Reference number : GC-2017-Q1-00431, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Neish, Catherine (The University of Western Ontario), 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 : Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) systems are sophisticated surveying tools that work by scanning a_x000D_
surface with a pulsed laser beam to create high-resolution topography data. Ground-based LiDAR systems,_x000D_
such as those mounted on tripods, have been used with great success for monitoring open-pit mining operations_x000D_
and for assessing safety hazards from landslides. There have been recent developments in mobile LiDAR_x000D_
scanning systems as well. Here, high-precision topographic data can be collected while traversing terrain in a_x000D_
car, by ATV, or on foot. These techniques have only recently been invented, and the application of this_x000D_
technology to geologic field investigations remains in its infancy. Working with Teledyne Optech, we seek to_x000D_
apply two new instruments (the Polaris long-range tripod LiDAR, and the Maverick mobile mapping LiDAR)_x000D_
to field investigations that will create innovative and novel products for the interpretation of geologic_x000D_
processes. Our proposed project specifically aims to characterize cold-climate geologic processes that dictate_x000D_
the morphology of the terrain in the Canadian High-Arctic. Teledyne Optech's company specific problem is_x000D_
that they lack field studies that demonstrate the utility of these new scanners for scientific geologic research._x000D_
We will address this problem by providing information about how geoscientists might use these systems,_x000D_
helping them to make technology improvements and open up potential new markets., program purpose french : Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) systems are sophisticated surveying tools that work by scanning a_x000D_
surface with a pulsed laser beam to create high-resolution topography data. Ground-based LiDAR systems,_x000D_
such as those mounted on tripods, have been used with great success for monitoring open-pit mining operations_x000D_
and for assessing safety hazards from landslides. There have been recent developments in mobile LiDAR_x000D_
scanning systems as well. Here, high-precision topographic data can be collected while traversing terrain in a_x000D_
car, by ATV, or on foot. These techniques have only recently been invented, and the application of this_x000D_
technology to geologic field investigations remains in its infancy. Working with Teledyne Optech, we seek to_x000D_
apply two new instruments (the Polaris long-range tripod LiDAR, and the Maverick mobile mapping LiDAR)_x000D_
to field investigations that will create innovative and novel products for the interpretation of geologic_x000D_
processes. Our proposed project specifically aims to characterize cold-climate geologic processes that dictate_x000D_
the morphology of the terrain in the Canadian High-Arctic. Teledyne Optech's company specific problem is_x000D_
that they lack field studies that demonstrate the utility of these new scanners for scientific geologic research._x000D_
We will address this problem by providing information about how geoscientists might use these systems,_x000D_
helping them to make technology improvements and open up potential new markets., agreement title english : Geologic Applications of Mobile and Tripod LiDAR Systems, agreement title french : Geologic Applications of Mobile and Tripod LiDAR Systems, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 24260.0, 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