AI-Powered Land and Infrastructure Feature Extraction from Satellite Imagery

This system uses artificial intelligence to automatically extract geographic features — buildings, roads, waterways, and forested areas — from satellite and aerial imagery across Canada over time. It is operated by Natural Resources Canada and primarily serves federal government employees who need up-to-date geospatial data about Canada's land, water, and infrastructure. The AI's use is disclosed to users, and outputs are used to improve authoritative mapping of Canada.