G E O I D E GE omatics for I nfo rmed DE ci sions

1. GEOIDE GEomaticsforInformedDEcisions "Geomatics Research in Canada: the GEOIDE Experience" NETWORK OF CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE Dr. Keith P.B. Thomson Scientific Director and CEO Dublin October 26, 2004

2. Presentation Outline Canada’s Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) Program The GEOIDE research network 1998-2005 Examples of collaborative research projects The GEOIDE research network 2005-2012 Summary and conclusions

3. The NCEProgram Permanent program Government Canada universities hospitals private public sectors Fosters synergies creators, users “receptors” knowledge complex areas critical importance Canada Multidisciplinary research, basic applied, variety disciplines Permanent programof theGovernmentofCanada, supporting research inuniversitiesandhospitalsin partnership withprivateandpublicsectors. Fosters synergiesbetween creators, usersand “receptors” ofknowledge. Addresses complex areasofcritical importancetoCanada. Multidisciplinary research, frombasictoapplied, in avariety of disciplines.

4. AquaNet TL•NCE PENCE SFM CGDN Wood-Pulps ISIS GEOIDE CIPI CBDN CANVAC IRIS CSN CAN Auto21 CLLRnet StemNet CWN CITR MITACS Micronet Why Canada Built Networks VAST COUNTRY DISPERSED INSTITUTIONS LINK STRENGTHS CREATE CRITICAL MASS

5. NCE Funding Federal Funding of University R&D R&D in University R&D in Canada NCEs in Context $77M (49M€) $1,431M (90M€) $6,815(4,5M€) $20,871M (13,10M€)

6. The GEOIDE Network 1998-2005 2003-2004 180 Students 137 Researchers 91 Firms 52 Agencies 27 Projects

7. Research Excellence Networking& Partnership HQP Knowledge & Technology Exchange & Exploitation Management

8. Excellence of the Research Program • Implementation of a R&D networking culture for Canadian geomatics • Multidisciplinary Research Integration across the R&D Matrix • A productive and innovative Research Program responding to the needs of stakeholders and Canadian society • Penetration of new sectors with existing and new geomatics technologies • Strategic Investment Program(2003) for short-term high risk geomatics research geared to commercialisation and social benefits

9. Summer School Geoide Students’ Network International visibility Student programs Training productivity Development of HQP • An internationally competitive training program: Increase in the number of degree programs in geomatics in Canada New programs at Sherbrooke, York, Victoria and Ryerson 354 Graduate students since 1998 Total HQP 541

10. Multi-disciplinary focus Multi-sector focus Networking and Partnerships National & International outreach Stakeholder & Partners NCE Funding 1998-2005 13,2M€ $ Support from non NCE sources ≈ 11M€

11. Knowledge and Technology Exchange and Exploitation • A well developed Knowledge Exchange Program: • Research publications • Annual Meeting (150-200 attendees per year) • Workshops – Pro-active Workshop Program • Vision Initiatives (Technology Trends, Women in Geomatics, Sustainable Development, Geomatics and Children) • Technology Kits

12. Technology Exchange • Innovative research with commercial deliverables • High uptakeof Research results by the public and private sectors • BusinessDevelopmentandMarketingCommittee • Outreach to students, researchers and university TT on commercialization and IP protection • Well developed and well managedcommercialization process • Market Development Fund

13. Total Spending By March 2005 ≈ $320,000 3 Spin-off Companies 2 Patents 14 MDF Projects funded since 2002 6 licences Market Development Fund (MDF) Business Plans Market Studies IP Protection 1 project in evaluation 1 licence under negotiation Evaluation by External Expertise

14. GEOIDE IMPACTS • A new multidisciplinary and networking culture for Canadian geomatics • Innovative and multidisciplinaryresearch program with commercial deliverables • Internationally competitive training program • Penetrated new sectors with geomatics technologies • Outreach nationally and internationally • A mature network with a strong and effective Business Centre

15. Network Structure Board of Directors Scientific Director Research Management Committee GEOIDE Inc. -Theme & Thrust Leaders- Business Development & Marketing Committee GEOIDE Students’ Network -Project Leaders- -Researchers- -Students, professionals & affiliates-

16. Image fusion algorithm developed under data fusion project Pan sharpening software product can be used with set of images Software licensed to PCI and Digital Globe GEOIDE Project Examples

17. GEOIDE Project Examples • SilverEye™ product developed in data fusion project • Patent-pending innovation allowing collection of 3D measurements from a single raw, uncorrected image • 3D information collection also possible using a stereo image pair from two different satellites • Rapid building of 3D models

18. Spatial On Line Analytical Processing Timely Informed Decision Making • GEOIDE research projects are transforming data gathering for leaders in health care , transportation and business. • Prototype on environment health, looking at cancer and respiratory desease and environmental factors using a national inventory of pollutants • Implementation of SOLAP for analysis of the road network in Quebec

19. Real-Time Spatial Mobile Information in Support of Energy and Resource Operations • Doctor Tao, director of York’s Geospatial Information • and Communication Technology (GeoICT) Lab. • Dr.Tao’s team developed a unique mobile GIS software, GeoEye™, for mobile geospatial information management. • It can run on virtually any platform (PDAs, cellular phones, etc.) • Management can oversee operations over the Internet • Field workers can download maps and find marked locations, equipment or team members. • The technology has been licensed to a Calgary-based consulting firm.

