Project history
ICEggs and SpillView are Canadian Coast Guard initiatives, designed to improve data collection
capacity during aerial observation flights required for environmental response management and ice
observation missions. Officers use a tablet computer in the aircraft during reconnaissance flights
and during ground management operations.
The Canadian Coast Guard, under the auspices of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, launched an initiative
to develop a new technology that would support their operational requirements during reconnaissance
flights. They asked Cogéni to conceive and develop the software.
Following the positive response received by the CCG and its partner, Cogéni decided to develop a
commercial version of the system able to meet the high expectations of the international market.
A serious initiative was undertaken not only to develop the software, but also to set up the
infrastructure needed to support clients during the product integration phase and throughout the
product life cycle.
The technologies developed include:
The SpillView system used by the Environmental Intervention Division of the Canadian Coast Guard,
mainly for the purpose of capturing on-site information on oils spills.
The ICEggs system, developed in collaboration with the Canadian Ice Service of Environment Canada,
which has, in the last three years, become the official tool for ice observation flights, ice
information management and ship routing.