Grants and Contributions
About this information
In June 2016, as part of the Open Government Action Plan, the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) committed to increasing the transparency and usefulness of grants and contribution data and subsequently launched the Guidelines on the Reporting of Grants and Contributions Awards, effective April 1, 2018.
The rules and principles governing government grants and contributions are outlined in the Treasury Board Policy on Transfer Payments. Transfer payments are transfers of money, goods, services or assets made from an appropriation to individuals, organizations or other levels of government, without the federal government directly receiving goods or services in return, but which may require the recipient to provide a report or other information subsequent to receiving payment. These expenditures are reported in the Public Accounts of Canada. The major types of transfer payments are grants, contributions and \'other transfer payments\'.
Included in this category, but not to be reported under proactive disclosure of awards, are (1) transfers to other levels of government such as Equalization payments as well as Canada Health and Social Transfer payments. (2) Grants and contributions reallocated or otherwise redistributed by the recipient to third parties; and (3) information that would normally be withheld under the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act.
$150,000.00
May 28, 2018
This project will develop new algorithms for estimating crop biophysical variables using RADARSAT-2 quad-pol data, combined with data from optical satellite Venµs and an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
$149,435.00
May 28, 2018
This project aims to develop a dynamic assimilation approach of RADARSAT-2 data acquired at various growth stages of corn crop into the STICS growth model. This is meant to improve yield predictions at the local and regional scales.
$51,600.00
May 23, 2018
The proposed research will build a tool for accurate estimation of soil moisture at the agricultural field scale. It will use RADARSAT-2 data with detailed soil and weather information to downscale satellite derived estimates of soil moisture obtained at relatively coarse spatial scales to the resolution of farm fields.
$253,000.00
May 14, 2018
Academia
Toward the Event Horizon with XARM
18XARMSTMA
The objectives of this grant is to allow participation of a Canadian scientist to the JAXA XRISM science team.
$475,000.00
May 14, 2018
Academia
X-ray Astronomy Recovery Mission Calibration and Project Science
18XARMWATE
The objectives of this project is to measure the transmission of X-rays through the optical blocking filters that will be placed at the entrance aperture of the Resolve micro-calorimeter spectrometer on XRISM. The project science includes participation to extragalactic diffuse x-ray emission team, data analyses and publications.
$149,997.00
May 2, 2018
Title: Urban Monitoring Change Detection for Multi-sensor Satellite
Imagery.
This project aims to deliver a change detection framework using RADARSAT-2 SAR and EO imagery with applications to urban monitoring. Change detection is particularly important in urban environments because of its potential to assess disasters, urban planning, land management, affecting millions of people. An annual database of changes pertaining to the city of Calgary will be explored to map the city's development trajectory and assess the impact of development efforts. Object-based, post-classification change detection methods will be developed for EO, SAR urban monitoring. Deep learning is proposed for enhanced object recognition and fusion of multi-sensor imagery.
$150,000.00
May 2, 2018
Automated Land Cover Toolbox (ALTbox):
This project will create software tools that will automate and expedite the processing and analysis of multi-sensor datasets, acquired from RADARSAT-2 and several optical Earth Observation sensors, for land cover mapping and change detection. The need for broad scale mapping and monitoring has been recognized by Canadian government departments such as Fisheries & Oceans for coastal areas, and Environment and Climate Change Canada and Natural Resources Canada for the Arctic. These needs can be well met in a cost-effective manner using earth observation (EO) and can be best achieved using a combination of Synthetic Aperture RADAR and optical EO.
$1,999,605.00
Apr 17, 2018
Micro and nano-class missions are expected to play an increasingly important role in future space exploration as they offer quick and inexpensive ways to supplement and augment larger international and commercial missions. Despite their small size and budget, they must still be able to provide meaningful exploration capabilities in terms of payload capacity, mobility, survivability, communications with Earth, etc.
Canadensys aims to develop nano-class multi-mission platform technology in support of future lunar and planetary surface exploration, with a small mobile system as a driving case. Structural, thermal and mechatronics elements of a small rover that can deliver meaningful surface capabilities in a nano-class package, while supporting a range of different functions and payloads over the course of multiple lunar or Martian day/night cycles, are the focus of this development.
$223,472.00
Apr 12, 2018
Academia
IDRsat (2U) - RADSAT-SK
17CCPSAS15
The research goal is to demonstrate the role of Radarsat-2 and upcoming RCM in providing accurate, spatially detailed, and temporally explicit soil moisture maps and contributing drainage area delineations which are essential for sustainable agriculture and water resource management.
$264,100.00
Apr 12, 2018
Academia
SpudNik-1: A CubeSat-based High Resolution Imaging System for Precision Agriculture
17CCPPEI13
SpudNik-1 will develop and test an imaging system for precision agriculture. The system will be able to capture precise soil and crop data (texture, topography, moisture content, weed and disease infestations, crop damage, etc.) as well as verify the effectiveness of herbicide and fungicide applications, monitor physical damage due to insects, inundation, wind and hail, and schedule an irrigation plan. The goal is to develop better monitoring systems to promote greater sustainability.
The University of Prince Edward Island will be collaborating with the Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology in Russia as well as the Newfoundland based company C-CORE.