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Dated Jun 12, 2026
On June 12, 2026, Hexagon announced its acquisition of Calgary-based ITRES Research Limited. Hexagon states that ITRES adds hyperspectral and thermal imaging sensors to its airborne sensing and processing portfolio, creating a material ownership and integration change for the Canadian company.
Source: Hexagon acquires ITRES (opens in a new tab)Reviewed assessment
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Mission areas
Contributing capability
Hyperspectral Imagers and Airborne Survey Services
Arctic Domain Awareness
ITRES Research Limited's commercial spectral collection, imagery access or analytics could help distinguish materials and environmental conditions across remote northern areas where conventional imagery is insufficient.
Evidence strength: ModerateCapability last reviewed Jul 24, 2026
Open Mission areaReleased Defence needs
Contributing capability
Hyperspectral Imagers and Airborne Survey Services
Sovereign defence capability areas
Hyperspectral Imagers and Airborne Survey Services may help teams working on Sovereign defence capability areas by contributing to detection and situational awareness, autonomous and uncrewed systems, and aerospace operations.
Evidence strength: ModerateCapability last reviewed Jul 24, 2026
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Technologies and services
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Airborne, UAV, ground and space hyperspectral imaging systems
Hyperspectral Imagers and Airborne Survey Services
What it enables
Provide CASI, SASI, MASI, TASI and SAVI hyperspectral imaging systems plus airborne acquisition, calibration, real-time processing and delivery of georeferenced spectral data products.
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Which ITRES sensor and processing configurations are currently available for Canadian defence or northern operations, and what qualification evidence applies?
The public portfolio shows high-fidelity sensing and real-time processing, but a buyer still needs configuration-specific maturity, environmental qualification, integration, security and delivery evidence.
Geography
Calgary, Alberta
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Last reviewed
Aug 10, 2026
Identity and profile
- Open source: SAVI-1000 scientific-grade hyperspectral imager (opens in a new tab)
SAVI-1000 scientific-grade hyperspectral imager
ITRES Research Limited · Apr 1, 2026
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