AcrowdsourceapproachforcapacitybuildinginNorthCanada

Julien Desrochers

#chcnsc2018

TheCanadianArctic

Avastterritory

4.4millionsquarekilometers(47%underwater):•  ~10%ofCanada’sArcticwater’sareadequatelysurveyed–  1%surveyedtomodernstandards

•  ~32%oftheArctic’smarinecorridorsareadquatelysurveyed–  3%surveyedtomodernstandards

Avastterritory

4.4millionsquarekilometers(47%underwater):•  ~10%ofCanada’sArcticwater’sareadequatelysurveyed.–  1%surveyedtomodernstandards

•  ~32%oftheArctic’smarinecorridorsareadquatelysurveyed.–  3%surveyedtomodernstandards

Increaseofmaritimetraffic

Commercialships:• 2005:119• 2010:220

Fishingships:• 2005:30• 2010:220

How to avoid this situation??

Howtomapsuchavastterritory?

The crowdsourced bathymetry approach : -  Pre-qualified measurement systems (HydroBall / HydroBox) - Local people from the communities (Inuits) - Automatic data processing and dissemination More reactive and cost effective than -  Survey teams from the South - Conventional hydrographic tools

Presentationagenda

-  Projectoverview-  Pre-qualifiedsystems-  Communityworkshops-  Lessonslearned-  Capacitybuildingpossibilities

CSBprojectoverview

1.  WP1:UseandintegrateHydrographicsystemsfornon-specialistsinNorthernCanada.(CIDCO)

2.  WP2:ConductworkshopswithInuits.(MI/CIDCO)3.  WP3:Data-processing.(UNB/CIDCO)4.  WP4:Datapost-processinganddata

dissemination.(YORK)

Pre-qualifiedsingle-beamsystem:HydroBall™

A robust shell of spherical shape (13kg – 40cm diam) which contains : -  Echosounder (depth measurement) -  GNSS receiver (position) -  Inclinometer (roll and pitch)

* Autonomous, easy to use

TheHydroBall™system:

Pre-qualifiedblack-boxsystems

HydroBox: -  Installation on opportunity vessels

-  includes same components as the HydroBall except for :

sonar component which comes directly from the vessel.

* HydroBox is equipped with a GNSS L1/L2 receiver capable of logging raw data.

HydroBoxasasingle-beamsystem

* Measurement of lever arm between GNSS and sonar needed to geo-reference the soundings.

HydroBoxasaGNSSbasestation

HydroBoxcanbeusedasaGNSSbasestation:•  OffsetbetweenmarkerandGNSSAPCpre-calibrated

Communityworkshops

Kuujjuaarapik(Inuit/Cree)-  Population:~1300Quaqtaq(Inuit)-Population:~400

Kuujjuaarapik

KuujjuaarapikavillageinSEHudsonBay

Consultingthecommunity

Generalfeedback:•  Don’tusechartstonavigate•  Don’tfeeltheneedforbetterknowledgeofbathymetry

–  Notmanyareaspresentadangertonavigation•  Membersofthecommunityareopentotheprojectasitcan

bringjobstothecommunity

Workshopswithcommunitymembers

TrainedInuits/CreesinKuujjuarapik:•  Jimmy-PaulAngatookalook•  CharlieAngatookalook•  RichardPetagumskum•  CalebNouraJr•  JordanKronenburg

Workshopwithcommunitymembers

Operating the systems at sea:

Workshopwithcommunitymembers

Workshopresults

Kuujjuarapik:•  Resultsvarieddependingontheusers:

–  Somehadagoodunderstandingofthesystemsandhowtocollectqualitybathymetricdata

–  Somedidnothaveagoodunderstandingonhowtooperatethesystemsandneededtobeguidedthroughthewholeprocess

–  Theyoungeragegroup(16-22)weredifficulttomotivate

•  Mostpeopleconsultedwerenotconvincedonthebeneficialimpactofthisproject.

Quaqtaq

AvillageinNWUngavaBay:

Consultationwithvillageleaders

-  Mayor:RobertDeer-  Generalmanager:JohnnyOovaut-  Huntersupport:PhilippeBigonesse

Theyarewillingto:-  Findcandidatesmotivatedforthejob-  Hirepeoplewiththerequiredskillset-  Hirepeoplewhoarereliable

Quaqtaq:surveyzones

Tomotivatecommunity:Pre-selectionofzonestobesurveyed

Projectcoordinator

Projectcoordinator:PhilippeBigoneseProjectcoordinatortasks:•  Maintainingequipmentandensureitsproperuse•  Hiring/training/payingthedifferentboatcaptains•  ExtractingandsendingthedataovertotheCSBprojectserveraftereachsurveyday

Consultinggeneralcommunity

Oldergeneration:•  Don’tusechartstonavigate•  Don’tfeeltheneedforbetterknowledgeofbathymetrybut

mappingshoalsseemslikeagoodidea.

Youngergeneration:•  Notagoodknowledgeofbathymetry•  Feeltheneedforbetterknowledgeofbathymetry:

–  Dangerstonavigation–  Morphologyofseabedforpresenceoffish

•  Interestedinworkingwithnewtechnology

Consultinggeneralcommunity

Generalconsensus:•  Projectcanbringjobstothecommunity•  Developmentofexpertisewithinthecommunity•  Contributingtosafetyofnavigation

Workshopwithcommunitymembers

TwoInuitsweretrainedinQuaqtaq:•  PaulAngnatuk•  TuniqNingiuruvik

Trainingsessions:•  Howtooperatethesystems•  Operatingthesystemsatsea

Workshopwithcommunitymembers

Operatingthesystems:•  TurnthesystemON/OFF.•  Recordingmode•  Verifytheequipmentstatus•  Chargingthesystems•  Extractingthedata

Workshopwithcommunitymembers

Operatingthesystemsatsea:•  Systemsetupvalidation•  Verificationofsystemstatusandgoodpractices

Workshopresults

Quaqtaq:•  Thetwopeopletrainedhadagoodunderstandingofthe

proceduretoacquirequalitybathymetricdata•  Atsea,theywereabletomakethenecessaryadjusmentsto

ensurethesystemswereworkingproperly.•  Theyseemedinterestedandmotivatedtodothistypeof

workinthefuture.

Lessonslearned

Importantconsiderations:•  Supportfromthevillageleadersisneededforasuccesfull

project•  Areliableprojectcoordinatorismandatory•  Thechosencandidatesneedtobemotivated•  Alimitednumberofboatcaptains(2)needtobetrainedto

maximizethenumberofsurveydays(8-12surveydayspercandidate)

•  Thecommunitymembersneedtobeinvolvedintheprocessofthedifferentsurveyzones

MappingtheCanadianNorth

How? Crowd sourced bathymetry with members of Inuit communities Why? Maritime traffic = >>>>>>>>>> Population = >>>>>>>>>> Safety of navigation = IMPORTANT Cost of data acquisition = <<<<<<<<<< Contribution to the development of Inuit communities

What’snext???

GeneralizationofthisCSBscenariocouldcontributeto:

IHOcapacitybuildingprogrammesHow??-  Usingpre-qualifiedhydrographicsystems-  UsingprocessingtoolsdevelopedduringCSBproject-  Usingdatapost-processinganddisseminationtools

developedduringCSBproject

Projectparticipants

Allmembersof:

Thankyou!

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