About
NextGen Environmental Research Inc.
Fixed-wing UAV data collected over land, water, and ice during spring ice break-up.
Our Company
NextGen Environmental Research Inc. is a research and development company based in Winnipeg, Canada, that bridges academia and industry to solve challenges in environmental mapping, monitoring and assessment. We develop and apply solutions by integrating science and technology.
Our Ethic
Our service to you is exciting because, at NextGen, we love what we do. We strive to map and monitor change because it builds understanding. Knowledge enables people to develop sustainably, make the most of our resources, or can tell us if it is time to intervene and set things right. It is all about good stewardship while making the most of our lives. Our dedication is evident in the quality of our work. It is more than a worthwhile pursuit and all the while we are having fun!
Our Approach
Environmental companies are increasingly investing in remote sensing technologies from space, air, or water because it is believed digital data is key to understanding. Indeed, observation is the first step. However, the increased accessibility of these technologies poses new problems. It is now important to distinguish between technical data providers from those that generate meaningful and actionable information.
NextGen is a multidisciplinary organization rooted in science and technology. Let our experienced team turn your mapping and monitoring data into information for you.
Our Promise
Founder & President
NextGen Environmental Research Inc.
STAFF AND COLLABORATORS
September 18, 2023
Welcome Cathy, Saeid, Sean, and Gifty!
We are pleased to announce that Cathy Cooley has joined us as full time Director of Operations! Just wait…that’s not it! We are pleased to employ Dr. Saeid Taleghani, a remote sensing and AI engineer, Sean Somogyvari, an AI and Computer Vision engineer, and Gifty Attiah, a Climatology modeller, Remote Sensing and GIS specialist. These additions to the NGE team add significant capacity to the company. Each is working on a cutting edge project and technology.
Great team and fun times!
One, two, three…let’s go!
Omar Ducut, Lead Developer, near real-time platform dev, and Machine Learning
Cole Bockstael, application developer and back end RDB
Dr. Paul M Cooley, Founder and President
Dr. Saeid Taleghani, Remote Sensing and Machine Learning Engineer
Cathy Cooley, Director of Operations, Cybersecurity, and IP
Sean Somogyvari, Machine Learning and Computer Vision Engineer
Milly, CAT
Collaborators and Friends
Dr. Henry David (Hank) Venema, Chief Tech. Officer, Strategic Community Consulting, land and climate systems resilience
Dr. Dustin Isleifson, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Manitoba, ice
Candi Bezte, Water, Communications/Media
Grant Wiseman, Stantec, satellite remote sensing, land
Matthew Johnson, M3 Aerial Productions Inc., UAV pilot and instructor, land
Dr. Greg McCullough, satellite remote sensing, water
Dedication
This company could not have been built without the tremendous influence of the late Dr. David G. Barber, the world renowned climate and ice researcher who created the Center for Earth Observation Science, U of Manitoba. David left an indelible imprint on my life. This page and the outcomes of my company are dedicated entirely to his memory and his vision for the future.
Dr. David G. Barber (1960 - 2022)
Let our experienced team turn your mapping and monitoring data into information for you.