Reference number : GC-2017-Q3-00470, 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 : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Effective measurement and monitoring tools for detecting, quantifying and attributing fires are required at fine_x000D_
spatial scales and in close to real time. Globally, detection of fires in near real time is an operational imperative_x000D_
for companies especially in the tropics charged with ensuring sustainable use of forest resources. Satellite_x000D_
remote sensing is a critical tool for detecting and monitoring fires as well as assessing changes in forest cover_x000D_
over time. Currently we rely on optical sensors, such as Landsat and MODIS however, there are challenges_x000D_
with these data especially in regions of high cloud cover, haze, as well as for detecting small fire events in near_x000D_
real time. Tanka, a Vancouver-based, high tech company has developed a commercial solution to this need_x000D_
globally, by utilizing remote sensing imagery acquired by the Planet constellation of small-sats. The light_x000D_
weight, small size and low cost nature of these small satellites allow many to be launched consecutively_x000D_
resulting in rapid image acquisition anywhere on the globe. This project is designed to review, test and_x000D_
demonstrate new techniques to detect and characterize fire events on high spatial and temporal remote sensing_x000D_
imagery provided by Tanka over test cases in Canada and globally., program purpose french : Effective measurement and monitoring tools for detecting, quantifying and attributing fires are required at fine_x000D_
spatial scales and in close to real time. Globally, detection of fires in near real time is an operational imperative_x000D_
for companies especially in the tropics charged with ensuring sustainable use of forest resources. Satellite_x000D_
remote sensing is a critical tool for detecting and monitoring fires as well as assessing changes in forest cover_x000D_
over time. Currently we rely on optical sensors, such as Landsat and MODIS however, there are challenges_x000D_
with these data especially in regions of high cloud cover, haze, as well as for detecting small fire events in near_x000D_
real time. Tanka, a Vancouver-based, high tech company has developed a commercial solution to this need_x000D_
globally, by utilizing remote sensing imagery acquired by the Planet constellation of small-sats. The light_x000D_
weight, small size and low cost nature of these small satellites allow many to be launched consecutively_x000D_
resulting in rapid image acquisition anywhere on the globe. This project is designed to review, test and_x000D_
demonstrate new techniques to detect and characterize fire events on high spatial and temporal remote sensing_x000D_
imagery provided by Tanka over test cases in Canada and globally., agreement title english : Developing state of the art approaches to detect and characterize fire events using high spatial_x000D_
and temporal remote sensing imagery, agreement title french : Developing state of the art approaches to detect and characterize fire events using high spatial_x000D_
and temporal remote sensing imagery, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 24500.0, agreement start date : 2017-10-18, 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