quebec<\/td>\n$299,995<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ASL Environmental Sciences\u00a0Inc.<\/span><\/td>\nSaanichton, British Columbia<\/td>\n$299,989<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A.U.G. Signals\u00a0Ltd.<\/abbr><\/td>\nToronto, Ontario<\/td>\n$299,853<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BGC Engineering\u00a0Inc.<\/span><\/td>\nVancouver, British Columbia<\/td>\n$299,430<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Complex System\u00a0Inc.<\/span><\/td>\nCalgary, Alberta<\/td>\n$293,738<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dromadaire G\u00e9o Innovations<\/span>\u00a0Inc.<\/span><\/td>\nMontreal, Quebec<\/td>\n$84,483<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GHGSat\u00a0Inc.<\/span><\/td>\nMontreal, Quebec<\/td>\n$300,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Global Spatial Technology Solutions\u00a0Inc.<\/span><\/td>\nDartmouth, Nova Scotia<\/td>\n$279,642<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
HabitatSeven\u00a0Inc.<\/span><\/td>\nOttawa, Ontario<\/td>\n$216,401<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hatfield Consultants LLP<\/td>\nNorth Vancouver, British Columbia<\/td>\n$192,161<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MDA<\/abbr>\u00a0Geospatial Services\u00a0Inc.<\/span><\/td>\nRichmond, British Columbia<\/td>\n$157,924<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MDA<\/abbr>\u00a0Systems\u00a0Ltd.<\/abbr><\/td>\nRichmond, British Columbia<\/td>\n$300,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NorthStar Earth and Space\u00a0Inc.<\/span><\/td>\nMontreal, Quebec<\/td>\n$299,575<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
OODA Technologies\u00a0Inc.<\/span><\/td>\nMontreal, Quebec<\/td>\n$295,154<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vertex Professional Services\u00a0Ltd.<\/abbr><\/td>\nSherwood Park, Alberta<\/td>\n$300,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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“The Government of Canada is committed to ensuring that our country remains a world leader in acquiring and using satellite data to support science excellence, innovation and economic growth. It is with investments like these smartEarth contributions that we will be able to embrace the potential of space data to grow Canada’s economy and create the jobs of tomorrow.”<\/p>\n

– The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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