20. Marine Activity Geomatics and Risk Analysis in the Coastal Zone Doctor Pelot, Department of Industrial Engineering, Dalhousie University • Completion of the most comprehensive database of Canadian marine activity ever attempted. • This research helped determine the location of the 8 new substations granted to the Canadian Coast Guard. • The result: Better located substations that can perform search and rescue operations more efficiently – and save more lives.

21. Spatial Data for the retail Industry Dr. Ken Jones, Director of the Centre for the Study of Commercial Activity (CSCA) at Ryerson University From monster malls to pop-up power centres, the retail industry – which employs 20% of Canada’s workforce – has seen constant changes over the past 15 years. Now GEOIDE research is helping retailers find true value. Helped by early GEOIDE funding, the research has created a national database of the retail economy – a comprehensive listing of every retail outlet in the country was completed. The database is now updated on a monthly basis, with a particular focus on the 300 key retailers who control the economy.

22. Spatial Information for Informed Decisions in Medical Diagnoses,Procedures, and Treatment Doctor Janet Ronsky, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Calgary The same geomatics knowledge used by satellites to study land and water is helping a Calgary-based research team create a better understanding of what is going on in the human body. Evaluation of implant migration by integrating small beads into the bone at the time of the replacement surgery Measuring how the implant is moving in the bone by using X-rays, information about the implant shape and computer algorithms. Development of userfriendly tools to train surgeons and analysts to move this procedure from a research to a clinical tool. Strong inroads in simulating surgery on a computer screen to explore how to precisely position a hip implant.”

23. 85 Canada 4 30 Europe 10 USA 5 5 A multidisciplinary Network with International Outreach ORGANISATIONS GEOIDE Strategic Plan 2005 - 2012 4% 5% 2% 6% 6% 8% GEOMATICS 23% ENGINEERING 15% UNIVERSITIES GEOGRAPHY 5% 9% 17%

24. Strategic Plan 2005Network Research Program • Focus and Coherence • Network Vision, Business & Research objectivesresulted fromlong term strategic planning with the research community and with stakeholders from government and industry • Research programencompasses both fundamental and applied research • Research addressesnew challenges for the social implications of geomatics technology • Researchis linked to Canada’s Innovation Strategy • Researchis linked to outcomes and contributes to National Goals

25. A Network of Networks • The research plan is built upon GEOIDE’s well developed networking structure • Each project is a • Multi-disciplinary focus is built into our project evaluation criteria • Priorities of our Network Partners are built into the applications thrusts and technology themes • Networking activities are overseen by the RMC, and guidance is provided by this entity mini-network

26. Sustainable Land & Water Resources Instrument and Component Builders Primary Exploitation Data Collectors System Integration & Decision Support Value Chain 1 2 3 4 5 Secondary Exploitation Health & Social Science Value Chain Transport & Disaster Management Geomatics Value Chain and the GEOIDE Research Program Delivery Framework GEOIDE R&D Program Thrusts Markets / Sectors / Clients Infrastructure & Utilities Oceans / Marine Aquatic Forestry Security & Emergencies Mining & Oil & Gas Social Science Environmental Monitoring THE GOAL: Health / Epidemiology Integrated Market-Driven Commercializable Implementable Research Outcomes Agriculture Transportation

27. MATRIX 2005-2009 Thrusts Themes Starting with19 Projects More to be added In 2005 +

28. Research Program Outcomes • New spatial referencing developments in GEOIDE’s application Thrusts • Geomatics + IM/IT leading to value added or unique solutions • New and enhanced decision support systems and applications • New application areas for geomatics technology • Geomatics solutions in the social, humanities and health sectors

29. Sustainable Land and Marine Resources • In the early stages, GEOIDE focused on: • Image analysis, • Image interpretation and understanding, • Data integration for application development, • Spatial referencing. • The second finding cycle will: • Innovatively contribute to geomatics applications in earth sciences (atmosphere, hydrology, oceanography); • Contribute to dynamic areas of research (hyperspectral imaging techniques, 3D modelling, topological analysis, data fusion for coastal mapping and salmon production); • Develop new decision-support tools for marine risk management with a focus towards policy development.

