The Canadian Land Reclamation Association’s (CLRA) workshop in 2024 highlighted the need to continue demonstrating, and clearly communicating, operational and regulatory applications of these technologies by: comparing the value and costs of using ReDCAT technologies against current methods; and, understanding the value of the data and information derived from these technologies within various business contexts, to support building the business case for their integration and adoption. To build on the success of the 2024 workshop, the Alberta Chapter of the CLRA and Alberta Innovates co-hosted a workshop in Calgary on June 16, 2025. The intent of the workshop was to continue the conversation by identifying project concepts that promote opportunities for uptake by industry, regulators, and policy makers while continuing to foster innovation in this space.
The 2025 workshop resulted in several high-priority project ideas that propose a clear path forward for innovation and regulatory collaboration. Key examples include establishing a cross-sector technical committee for developing a ReDCAT framework and launching a pilot project to develop ReDCAT criteria for cultivated lands.
This Supplemental Report provides a collated summary of the information collected throughout the course of the workshop by MeetGeek – a recording/note taking software run through AI. It contains the methodology, session summaries, and themes generated from transcripts of the MeetGeek recordings.