Reference number : GC-2017-Q3-00290, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Coops, Nicholas (The University of British Columbia), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : British Columbia|Colombie-Britannique, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Collaborative Research and Development Grants - Project, program name french : Subventions de recherche et développement coopérative - projet, program purpose english : Acquisition of remote sensing data is undergoing a revolution with a large number of new, innovative_x000D_
platforms all promising to deliver high quality and timely remote sensing imagery. One key growth area is_x000D_
unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) which can fly autonomously.UAV's offer a unique perspective to data_x000D_
acquisition as they potentially can be more cost effective for acquiring very high spatial resolution imagery_x000D_
compared to conventional manned aircraft or satellite._x000D_
In this CRD grant we have developed a srong and robust collaboration with Spire Aerobotics Inc., a BC based company specializing in acquiring and processing UAV data. The company has a successful history of data acquisition and is_x000D_
intimately aware of the regulations and requirements for UAV data capture in BC and beyond. In this CRD we will focus_x000D_
on a number of key forestry application UAV case studies, which will serve as research demonstration cases for the_x000D_
company to continue to develop applications in the forestry market., program purpose french : Acquisition of remote sensing data is undergoing a revolution with a large number of new, innovative_x000D_
platforms all promising to deliver high quality and timely remote sensing imagery. One key growth area is_x000D_
unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) which can fly autonomously.UAV's offer a unique perspective to data_x000D_
acquisition as they potentially can be more cost effective for acquiring very high spatial resolution imagery_x000D_
compared to conventional manned aircraft or satellite._x000D_
In this CRD grant we have developed a srong and robust collaboration with Spire Aerobotics Inc., a BC based company specializing in acquiring and processing UAV data. The company has a successful history of data acquisition and is_x000D_
intimately aware of the regulations and requirements for UAV data capture in BC and beyond. In this CRD we will focus_x000D_
on a number of key forestry application UAV case studies, which will serve as research demonstration cases for the_x000D_
company to continue to develop applications in the forestry market., agreement title english : EDIFI-empowering drone innovation in the  forestry industry, agreement title french : EDIFI-empowering drone innovation in the  forestry industry, agreement number : CRDPJ, agreement value : 146008.0, agreement start date : 2017-11-08, 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 2019-2020)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2019-2020)., 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