Grant: Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
Lakehead University|Université Lakehead
$19,861.00
The Future of Earth from Satellite Images
FY 2025-26 · 2025-06-02
Summary
The "The Future of Earth from Satellite Images" training program enhances post-secondary students' training in space, spaceborne images, image processing and analysis by providing up-to-date, employment-ready knowledge and skills to meet the needs of an expanding geomatics industry.
The ten-day professional program is designed to boost the career development goals of participants. The program provides introductory remote sensing knowledge for post-secondary students who didn't complete regular geomatics courses during their studies to meet the geomatics literacy required in their careers. It enhances the capacity of Indigenous students and visible minority groups to meet the growing need for knowledge and experience requested by industry.
The program is designed to train and mentor post-secondary students in five specific areas:
1. Introduction to space and spaceborne image acquisition.
2. Data Science and Analytics.
3. Data Visualization skills and advanced methods for presenting information extracted from imagery.
4. Knowledge Mobilization, facilitated by establishing a geomatics research network that will provide mentorship and research projects that are linked with method standardization and experimental design to address the natural resource industry.
5. Work Experience and Professional Development through research projects at the Department of Geography and the Environment.
Department
Program
Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
Location
Thunder Bay|Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
As published
Additional Information
The amount allocated covers more than one fiscal year.
Additional Information (French)
La somme allouée couvre plus d'un exercice financier.
Agreement End Date
2027-05-31
Agreement Number
25EDILAK09
Agreement Start Date
2025-06-02
Agreement Title
The Future of Earth from Satellite Images
Agreement Title (French)
L’avenir de la Terre à partir d’images satellitaires
Agreement Type
Grant
Agreement Value
$19,861.00
Amendment Number
0
Description
The "The Future of Earth from Satellite Images" training program enhances post-secondary students' training in space, spaceborne images, image processing and analysis by providing up-to-date, employment-ready knowledge and skills to meet the needs of an expanding geomatics industry.
The ten-day professional program is designed to boost the career development goals of participants. The program provides introductory remote sensing knowledge for post-secondary students who didn't complete regular geomatics courses during their studies to meet the geomatics literacy required in their careers. It enhances the capacity of Indigenous students and visible minority groups to meet the growing need for knowledge and experience requested by industry.
The program is designed to train and mentor post-secondary students in five specific areas:
1. Introduction to space and spaceborne image acquisition.
2. Data Science and Analytics.
3. Data Visualization skills and advanced methods for presenting information extracted from imagery.
4. Knowledge Mobilization, facilitated by establishing a geomatics research network that will provide mentorship and research projects that are linked with method standardization and experimental design to address the natural resource industry.
5. Work Experience and Professional Development through research projects at the Department of Geography and the Environment.
Description (French)
Le programme de formation « L’avenir de la Terre à partir d’images satellitaires » améliore la formation des étudiants de niveau postsecondaire dans les domaines de l’espace, des images spatiales, du traitement et de l’analyse d’images en leur fournissant des connaissances et des compétences à jour et prêtes à l’emploi pour répondre aux besoins d’une industrie de la géomatique en pleine expansion.
Le programme professionnel de dix jours est conçu pour stimuler les objectifs de développement de carrière des participants. Le programme fournit des connaissances d’introduction à la télédétection aux étudiants de niveau postsecondaire qui n’ont pas suivi de cours réguliers de géomatique pendant leurs études afin d’atteindre les connaissances en géomatique requises dans leur carrière. Il améliore la capacité des étudiants autochtones et des minorités visibles à répondre au besoin croissant de connaissances et d’expérience demandé par l’industrie.
Le programme est conçu pour former et encadrer les étudiants de niveau postsecondaire dans cinq domaines précis :
1. Introduction à l’espace et à l’acquisition d’images spatiales.
2. Science et analytique des données.
3. Compétences en visualisation de données et méthodes avancées de présentation de l’information extraite de l’imagerie.
4. Mobilisation des connaissances, facilitée par l’établissement d’un réseau de recherche en géomatique qui fournira du mentorat et des projets de recherche liés à la normalisation des méthodes et à la conception expérimentale pour l’industrie des ressources naturelles.
5. Expérience de travail et perfectionnement professionnel grâce à des projets de recherche au Département de géographie et de l’environnement.
Expected Results
The Space Learning element of the program provides financial support to participate in learning opportunities to Canadian students at the post-secondary level and physicians to increase their knowledge and experience in advanced space-related educational activities and disciplines.
Expected Results (French)
L’élément de programme Éducation spatiale offre une aide financière permettant aux étudiants de niveau postsecondaire et aux médecins canadiens de profiter de possibilités d’apprentissage afin d’approfondir leurs connaissances et leur expérience dans des disciplines et des activités liées au domaine spatial.
Organization Code
csa-asc
Organization
Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne
Program Name
Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
Program Name (French)
Programme global de subventions et contributions à l'appui de la recherche, de la sensibilisation et de l'éducation en sciences et technologies spatiales
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 Awareness and Learning Component aims to provide learning opportunities to Canadian students in various space-related disciplines; to support the operations of organizations dedicated to space research and education; and to increase awareness of Canadian space science and technology among Canadian students and their participation in related activities.
Program Purpose (French)
Ce programme appuie le développement des connaissances et l'innovation dans des domaines prioritaires de l'ASC et accroît la sensibilisation et la participation des Canadiens aux disciplines et aux activités liées à l'espace.
Le volet Sensibilisation et éducation vise à offrir des possibilités d'apprentissage aux étudiants canadiens dans diverses disciplines liées à l'espace, à soutenir les activités des organisations qui se consacrent à la recherche et à l'éducation dans le domaine spatial, à sensibiliser les étudiants canadiens aux sciences et technologies spatiales canadiennes et à les faire participer davantage à des activités connexes.
Recipient City
Thunder Bay|Thunder Bay
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Lakehead University|Université Lakehead
Recipient Postal Code
P7B 5E1
Recipient Province or Territory
ON
Recipient Type
S
Reference Number
003-2025-2026-Q1-00028