Earth Observation & Remote Sensing companies in Canada
Space Atlas lists 8 organisations in Canada working in earth observation & remote sensing: 4 private companies, 2 startups, 1 research institution, 1 government agency. That is 22% of the 36 space organisations in Canada and 2% of the 404 in this sector worldwide. Most are based in Vancouver (2), St. John's (1), Saint-Hubert (1).
Private Company (4)
- EarthDaily Analytics · Private Company · Vancouver
Operates the EarthDaily Agro satellite constellation for daily global geospatial intelligence — provides daily 3m resolution Earth observation data for agriculture, forestry and…
- GHGSat Inc. · Private Company · Montreal
Canadian Earth observation company — operates a constellation of satellites measuring methane and greenhouse gas emissions from industrial sites.
- MDA Space · Private Company · Brampton
Canadian space technology company — develops robotic systems, satellites and Earth observation solutions.
- UrtheCast · Private Company · Vancouver
Provides Earth observation data and analytics services — operates imaging payloads on the International Space Station and develops the UrtheDaily and OptiSAR constellation missi…
Startup (2)
- SkyWatch Space Applications · Startup · Waterloo
Canadian Earth observation data company — runs the EarthCache platform for ordering satellite imagery and TerraStream data management for satellite operators.
- Wyvern Inc. · Startup · Edmonton
Edmonton Earth observation startup — operates Dragonette hyperspectral satellites and sells hyperspectral imagery for agriculture, forestry and energy.
Government Agency (1)
- CSA (Canadian Space Agency) · Government Agency · Saint-Hubert
Canada's space agency — develops space robotics (Canadarm), Earth observation satellites and supports astronaut programmes.
Research Institution (1)
- C-CORE · Research Institution · St. John's
Canadian applied R&D centre in St. John's — develops satellite remote sensing, SAR analytics, ice monitoring and smallsat ground station technology.