Arctus
Rimouski, Quebec R&D company developing satellite Earth-observation tools and data products for aquatic and coastal environments, including ocean colour, satellite-derived bathymetry and near-real-time river-ice monitoring.
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Company site: arctus.caRimouski, Quebec R&D company developing satellite Earth-observation tools and data products for aquatic and coastal environments, including ocean colour, satellite-derived bathymetry and near-real-time river-ice monitoring.
Awarded a $249,856 Canadian Space Agency grant running 12 Sept 2025 to 30 Sept 2027 for EeyouSat, satellite mapping of coastal ecosystems in Eeyou Istchee. search.open.canada.ca
Sells satellite-derived bathymetry through its AI4SDB toolbox and runs near-real-time river-ice monitoring built on Sentinel-1 and RADARSAT Constellation radar data. arctus.ca
Founded in 2009 by Simon Belanger, a UQAR remote-sensing professor, to fill a gap in Canadian aquatic Earth-observation capability; describes itself as a private R&D company. arctus.ca
Profiled by the Canadian Space Agency for its work mapping St. Lawrence shore ice, coastal ecosystems and industrial port zones. asc-csa.gc.ca
Government & Grants
Government support actually received. Unpublished amounts are left out.
Canadian Space Agency - Satellite Mobilization for Biodiversity Action (EeyouSat)
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