Airborne Measurement Systems Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

SAIT正在请求NSERC支持与加拿大油砂创新联盟（COSIA），ING机器人，ITRES研究和Scentroid合作的项目。该项目的目标是开发、部署和比较评估最先进的解决方案，包括无人机、无人机和地面仪器以及数据解释，以测量、监测、解释和验证阿尔伯塔油砂设施尾矿池和采矿工作面的温室气体排放。这一举措的成功将使加拿大受益，因为它表明了对环境管理的承诺，鼓励资源的可持续开发，并可能为阿尔伯塔和联邦政府制定参数和测量方法，以便长期评估油砂和管道的温室气体和挥发性有机化合物排放量提供一个基础。

SAIT is requesting NSERC support for a project with partners Canada's Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA), ING Robotics, ITRES Research and Scentroid. The goal of the project is to develop, deploy and comparatively assess state of the art solutions comprising unmanned aerial vehicles, UAV- and ground-based instruments, and data interpretation to provide measurement, monitoring, interpretation and verification of GHG emissions from the tailings pond and mine face at an oil sands facility in Alberta. Success of this initiative would benefit Canada by demonstrating a commitment to environmental stewardship, encourage sustainable development of resources and may provide a basis for which both the Alberta and Federal Governments can set parameters and measurement practices for assessing GHG and VOC emissions from oil sands and pipelines in the longer term.