Geospatial intelligence software that ingests imagery, video, sensors and other data, then detects, classifies, geolocates and distributes results. REST and CoT interfaces support command-and-control exchange, with centralized or near-sensor computing. ISC separately lists SHIELDS T12-022628 as available for testing. Chaac’s 2025 Gagetown report claims 84% mine detection, without the independent dataset and false-alarm evidence needed to infer general performance or clearance safety.
Technical detail
Core features
Multi-source ingestion, detection, classification and geolocation
REST/CoT exchange with centralized or near-sensor computing
Partner-demonstrated drone imagery to mapped ground-inspection workflow
Geospatial AI
REST API
Cursor on Target
Use & integration
Recorded applications
Configured defence, emergency-response and environmental monitoring
These describe the reviewed application scope, not confirmed deployments, released requirements or procurement eligibility.
Evidence of maturity
Marketed system with a vendor-reported Gagetown demonstration and a separate partner replica trial; current T12-022628 directory status is available for testing.
Commercial availability
Supplier configuration engagement and ISC T12-022628 testing access; no universal performance, mine-clearance or purchase guarantee.
Integration and verification
Readiness
A technology readiness level is not established by the reviewed public sources.
Near-sensor computing and REST/CoT distribution provide a plausible local processing and integration role when communications are constrained; specific offline capability and hardware limits still require evaluation.
This is a reviewed public-source assessment. It is not procurement eligibility, endorsement, customer interest, or classified demand.
Original sources 4 linked records
These records support this capability and its published Mission area and Defence need connections. A source count is not a count of independent confirmations.
The current SHIELDS page specifies REST APIs and CoT for operational-information exchange, with centralized infrastructure or computing closer to sensors. No published API schema, hardware benchmark, latency or security accreditation is supplied.
Supports: Capability · technicaldomainslugs
Chaac currently expands SHIELDS as Situational Awareness and Intelligent Data System. It ingests imagery, video, sensors and geospatial data for detection, classification, geolocation and distribution using interfaces including REST and CoT, with centralized or edge deployment. The current broad product definition differs from the mine-specific acronym used in its 2025 announcement.
Supports: Capability · name
Chaac currently expands SHIELDS as Situational Awareness and Intelligent Data System. It ingests imagery, video, sensors and geospatial data for detection, classification, geolocation and distribution using interfaces including REST and CoT, with centralized or edge deployment. The current broad product definition differs from the mine-specific acronym used in its 2025 announcement.
Supports: Capability · technicaldomainslugs
SHIELDS ingests imagery, video, sensors, geospatial information and external services, then detects, classifies, geolocates and tracks objects or events for map-based decisions.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
Chaac currently expands SHIELDS as Situational Awareness and Intelligent Data System. It ingests imagery, video, sensors and geospatial data for detection, classification, geolocation and distribution using interfaces including REST and CoT, with centralized or edge deployment. The current broad product definition differs from the mine-specific acronym used in its 2025 announcement.
Supports: Capability · maturity
Chaac currently expands SHIELDS as Situational Awareness and Intelligent Data System. It ingests imagery, video, sensors and geospatial data for detection, classification, geolocation and distribution using interfaces including REST and CoT, with centralized or edge deployment. The current broad product definition differs from the mine-specific acronym used in its 2025 announcement.
Supports: Capability · capability type
SHIELDS ingests imagery, video, sensors, geospatial information and external services, then detects, classifies, geolocates and tracks objects or events for map-based decisions.
Supports: Capability · summary
The current SHIELDS page specifies REST APIs and CoT for operational-information exchange, with centralized infrastructure or computing closer to sensors. No published API schema, hardware benchmark, latency or security accreditation is supplied.
Supports: Capability · core features
Chaac currently expands SHIELDS as Situational Awareness and Intelligent Data System. It ingests imagery, video, sensors and geospatial data for detection, classification, geolocation and distribution using interfaces including REST and CoT, with centralized or edge deployment. The current broad product definition differs from the mine-specific acronym used in its 2025 announcement.
Supports: Capability · defence applications
Chaac currently expands SHIELDS as Situational Awareness and Intelligent Data System. It ingests imagery, video, sensors and geospatial data for detection, classification, geolocation and distribution using interfaces including REST and CoT, with centralized or edge deployment. The current broad product definition differs from the mine-specific acronym used in its 2025 announcement.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
The current SHIELDS page specifies REST APIs and CoT for operational-information exchange, with centralized infrastructure or computing closer to sensors. No published API schema, hardware benchmark, latency or security accreditation is supplied.