30. Innovative, original contribution Mapping the ocean surface (Sea Surface Topography) with geodetic and oceanographic tools • An original approach to solve this worldwide problem: combining Geodesy (GPS, Satellite altimetry, LEO gravitymodels)and Oceanography tools (oceandynamic modeling) Space gravimetry contributions to Earth Science • Exploit the great potential of three satellite missions: CHAMP (2000), GRACE (2004) and GOCE (2006-2007) • Establish a Canadian satellite gravity data processing centre; • Novel products in geomatics, hydrology, glaciology, geodynamics and oceanography like space-gravimetric water budget estimates (soil moisture, SWE) for river basins to be integrated in an hydrological model.

31. New decision-support tools Coastal Security and Risk Management using GIS and Spatial Analysis • Develop a versatile and robust models of maritime traffic, and coastal characteristics according to security considerations. • A major contribution to the understanding of traffic patterns and how to incorporate them into policy. • Application: New decision support tools regarding coastal security and sustainable development in the coastal zone • Users: Transport Canada, Coast Guard, Fisheries and Ocean, Defense and Environment Canada

32. Health and Social Science Thrust • Earlier work was focusedon: • Access to and creation of appropriate databases. • Transition / evolution to: • Extension of geomatics functionality to support newapplications and improved policy formulation, • Applications in understanding health and social sciences through integration with geomatics information and analysis into new innovative areas, • Expansion and application of geomatics into new spatial decision support areas.

33. Health and Social Science Thrust • Supporting New Research Areas: • Interactivesustainablecommunity development and the value of landscape visualization • Improved primary care management for chronic diseases • Archaeological geomatics-based excavation model in three and four dimensions  

34. Health and Social Science Thrust • Advancing Geomatics technologies: • Advanced spatial statistics • Multi-agent geo-simulation modelling (MAGS) • Geo-visualization/ landscape visualization

35. Transport and Disaster Management • Earlier work led to an enhanced capacity to: • Monitor and manage transport networks (spatial referencing, real time mapping, public transport, urban growth, shipping,new technology) • Monitor and mitigate disaster(spatial referencing, natural hazards, search and rescue operations, new technology) • The second funding cycle extends this research. Application Areas: • Transportation (GPS,INS, MEMS) • Navigational support using multisensor systems (GPS, INS, MEMS) • New satellite applications (Galileo, LEO) • Data fusion to support disaster management scenarios • Dynamics of crowd movement in the context of disaster scenarios

36. Transport and Disaster Management • Supporting New Research Areas • Global Navigation Satellite System - GNSS • Multisensor Systems (integration – algorithms) • Wireless Spatial Networks (multipurpose) • Data fusion for disaster management (flow, flood, ice)

37. Networking & Partnerships Strategic Investment Program (SII) • A Key Element in the Second Funding Cycle • Funds short-term innovative projects linked to stakeholders’ needs • SII Program will strengthen ongoing networking but will also bring: (400,000€) • new researchers • new stakeholders • leverage and addition of non-NCE funds for research • add innovation to the research program • and help to engage industry in our R&D

38. Knowledge & Technology Exchange & Exploitation ( key Elements) • Strategic Investment • Strategic Workshops • Innovation Strategy • Market Development Fund (MDF) • GEOIDE Students’ Network (GSN) • GEOIDE Summer School (GSN) • Annual Scientific Meeting

39. Bridging the gap • GEOIDE provides an important role in filling the well-recognized gap between discovery of new knowledge and its deployment in the marketplace i.e., helps guide the research and assist the commercialization process. • It is especially valuable to SMEs that work with GEOIDE to identify markets and develop solutions.

40. CLOSING REMARKS • The GEOIDE Network: • provides a world-class sustainable network environment for the continued growth of geomatics talent and capabilities in Canada • Interfaces with industry partners to develop innovative, commercial capabilities to compete in the international marketplace. • track record of experienced Leadership that provides for a sound management structure

41. CLOSING REMARKS • GEOIDE intends to maintain its Agenda Setting and Leadership role in: • Excellent, Innovative and Multi-disciplinary Research • Networking (international networking) • HQP training • Partnership & Outreach • Vision and Knowledge Exchange • Bringing commercial and social benefits to society • Return on Investment

42. National Défence Defence Nationale Fisheries and Oceans Pêche et Océans Canada Canada Natural Ressources Canada Ressources Naturelles Canada Go raibh maith agat ! Merci Thank you

43. Health and Social Science Thrust • Advancing Geomatics technologies: • GIS • Multi-agent geo-simulation modelling (MAGS) • Geo-visualization/ landscape visualization • Advanced spatial statistics • Participatory research and landscape & information visualization (Circuits)