Title:
Advancing Canada's role in earth observation with SIKU: Enhancing sea ice safety and climate monitoring by mobilizing Inuit expertise and EO data through machine learning
Agreement Value:
$500,000.00
Agreement Date:
Dec 9, 2021 - Nov 30, 2024
Description:
This project builds on the Arctic Eider Society's online platform and mobile app called SIKU: The Indigenous Knowledge Social Network, to deliver an enhanced SIKU Ice Map. The project will incorporate RADARSAT Constellation Mission data and other satellite imagery, observations made by Inuit community members, drone data, and machine learning techniques to identify dangerous conditions such as polynyas within the landfast ice. It will create the first Indigenous-trained algorithm delivering EO-derived products for the benefit of safe sea ice travel and climate change research, including the classification of EO observations into both Inuktitut and Western scientific sea ice terminologies.
Organization:
Canadian Space Agency
Expected Results:
The Research component of the program provides financial support to organizations to conduct space related research
and development in priority areas. It will support targeted knowledge development and innovation to sustain and enhance the Canadian capacity to use space to address national needs and priorities in the future.
Location:
Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, CA X0A 0W0
Reference Number:
003-2021-2022-Q3-00020
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
The Arctic Eider Society
Program:
Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
Program Purpose:
This program supports knowledge development and innovation in the CSA's priority areas while increasing the awareness and participation of Canadians in space-related disciplines and activities.
The Research Component aims to support the development of science and technology; foster the continual development of a critical mass of researchers and highly qualified people in Canada; and support information gathering and space-related studies and research pertaining to Canadian Space Agency priorities.