Supports: Capability · technology readiness level
Chaac currently expands SHIELDS as Situational Awareness and Intelligent Data System. It ingests imagery, video, sensors and geospatial data for detection, classification, geolocation and distribution using interfaces including REST and CoT, with centralized or edge deployment. The current broad product definition differs from the mine-specific acronym used in its 2025 announcement.
Supports: Capability · defence applications
Chaac markets SHIELDS for defence/security observation, search and rescue, area surveillance, wildfire/environmental monitoring and remote operations; these are offered uses rather than named accepted deployments.
Supports: Capability · technicaldomainslugs
Chaac currently expands SHIELDS as Situational Awareness and Intelligent Data System. It ingests imagery, video, sensors and geospatial data for detection, classification, geolocation and distribution using interfaces including REST and CoT, with centralized or edge deployment. The current broad product definition differs from the mine-specific acronym used in its 2025 announcement.
Supports: Capability · name
SHIELDS ingests imagery, video, sensors, geospatial information and external services, then detects, classifies, geolocates and tracks objects or events for map-based decisions.
Supports: Capability · summary
Chaac currently expands SHIELDS as Situational Awareness and Intelligent Data System. It ingests imagery, video, sensors and geospatial data for detection, classification, geolocation and distribution using interfaces including REST and CoT, with centralized or edge deployment. The current broad product definition differs from the mine-specific acronym used in its 2025 announcement.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
SHIELDS ingests imagery, video, sensors, geospatial information and external services, then detects, classifies, geolocates and tracks objects or events for map-based decisions.
Supports: Capability · core features
Chaac currently expands SHIELDS as Situational Awareness and Intelligent Data System. It ingests imagery, video, sensors and geospatial data for detection, classification, geolocation and distribution using interfaces including REST and CoT, with centralized or edge deployment. The current broad product definition differs from the mine-specific acronym used in its 2025 announcement.
Supports: Capability · technicaldomainslugs
SHIELDS ingests imagery, video, sensors, geospatial information and external services, then detects, classifies, geolocates and tracks objects or events for map-based decisions.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
Chaac currently expands SHIELDS as Situational Awareness and Intelligent Data System. It ingests imagery, video, sensors and geospatial data for detection, classification, geolocation and distribution using interfaces including REST and CoT, with centralized or edge deployment. The current broad product definition differs from the mine-specific acronym used in its 2025 announcement.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
The current SHIELDS page specifies REST APIs and CoT for operational-information exchange, with centralized infrastructure or computing closer to sensors. No published API schema, hardware benchmark, latency or security accreditation is supplied.
Supports: Capability · summary
SHIELDS ingests imagery, video, sensors, geospatial information and external services, then detects, classifies, geolocates and tracks objects or events for map-based decisions.
Supports: Capability · technology readiness level
SHIELDS ingests imagery, video, sensors, geospatial information and external services, then detects, classifies, geolocates and tracks objects or events for map-based decisions.
Supports: Capability · core features
SHIELDS ingests imagery, video, sensors, geospatial information and external services, then detects, classifies, geolocates and tracks objects or events for map-based decisions.
Supports: Capability · capability type
Chaac currently expands SHIELDS as Situational Awareness and Intelligent Data System. It ingests imagery, video, sensors and geospatial data for detection, classification, geolocation and distribution using interfaces including REST and CoT, with centralized or edge deployment. The current broad product definition differs from the mine-specific acronym used in its 2025 announcement.
Supports: Capability · core features
Chaac currently expands SHIELDS as Situational Awareness and Intelligent Data System. It ingests imagery, video, sensors and geospatial data for detection, classification, geolocation and distribution using interfaces including REST and CoT, with centralized or edge deployment. The current broad product definition differs from the mine-specific acronym used in its 2025 announcement.
Supports: Capability · core features
The current SHIELDS page specifies REST APIs and CoT for operational-information exchange, with centralized infrastructure or computing closer to sensors. No published API schema, hardware benchmark, latency or security accreditation is supplied.
Supports: Capability · commercial availability
Chaac currently expands SHIELDS as Situational Awareness and Intelligent Data System. It ingests imagery, video, sensors and geospatial data for detection, classification, geolocation and distribution using interfaces including REST and CoT, with centralized or edge deployment. The current broad product definition differs from the mine-specific acronym used in its 2025 announcement.
Supports: Capability · defence applications
Chaac currently expands SHIELDS as Situational Awareness and Intelligent Data System. It ingests imagery, video, sensors and geospatial data for detection, classification, geolocation and distribution using interfaces including REST and CoT, with centralized or edge deployment. The current broad product definition differs from the mine-specific acronym used in its 2025 announcement.
