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ScienceTechnologyRemoteSensing9TuesdayMay282013inyourCommunityTMTrademarkofSuncorEnergyInc.Keepingyouinformed.SuncorEnergywouldliketonotifyWoodBuffalocommunitymembersthatplannedmaintenanceworkononeofitsupgradersbeginsinmid-April.OverapproximatelysevenweekstheremaybeperiodsofincreasedflaringandthepotentialforodoursintheFortMcMurrayareaduringtheshutdownandstartupoftheunit.Suncorwillworktominimizethese.AlbertaEnvironmentandregionalstakeholdershavebeeninformed.FormoreinformationpleasecontacttheSuncorStakeholderRelationsGroupat780-792-9545.RegionalairqualityinformationisavailablefromtheWoodBuffaloEnvironmentalAssociationatwww.wbea.orgwww.suncor.comInuviktargetedasinternationalsatellitehotspotEuropeanspaceagencieswantInuviktobecomehubforremotesensingByMEAGANWOHLBERGSpaceagenciesinEuropearepushingforconstructionoftheproposedNWTbre-opticlinkinordertotransformInuvikintoaninternationalhotspotforsatelliteremotesensingtechnology.Representativesfromtheterritorialgovernmentalongwithpotentialpartnersinthebre-opticlineprojectinclud-ingrepresentativesfromtheInuvialuitGwichinandSahturegionsrecentlyreturnedfromavisittoKirunaSwedenandMunichGermanywheretheymetwithvariousgroupsin-volvedwithremotesensingintheHighArctic.WemetwithallthepeoplewhorunthespaceagenciesandthereisenormousinterestinInuvikbutitsallpredicatedonthebre-opticlinebeingputinbecausetheyneedtohaveneartimeaccesstothatinformationneartimebeingwithin15minutesEnviron-mentandNaturalResourcesMinisterMichaelMiltenbergertoldTheJournal.Remotesensingallowssat-ellitesandaircrafttoacquireimagesandinformationaboutthesurfaceoftheearththeat-mosphereandoceansthroughelectromagneticsignals.Thetechnologyisconsideredcrucialforeverythingfromairtrafccontroltonationaldefenceat-mosphericsciencetopographicmappingandenvironmentalmanagement.BoththeSwedishSpaceCorp.andGermanSpaceCorp.havesatellitedishesinstalledinInuvikbutbecausetheresnobre-opticinfrastructurein-formationdownloadedfromsatellitesmustbeputondiscsandsentthroughthemailaprocessthatcantakeweeks.Nowwiththenewleveloftechnologythenewexpectationisthattheywanttobeabletodownloadtheinformationandbeabletoshipitbybre-opticlinebyinternettowhereverithastogosoitcangetthereliterallywithinminutesMilt-enbergersaid.Alotofitsverytopicalitsveryimportantandtheycantwaitweekstogettheinformationthattheyneed.MiltenbergersaidInuvikisthecovetedhotspotforremotesensingtechnologiesbecauseofitspoliticalandgeographiclocation.ThoughEuropewascontemplatingsettingupasta-tioninPrudhoeBayAlaskaspaceagenciesarereticentbe-causeofAmericanlawsthatallowtheUSgovernmenttoaccessinformationandturnoffequipmentifdeemedtobeinthenationalinterest.InuvikisalsoconsideredtobegeographicallygiftedMiltenbergersaid.TheyvelookedallaroundintheNorththehighaltitudeplacesandInuvikisalmostinthemiddleoftheareaofinter-est.Itsahighaltitudeithasgoodplaneaccessithasroadaccessandwithbre-opticitwillhavethebestcutting-edgecommunicationstechnologyintheworldhesaid.Ifthebre-opticlinegoesinthenInuvikwillbethegroundstationforremotesensinginNorthAmericaMiltenbergersaidhewastoldinMunich.TheyreverykeentoseeInuvikgoahead.StabilizingeconomicbenetsMiltenbergersaidcommu-nitygovernmentofcialsinKirunareportedcloseto500newjobsinthecityof18000createdoverthelast50yearsbytheknowledge-basedin-dustryofremotesensing.HesaidthecommunityofInuvikcouldsimilarlybenetfromaneconomicdriverthatdoesnotrelyonresourceex-traction.LikeInuvikKirunaisaresourcetown.Itsironoremineoneofthebiggestintheworldisamajorsourceofjobsintheareabuteco-nomicallyunstable.Theystartedverysmallandasthetechnologyim-provedintermsofsatellitesandremotesensingandallthattypeofthingtheyvegrownovertimewhereastheywereveryconcernedabouttheminetheretheupsanddownsoftheresourcesectorMiltenbergersaid.ItsthesameinInuvikwiththeoilandgastheyvebeenthroughthosemajordownturnsandrecoveryandconcernsthattherecoverymaynotlast.SotheyvebeenfocusingalotontheminebuttherealityisthesamethingwereanticipatinginInuvik.Theyhaveallthatremotesensingindustrythereandthewholecommunityissetupsothatitprovidesanenor-mouslylevellingandstabiliz-ingeffectontheeconomy.FullspeedaheadMiltenbergersaidtheter-ritorialgovernmentisnowmovingfullspeedaheadonthebre-opticlineprojectnotonlytosparkeconomicgrowthinInuvikbuttoopenupthewholeMackenzieValleytobettergovernmentserviceseducationalopportunitiesandindustrialdevelopment.Thetripwasaneye-openerformyselfforsureandallthefolksthatwereonthetriprep-resentingusfromtheInuvi-aluitGwichinandSahtuareofthesamemindthatthishasenormouspotentialhesaidnotingthattheindustrycouldgenerate100-150millionayearintheNWT.Inuvikwillhaveanop-portunitytoovertimegrowintothesametypeofopera-tionthattheyhaveinKirunaifnotexceedit.TheNWTdelegationmeetswithofcialsoftheGermanSpaceAgencyinMunichinMay.PhotoDLRGermanAerospaceCentrePWKGraduation2013TheJune4issueoftheNorthernJournal867-872-3000ext.15oradsnorj.ca