407 ETR and Mohawk College using drone technology to keep workers safe from live traffic
TORONTO, May 24, 2023 /CNW/ – 407 ETR is collaborating with Mohawk College’s Unmanned and Remote Sensing Innovation Centre (URSIC) to test safer and more efficient ways of conducting visual inspections of overhead structures. Currently, employees physically climb overhead gantries to perform manual inspections while traffic passes underneath. The collaboration between 407 ETR and Mohawk College began in October 2022 as a pilot to […]
Mohawk College establishes innovative local research area for remotely piloted aircraft
Mohawk College has established a new research site for remotely piloted aircraft (RPAS, commonly known as drones) in Hamilton, greatly increasing its capacity to support and promote innovation in multiple industry sectors. The Unmanned and Remote Sensing Innovation Centre (URSIC) at Mohawk College has established a three-year pilot agreement with the City of Hamilton to […]
Mohawk College, Transport Canada sign agreement for research involving remotely piloted aircraft
Mohawk College and Transport Canada’s Innovation Centre have signed a memorandum of understanding, agreeing to work together on research projects related to remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS, commonly known as drones). As an established research centre in Mohawk College’s IDEAWORKS applied research division, the Unmanned and Remote Sensing Innovation Centre (URSIC) is a national leader […]
A polytechnic first: using artificial intelligence and machine learning to improve mining processes
A polytechnic first: using artificial intelligence and machine learning to improve mining processes The mining industry is increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning as tools to optimize processes, create efficiencies, increase production and enhance decision-making. Over the past two years Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s Digital Integration Centre of Excellence (DICE), Saskatchewan’s first and only Technology Access […]
Digital Integration Centre of Excellence bolsters prairie technology sector
Digital Integration Centre of Excellence bolsters prairie technology sector Saskatchewan’s first Technology Access Centre (TAC) is projected to exceed revenue goals within two years of launching Saskatchewan Polytechnic announced today that its Digital Integration Centre of Excellence (DICE) is projected to surpass its five-year revenue goal in its second year of operation. The milestone is […]
Mohawk College offers Royal Botanical Gardens a bird’s eye view for conservation research project
Mohawk College offers Royal Botanical Gardens a bird’s eye view for conservation research project Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG) recently partnered with Mohawk College to explore how remotely piloted aircraft systems can advance ecosystem regeneration activities in Cootes Paradise Nature Sanctuary. Applied researchers from the Unmanned and Remote Sensing Innovation Centre (URSIC) at Mohawk College worked […]
Bringing innovation to industry
Bringing innovation to industry SAIT has partnered with Imperial to help implement unmanned systems at Imperial’s Kearl site in northern Alberta. Check out the video below to see how SAIT’s Centre for Innovation and Research in Unmanned Systems (CIRUS) is working with Imperial. This collaboration is leading the way in demonstrating how unmanned systems can be used […]