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Dated Feb 1, 2026
A current NRC IRAP contribution supports Niricson's 2026-2027 development of an AI platform for airfield pavement distress mapping for civilian airports and defence airstrips, following federal innovation testing with PSPC, Shared Services Canada and Transport Canada.
Source: AI airfield pavement distress mapping contribution (opens in a new tab)Reviewed assessment
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Mission areas
Contributing capability
AUTOSPEX infrastructure inspection platform
Autonomous Patrol and Monitoring
Drone-enabled repeat inspection could support persistent monitoring of airfields and other dispersed infrastructure; the mapping is derived and does not establish operational CAF use.
Evidence strength: ModerateCapability last reviewed Jul 30, 2026
Open Mission areaContributing capability
AUTOSPEX infrastructure inspection platform
Edge Data Processing
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Technologies and services
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AI-enabled multimodal infrastructure inspection
AUTOSPEX infrastructure inspection platform
What it enables
AUTOSPEX fuses visual, thermal and acoustic inspection data, including drone-collected imagery and impact-acoustic measurements, to map defects and compare asset condition over time.
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Public programs and contracts
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Ecosystem relationships
NRC IRAP contribution recipient
National Research Council Canada
The Government of Canada's grants database records an NRC IRAP contribution to Niricson Software Inc. for AI-based airfield pavement distress mapping; the candidate does not infer procurement beyond that contribution.
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Which AUTOSPEX infrastructure inspection platform configurations are commercially available now, what integration or qualification work is required, and which public customer or deployment evidence can be shared?
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Vancouver, British Columbia
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Aug 12, 2026
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- Open source: AI airfield pavement distress mapping contribution (opens in a new tab)
AI airfield pavement distress mapping contribution
Government of Canada · Feb 1, 2026
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