Canada invests $72-million in satellite constellation to monitor active wildfires across country
February 7, 2025
Canada is investing $72-million on a novel satellite constellation that will monitor active forest fires across the country.Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault made the announcement today at the Canadian Space Agency headquarters south of Montreal.He says the money will go to Ontario-based Spire Global Canada, which will develop the satellite constellation called WildFireSat.
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