NextGen Environmental Research Inc. is a Canadian-owned environmental research and development company that maps, monitors, and assesses environmental change using satellites, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV’s/drones), and acoustic remote sensing technology on land, water, and ice.

 
 

About NextGen

At NextGen, we care about environmental change as much as you do. And that is why we strive to understand spatial and temporal change using innovative state of the art technology. Our knowledge and multidisciplinary experience builds information that simplifies your monitoring needs and improves decision making. 

We are different because we accept that change is common, and monitoring it is important. 

 

We map and monitor spatial and temporal change using:

We assess spatial and temporal change using:

Satellite and Drone Imaging Solutions - Current Research and Commercialization Projects

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lake ice hazards

 
Ice Time is our first research and development project to enter the commercialization phase, November of 2021. From novel concept, execution of R&D, to initial commercialization took less than 4 years.

Ice Time is our first research and development project to enter the commercialization phase, November of 2021. From novel concept, execution of R&D, to initial commercialization took less than 4 years.

 

Now in the commercial phase with its own brand and website, Ice Time is receiving a warm welcome by the lake ice community. Here, in the NGE website, you can find some of the behind the scenes work undertaken since on ice work began in 2018. This includes a successful Lake Ice Hazard mapping project funded by the Canadian Space Agency using RADAR satellites, drones, and lake ice validation data on 84 lakes, including the complex ice cover of Lake Winnipeg. More here…

Ice Time, our Lake Ice Hazard mapping App, is the world’s first SaaS (software as a subscription service) that provides near real-time ice information via the internet and your cell phone, tablet, or desktop device to advise on lake ice hazards throughout the ice period. See and download the app at icetime.app

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algal advisory service - year three

Stay on top of the changes!

Algal blooms amidst turbid water masses sourced from the prairies to the south and the optically darker water from Precambrian Shield to the east, in the South basin of Lake Winnipeg, August 14, 2017. Credit: ESA.

Algal blooms amidst turbid water masses sourced from the prairies to the south and the optically darker water from Precambrian Shield to the east, in the South basin of Lake Winnipeg, August 14, 2017. Credit: ESA.

A passion project for our home province. Bloomfinder aims to help people recreate on the south basin of Lake Winnipeg. For NGE, this is a fine case study to build staff capacity where a need and a receptive audience exists.

Algal blooms on eutrophic lakes are dynamic and challenge daily use.

We aim to improve the understanding of the dynamic character of Lake Winnipeg by the public through education gained from access to near real-time information.  By doing so, we envisage building a more resilient and adaptive user community that can make the most of this great lake. The informed communities of the future can better engage with political leadership during the multi-generational recovery of the lake.

BloomFinder is all about locating the algal blooms in the south basin and making that information available for people to make informed decisions about their planned activities on the lake. The BloomFinder project combines near real-time high resolution satellite imagery, social media, and real time info provided by beach users! Satellite images show where the algal blooms were recently, and beach users provide real-time updates on the status of the beaches. Connect to NextGen’s BloomFinder Facebook Group to learn about science, the dynamics of the lake, and share your content of interest.

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My Landplan

For our land clients - year three

 

My LandPlan is a subscription advisory service for growers, progressive agronomists, and like-minded Ag industries that provides precise information on your arable land and the health of your crops. "The Plan” is different – we offer a scalable and adaptable modernization service that can improve the precision of your operations, while taking care to minimize encumbrance to your existing work.  We work with you, and your trusted partners, to provide information solutions that help improve your bottom line.

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My LandPlan is a service for precision agriculture and provides information to help growers modernize farming practices. Credit: ESA.

My LandPlan is a service for precision agriculture and provides information to help growers modernize farming practices. Credit: ESA.