<s>
Canadian	B-General_Concept
Geospace	I-General_Concept
Monitoring	I-General_Concept
(	O
CGSM	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
Canadian	O
space	O
science	O
program	O
that	O
was	O
initiated	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CGSM	O
is	O
funded	O
primarily	O
by	O
the	O
Canadian	O
Space	O
Agency	O
,	O
and	O
consists	O
of	O
networks	O
of	O
imagers	O
,	O
meridian	O
scanning	O
photometers	O
,	O
riometers	O
,	O
magnetometers	O
,	O
digital	O
ionosondes	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
High	B-Algorithm
Frequency	I-Algorithm
SuperDARN	O
radars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
requires	O
networks	O
of	O
ground-based	O
magnetometers	O
,	O
ionosondes	B-Algorithm
,	O
High-Frequency	B-Algorithm
radars	O
,	O
all-sky	O
imagers	O
,	O
meridian	O
scanning	O
photometers	O
,	O
and	O
riometers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
accomplish	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
settled	O
on	O
using	O
Telesat	O
Canada	O
's	O
HSi	O
High	O
Speed	O
Satellite	O
Internet	O
system	O
,	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
an	O
information	O
technology	O
infrastructure	O
(	O
basically	O
a	O
glorified	O
local	B-General_Concept
area	I-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
with	O
additional	O
capabilities	O
including	O
UPS	O
,	O
GPS	O
,	O
and	O
attached	O
hard-disk	O
storage	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CGSM	O
began	O
formally	O
with	O
the	O
issuing	O
of	O
contracts	O
to	O
teams	O
at	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Calgary	O
(	O
photometers	O
,	O
riometers	O
,	O
ASIs	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Alberta	O
(	O
simulation	O
,	O
data	O
management	O
,	O
fluxgate	O
magnetometers	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Saskatchewan	O
(	O
SuperDARN	O
HF	O
radars	O
with	O
a	O
subcontract	O
to	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Western	O
Ontario	O
for	O
digital	O
ionosondes	B-Algorithm
)	O
,	O
Natural	O
Resources	O
Canada	O
(	O
space	O
weather	O
operations	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
National	O
Research	O
Council	O
(	O
solar	O
monitor	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
