Remote Sensing

Remote Sensing is the science (and to some extent, art) of acquiring information about the Earth's surface without actually being in contact with it. This is done by sensing and recording reflected or emitted energy and processing, analyzing, and applying that information.

The Canada Centre for Remote Sensing (CCRS) is the Government of Canada's centre of excellence for remote sensing and geodesy.

Northern Land Cover of Canada – Circa 2000

What's New

• Celebrating 40 years of LANDSAT: Canada’s Contributions
• RADARSAT-2 Captures Assiniboine River Flooding
• The Canada Centre for Remote Sensing Celebrates 40 years of Excellence and Innovation
• The Polarimetric Workstation (PWS)
• Earth Observation Data to be Shared across Government and Public
• Satellite Monitoring of Red River Flooding in Near Real-time