#smartWhales
Honored to have been a part of the collaborative #smartWhales initiative aiming to detect rare and critically endangered #rightwhales using #satellite imagery.

Check out our new paper showcasing our work with Hatfield Consultants, AltaML, University of New Brunswick & Canadian Wildlife Federation!
July 18, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Colleagues at Hatfield Consultants also put together a beautiful story map summarizing the novel use of #satellite #technology for #whale #conservation: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/849a...
smartWhales SBDS
The Space-based Detection System (SBDS) developed under the smartWhales Initiative with financial support from the Canadian Space Agency.
storymaps.arcgis.com
July 18, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Thanks to Canadian Space Agency, Fisheries and Ocean's Canada, and Transport Canada for funding the smartWhales initiative to make this work possible
July 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Some more information from our industry partners

Hatfield press release: lnkd.in/dtEG2aR5

AltaML press release: lnkd.in/g9ZdyhtS

#smartWhales #MarineConservation #AI #SatelliteTechnology #NorthAtlanticRightWhale #Innovation
July 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Our industry partners Hatfield Consultants and Alta ML made this amazing ESRI storymap to highlight what we did and the issues in right whale conservation that make this work important storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/849a...
smartWhales SBDS
The Space-based Detection System (SBDS) developed under the smartWhales Initiative with financial support from the Canadian Space Agency.
storymaps.arcgis.com
July 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM