Reference number : GC-2017-Q1-00397, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Brooks, Stephen (Dalhousie University), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Nova Scotia|Nouvelle-Écosse, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for Universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Given the global pressures on our common food sources including population growth, economic advancement_x000D_
and natural resource depletion, aquaculture is well placed to enhance nutritious food production and bolster_x000D_
food security. While the global aquatic harvest through wild capture has essentially flatlined since the 1990's,_x000D_
aquaculture is an industry that has grown continuously, supplementing the stagnation of naturally source fish_x000D_
production and thereby keeping this high-quality source of protein within financial reach of ordinary_x000D_
Canadians. However, the difficulty of gaining approval for new sites for aquaculture is a severe limiting factor_x000D_
in Canada and it is important that those have been approved be optimized for productivity. Thus far_x000D_
optimization has often been ad hoc in industrial settings and reliant on the intuition of workers in the field._x000D_
There is a clearly stated desire from industry participants for more real-time data and means of analyzing that_x000D_
data to maximize production and minimize costs. This requires a two-fold effort: the development of cost and_x000D_
time-effective hardware to gather the data and capable software to visualize and analyze the gathered data._x000D_
This work will focus on the design of visual analytics for real-time aquaculture optimization. This will involve_x000D_
the design of interfaces and visualizations to better analyze real-time aquaculture data and discover as yet_x000D_
unknown insights and relationships. This in turn will lead to product improvements that will enable farmers_x000D_
can make decisions around both feeding and fish health., program purpose french : Given the global pressures on our common food sources including population growth, economic advancement_x000D_
and natural resource depletion, aquaculture is well placed to enhance nutritious food production and bolster_x000D_
food security. While the global aquatic harvest through wild capture has essentially flatlined since the 1990's,_x000D_
aquaculture is an industry that has grown continuously, supplementing the stagnation of naturally source fish_x000D_
production and thereby keeping this high-quality source of protein within financial reach of ordinary_x000D_
Canadians. However, the difficulty of gaining approval for new sites for aquaculture is a severe limiting factor_x000D_
in Canada and it is important that those have been approved be optimized for productivity. Thus far_x000D_
optimization has often been ad hoc in industrial settings and reliant on the intuition of workers in the field._x000D_
There is a clearly stated desire from industry participants for more real-time data and means of analyzing that_x000D_
data to maximize production and minimize costs. This requires a two-fold effort: the development of cost and_x000D_
time-effective hardware to gather the data and capable software to visualize and analyze the gathered data._x000D_
This work will focus on the design of visual analytics for real-time aquaculture optimization. This will involve_x000D_
the design of interfaces and visualizations to better analyze real-time aquaculture data and discover as yet_x000D_
unknown insights and relationships. This in turn will lead to product improvements that will enable farmers_x000D_
can make decisions around both feeding and fish health., agreement title english : Real-time Visual Analytics for Aquaculture, agreement title french : Real-time Visual Analytics for Aquaculture, 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