Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR) Rimouski
The WISE -Man Project: WaterSat Imaging  Spectrometer Experiment ( WISE ) for Optically Shallow Inland and Coastal Waters  Assessment — PI: Dr. Simon Bélanger. Often  populated, coastal areas are particularly sensitive to environmental changes.  Accurate mapping of coastal zones is crucial for scientific advancement,  resource management, security and defence operations. However, Canada's  coastline mapping remains relatively incomplete due to its vast extent and  difficult access to several shallow zones. Advances in satellite technologies,  especially hyperspectral remote sensing, can help fill this gap. The WISE -Man project aims to test the WISE hyperspectral camera while building  solid Canadian expertise and skills regarding the processing and analysis of  this type of data that may soon be available on operational Earth observation  missions via satellite.