Supports: Mission area · Edge Data Processing
The current SHIELDS page specifies REST APIs and CoT for operational-information exchange, with centralized infrastructure or computing closer to sensors. No published API schema, hardware benchmark, latency or security accreditation is supplied.
Supports: Mission area · Edge Data Processing
The current SHIELDS page specifies REST APIs and CoT for operational-information exchange, with centralized infrastructure or computing closer to sensors. No published API schema, hardware benchmark, latency or security accreditation is supplied.
Supports: Mission area · Edge Data Processing
Chaac currently expands SHIELDS as Situational Awareness and Intelligent Data System. It ingests imagery, video, sensors and geospatial data for detection, classification, geolocation and distribution using interfaces including REST and CoT, with centralized or edge deployment. The current broad product definition differs from the mine-specific acronym used in its 2025 announcement.
Supports: Mission area · Edge Data Processing
Chaac currently expands SHIELDS as Situational Awareness and Intelligent Data System. It ingests imagery, video, sensors and geospatial data for detection, classification, geolocation and distribution using interfaces including REST and CoT, with centralized or edge deployment. The current broad product definition differs from the mine-specific acronym used in its 2025 announcement.
Supports: Mission area · Edge Data Processing
The current SHIELDS page specifies REST APIs and CoT for operational-information exchange, with centralized infrastructure or computing closer to sensors. No published API schema, hardware benchmark, latency or security accreditation is supplied.
Supports: Mission area · Edge Data Processing
Chaac currently expands SHIELDS as Situational Awareness and Intelligent Data System. It ingests imagery, video, sensors and geospatial data for detection, classification, geolocation and distribution using interfaces including REST and CoT, with centralized or edge deployment. The current broad product definition differs from the mine-specific acronym used in its 2025 announcement.
Supports: Mission area · Edge Data Processing
The current SHIELDS page specifies REST APIs and CoT for operational-information exchange, with centralized infrastructure or computing closer to sensors. No published API schema, hardware benchmark, latency or security accreditation is supplied.
Supports: Mission area · Edge Data Processing
Chaac currently expands SHIELDS as Situational Awareness and Intelligent Data System. It ingests imagery, video, sensors and geospatial data for detection, classification, geolocation and distribution using interfaces including REST and CoT, with centralized or edge deployment. The current broad product definition differs from the mine-specific acronym used in its 2025 announcement.
The live ISC directory lists Secured Hazard Identification and Environmental Landmark Detection System (SHIELDS), T12-022628, Chaac Technologies Inc., Montréal, AI theme, Available for testing. The page defines this status as currently unmatched/open for testing, not a completed test or contract award.
Supports: Capability · maturity
The live ISC directory lists Secured Hazard Identification and Environmental Landmark Detection System (SHIELDS), T12-022628, Chaac Technologies Inc., Montréal, AI theme, Available for testing. The page defines this status as currently unmatched/open for testing, not a completed test or contract award.
Chaac claims an 84 percent detection success rate for PFM-type mines at a Gagetown demonstration. The article provides no independent results table, test population or false-alarm rate; it cannot support a universal detection probability or a cleared-area safety claim.
Supports: Capability · summary
The cited product or program source supports the architecture, features, applications, and bounded capability summary recorded for SHIELDS.
Supports: Capability · summary
The company report dated November 17, 2025 states SHIELDS achieved 84% detection success for PFM-type antipersonnel mines at CFB Gagetown. It does not disclose sample count, train/test separation, imaging geometry, false-alarm rate or an independent result table.
InDro’s September 4, 2025 counterpart account identifies Chaac’s image-processing/geospatial AI and InDro’s robotic hardware integration: RTK drones using ROS 2 and a Sentinel ground robot in a map-to-inspection workflow. Two custom drones were being built for DND delivery, not reported accepted.
Supports: Capability · maturity
The InDro Area X.O demonstration used 3D-printed PFM-1 replicas. Its quoted 80–90% detection figure comes from Chaac; it is neither independent validation of the later 84% Gagetown report nor evidence of clearance safety.
Public sources cited · Facts and assessments kept separate · Human review
The live ISC directory lists Secured Hazard Identification and Environmental Landmark Detection System (SHIELDS), T12-022628, Chaac Technologies Inc., Montréal, AI theme, Available for testing. The page defines this status as currently unmatched/open for testing, not a completed test or contract award.
Supports: Capability · maturity
The company report dated November 17, 2025 states SHIELDS achieved 84% detection success for PFM-type antipersonnel mines at CFB Gagetown. It does not disclose sample count, train/test separation, imaging geometry, false-alarm rate or an independent result table.
