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Canadian start-up creates new platform to track Earth’s sustainability


Receives $52M in federal, provincial fundingMONTREAL - The governments of Canada and Quebec are throwing their support behind the development of NorthStar, a new global environment information platform that aims to help humanity track our impact on Earth and its natural resources.The NorthStar platform is being developed by Montreal-based satellite technology start-up  NorthStar Earth & Space, which has now received C$52 million in additional financing from strategic partners. Based on a 40-satellite constellation with sophisticated sensors and information delivery capability, NorthStar will enable new advances in continuous environmental management including pollution detection, charting the health of the world's oceans and rivers, enhancing...