Canada Announces Grants to Help Companies Use Satellite Data

Technicians put the final touches on two of three Radarsat Constellation Mission satellites at the MDA facility, June 21, 2018 in Montreal. The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz

The federal government says it’s granting $8 million to companies to help them take advantage of satellite data.

The 21 grants are to support projects from crop surveillance on the Prairies to sea ice safety in Nunavut.