Grants and Contributions

This project aims to develop an SEO platform to monitor the Prairies with precision annually to track the effects of climate change that may result in further losses to habitat biodiversity.

This project aims to develop a trustworthy AI software based on a data-driven predictive-3D technology from a single 2D satellite image. It will provide new high-resolution 3D maps and change-detection to aid in assessing land, agriculture, and provide resilience to topography changes.

Generative AI has the potential to automate a variety of space mission operations tasks across satellite, robotic and human spaceflight missions, reducing the reliance on large teams of operators and analysts, lowering cognitive burden across operators and ultimately disrupting the current paradigm of space mission operations. In this project, Mission Control will build upon its leadership in AI for space by developing the Human-in-the-loop AI assistant for Live operations (HAL): a generative AI assistant designed to respond to analysis, search and summarization task requests common across satellite and robotic space missions alike to enhance operations productivity and efficiency, while ensuring accurate and explainable results. This project will advance Canada’s position as a global leader in AI and space, and lead to further investment, growth, and better overall returns to the company, investors and Canadian public in job creation, Canadian space ecosystem development and talent development.

This project aims to develop an advanced traffic safety system using AI, satellite imagery, drones, and smart sensors to detect moose movements and warn drivers in real time. By predicting high-risk areas, the system will send alerts to navigation apps, adjust speed limits, and enhance road safety.

This project aims to integrate existing and novel SEO biodiversity products into a multimodal machine learning (MM-ML) model to assess ecosystem recovery, validated through two boreal forest case studies focusing on woodland caribou and birds.

This project aims to integrate SEO data with AI into a novel dashboard to track biodiversity and climate variables (EBVs and ECVs) to make climate and biodiversity monitoring more scalable and automated.

The world is striving to settle and develop the Moon. However, no one can stay there for longer than a few days without affordable ways to obtain the critical energy needed to survive the extreme cold. Volta will solve this problem beaming energy from satellites in lunar orbit to energy receivers on the surface specifically designed to work on the Moon. The first of these receivers will be developed and tested by Volta in this project, with a breakthrough technology that can ensure stability, and performance for unprecedented mission opportunities. Furthermore, Volta will send a small-scale version of its receiver to the Moon.

This project aims to develop an AI-powered system using satellite imagery and remote sensing technology to monitor biodiversity and track ecosystem changes in New Brunswick, including habitat features, forest regrowth, and the impacts of ecosystem management and climate change.

This initiative aims to develop cost-effective monitoring tools for Northern Canada’s ecosystems, collaborating with government and Indigenous partners to track climate and biodiversity impacts and guide future SAR land monitoring strategies.

This project aims to enhance the communication capabilities of CubeSats—small, cost-effective satellites that are transforming space exploration, communications, and defense. While CubeSats provide affordable access to space, their future potential is limited by constrained data transmission capacity, which hampers their ability to support advanced missions. To address this, the project will develop a compact, high-performance, and cost efficient optical amplifier system to enable high-speed laser communication. With an innovative optical design, this solution will optimize size, weight, and power (SWaP), reduce costs, support large-scale manufacturing, and improve readiness for space deployment. The ultimate goal is to deliver a fully qualified optical amplifier that meets the needs of next-generation CubeSat constellations and missions. This technology will support key applications such as Earth observation, scientific research in space, remote connectivity, and defense, while also strengthening Canada’s leadership and sovereignty in advanced technology and space communications.