Reference number : GC-2017-Q1-00390, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Tepe, Kemal (University of Windsor), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for Universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Environmental/health/process monitoring will constitute a large number of Internet of Things (IoT)_x000D_
applications to reduce the costs of monitoring and reaction time, and to increase the efficient utilization of_x000D_
resources, logistics and a number of other factors. In order to have cost effective and successful IoT solutions,_x000D_
numerous communication systems as well as emerging technologies must be integrated and complemented._x000D_
These solutions are particularly important for countries such as Canada since cellular communication_x000D_
technologies are not available in large territories where natural resources such as forests, mines, and pipelines,_x000D_
are located. This project will investigate how to integrate long and short range communication systems to be_x000D_
operated with drones to provide environmental monitoring applications especially important for Canada such_x000D_
as disaster prevention/management in "wildland fires" or "oil pipeline leaks". Establishing a method for_x000D_
preventing large-scale disasters will be a vital asset to the Canadian government in protecting its citizens and_x000D_
natural resources., program purpose french : Environmental/health/process monitoring will constitute a large number of Internet of Things (IoT)_x000D_
applications to reduce the costs of monitoring and reaction time, and to increase the efficient utilization of_x000D_
resources, logistics and a number of other factors. In order to have cost effective and successful IoT solutions,_x000D_
numerous communication systems as well as emerging technologies must be integrated and complemented._x000D_
These solutions are particularly important for countries such as Canada since cellular communication_x000D_
technologies are not available in large territories where natural resources such as forests, mines, and pipelines,_x000D_
are located. This project will investigate how to integrate long and short range communication systems to be_x000D_
operated with drones to provide environmental monitoring applications especially important for Canada such_x000D_
as disaster prevention/management in "wildland fires" or "oil pipeline leaks". Establishing a method for_x000D_
preventing large-scale disasters will be a vital asset to the Canadian government in protecting its citizens and_x000D_
natural resources., agreement title english : Development of an Environmental Monitoring Drone Mounted Gateway, agreement title french : Development of an Environmental Monitoring Drone Mounted Gateway, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-06-14, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year. (2017-2018 to 2018-2019), additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier. (2017-2018 à 2018-2019), owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada