InvestOttawa Area X.O is a R&D complex that helps accelerate time-to-market and commercial adoption of next-gen technology. Their facility has unique autonomous drone vehicle testing capabilities with 4G/LTE, LoRaWan, authentic pre-commercial 5G, multiple GPS & satellite systems, and a plethora of plug-and-play sensors.
NRC Centre for Air Travel Research, at Uplands near the Ottawa Airport, is the only facility in the world designed to study the full experience of travelling by air! The facility includes all the features found in modern air travel to simulate the process of checking-in, boarding and flying in an airplane.
The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) labs near the Ottawa Airport play a key role in investigating marine, pipeline, railway, and aviation accidents. The TSB determines if mechanical, electrical, material, structural or other deficiencies contributed to accidents by analyzing information from data recorders ("black boxes"), electronic equipment as well as field photographs and site surveys; this helps to piece together the sequence of events leading to an accident. Visitors can view items related to investigations such as equipment to examine materials, electronic systems, and the flight recorder analysis area.
