About Advanced Climate Monitoring Inc.

Mission & Approach

Many of Canada's lakes, rivers, and coastlines lack continuous, ground-based monitoring tools needed to detect hazards in time for effective management response. Advanced Climate Monitoring (ACMI) addresses this gap by combining field data with the latest satellite imagery and modelling tools. Our goal is to help you create customizable monitoring platforms for your region that are scalable and relatively low-cost to operate.

ACMI's pilot platform and survey tools are designed for environmental managers, field teams, and the public to help provide timely information and guide decisions. Outputs are designed to complement and enhance your existing monitoring programs and professional judgment.

We work openly with our field partners. We are actively seeking collaboration with groups to continue improving model performance and pushing boundaries. Improving detection accuracy over time is an explicit part of how ACMI is designed to evolve.

Catherine Evans

Co-Founder, Remote Sensing

Catherine has a decade of experience in remote sensing, with a specialty in developing machine learning applications that combine satellite imagery and environmental data.

Catherine’s passion about digital innovations in coastal ecosystems is what led to founding ACMI, with a goal to make advanced environmental analysis accessible to the public.

Dr. Christopher Whidden

Co-Founder, Big Data & Deep Learning

Dr. Whidden is an Assistant Professor in Computer Science at Dalhousie University. He develops efficient algorithms and software for NP-hard problems and Big Data, particularly in computational biology and oceans research.

Dr. Whidden focuses on applying both algorithms theory and practical software development and algorithm engineering to create novel solutions to complex problems.