Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-01337, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Nantel, Marc (Niagara College), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Applied Research Tools and Instruments Grants, program name french : Subventions d'outils et d'instruments de recherche appliquée, program purpose english : The one factor that a farmer cannot control is the weather. The ability to generate accurate forecasts for regions_x000D_
as small as a farm field, a day or two in advance of harmful events, can be the difference between life and death_x000D_
for the crops. Reliable forecasting (2 to 3 days) of damaging conditions such as catastrophic killer frosts, high_x000D_
winds, continued drought, or other conditions that might hit the farm gives the farmer the knowledge needed to_x000D_
engage the best mitigation strategy. Niagara College (NC) Agriculture & Environmental Technologies_x000D_
Innovation Centre (AETIC) is requesting funding to purchase an advanced heavy-duty easy-to-use rugged_x000D_
rover, rover prototyping hardware, Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and sensors, and a high-performance_x000D_
computer. Rovers, UAS (also known as drones), and modern high-performance computing can provide_x000D_
numerical weather forecasting, decision support, farm management help, and actionable data - all with_x000D_
precision agriculture techniques. Precision agriculture involves the use of modern hardware, tools, and data to_x000D_
support farm management practices and actions, to increase profitability and foster environmental stewardship._x000D_
Dr. Mike Duncan, the NSERC Industrial Research Chair for Colleges (IRCC) in Precision Agriculture &_x000D_
Environmental Technologies, leads the AETIC team. Together they will collaborate with industry partners to_x000D_
support and develop rover smart data collection, automation, and sensor packages, as well as UAS data_x000D_
collection and analysis to identify crop disease and deficiencies; and enhanced numerical weather prediction._x000D_
The NC team has trained and experienced UAS operators, and has a 40-acre campus vineyard and multiple_x000D_
partner farm sites to test the prototypes. The initial farmers that will benefit are vineyards, apple growers, grain_x000D_
farmers, and hazelnut producers, who are all SMEs. These four producer groups represent more than 29,200_x000D_
SME farming operations in Ontario, and more than 177,000 SME farming operations in Canada. The_x000D_
equipment will enable current partnerships to advance significantly, and it will create opportunities for new_x000D_
partnerships with farm, crop, and technology SMEs., program purpose french : The one factor that a farmer cannot control is the weather. The ability to generate accurate forecasts for regions_x000D_
as small as a farm field, a day or two in advance of harmful events, can be the difference between life and death_x000D_
for the crops. Reliable forecasting (2 to 3 days) of damaging conditions such as catastrophic killer frosts, high_x000D_
winds, continued drought, or other conditions that might hit the farm gives the farmer the knowledge needed to_x000D_
engage the best mitigation strategy. Niagara College (NC) Agriculture & Environmental Technologies_x000D_
Innovation Centre (AETIC) is requesting funding to purchase an advanced heavy-duty easy-to-use rugged_x000D_
rover, rover prototyping hardware, Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and sensors, and a high-performance_x000D_
computer. Rovers, UAS (also known as drones), and modern high-performance computing can provide_x000D_
numerical weather forecasting, decision support, farm management help, and actionable data - all with_x000D_
precision agriculture techniques. Precision agriculture involves the use of modern hardware, tools, and data to_x000D_
support farm management practices and actions, to increase profitability and foster environmental stewardship._x000D_
Dr. Mike Duncan, the NSERC Industrial Research Chair for Colleges (IRCC) in Precision Agriculture &_x000D_
Environmental Technologies, leads the AETIC team. Together they will collaborate with industry partners to_x000D_
support and develop rover smart data collection, automation, and sensor packages, as well as UAS data_x000D_
collection and analysis to identify crop disease and deficiencies; and enhanced numerical weather prediction._x000D_
The NC team has trained and experienced UAS operators, and has a 40-acre campus vineyard and multiple_x000D_
partner farm sites to test the prototypes. The initial farmers that will benefit are vineyards, apple growers, grain_x000D_
farmers, and hazelnut producers, who are all SMEs. These four producer groups represent more than 29,200_x000D_
SME farming operations in Ontario, and more than 177,000 SME farming operations in Canada. The_x000D_
equipment will enable current partnerships to advance significantly, and it will create opportunities for new_x000D_
partnerships with farm, crop, and technology SMEs., agreement title english : Rovers & Unmanned Aerial Systems for Precision Agriculture Data Collection and Analysis, agreement title french : Rovers & Unmanned Aerial Systems for Precision Agriculture Data Collection and Analysis, agreement number : CARTI, agreement value : 93999.0, agreement start date : 2018-03-07, 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