SMARTICE SEA ICE MONITORING & INFORMATION INC.

$119,258.80 CAD

≈ 18 months of average Canadian pay

Department: Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency
Program: Inclusive Diversification and Economic Advancement in the North (IDEANorth)
Recipient country: Canada
Fiscal year: 2018-2019
Agreement period: April 1, 2018 – March 31, 2022
Reference: cannor:0780-2020-2021-Qrt4-0000103

Published purpose

Smart Ice technology has proven to be beneficial for both societal as well as commercial applications in increasing the safety of on ice travel as the ice conditions continue to deteriorate due to rapid climate change. It is billed as the world's first climate change adaptation tool. It integrates traditional Inuit knowledge of the sea ice with advanced data acquisition and remote monitoring technology. There is interest internationally for the application of this technology and therefore has the potential of market expansion beyond Canadian borders.

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