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“We have been spending time, money This insight set in motion an avalanche and predictive models can be built.

and energy to physically go into the Arc- of innovation from the company, in- tic, to sample the properties of the ice so cluding a computerized mission man- Promoting the Solutions we can come back here and replicate it agement system that not only runs the This abundance of activity and exper- in the tank,” says Lindstrom. “We have radar, but also collect the data and pro- tise in the province has led to the emer- to stay relative to the changing environ- vide back-end analysis against reams of gence of multiple associations and clus- ment. If you’re going to design a struc- historical data, through which analytical ter organizations to help foster synergy ture for a harsh environment, you need to understand what that environment is capable of.”

Oceanic Consulting Limited (Oceanic) is itself a leader in commercial marine research and development and provides a portal to marine research facilities in

Newfoundland and Labrador. Oceanic delivers a broad and sophisticated range of engineering and consulting services in ocean and Arctic engineering.

In 2014, experts from Newfoundland and Labrador – speci