Cambio Earth Wins 2025 CIO Award for AI Innovation in Geohazard Monitoring
We’re humbled to have been recognized—alongside our good friends at BGC— for our groundbreaking work in applying artificial intelligence to geohazard monitoring and risk analysis. The 2025 CIO Awards Canada award celebrates Canadian organizations using technology to deliver exceptional business value—and for us, it’s a major milestone in sharing how AI is shaping the future of earth science intelligence.
Science First, Always
Cambio Earth’s mission is to help safeguard communities, essential services, and the environment by embedding earth science intelligence into infrastructure operations. Every capability we develop—AI included—is built on decades of applied geoscience and engineering expertise.
That science-first foundation ensures our technology is accurate, meaningful, and trusted.
Our AI capabilities are not about replacing human judgment—they are about amplifying it. We believe responsible AI is transparent, collaborative, and adaptable, ensuring outputs are explainable, auditable, and grounded in real-world science.
We see AI as another tool in the earth science toolbox—powerful when applied responsibly, transformative when paired with human expertise, and essential for meeting the challenges of a changing planet.
AI with Earth in Mind
Extreme weather, climate volatility, and natural hazards are increasing in frequency and severity. Infrastructure operators face unprecedented challenges—and in times of crisis, speed is critical.
Our award-winning AI & Data Services transform massive, complex datasets like 3D lidar into actionable insights in minutes instead of weeks. By adapting computer vision and machine learning from fields like medical imaging and diagnosis, we can detect hazards such as active landslides with unmatched speed and precision.
The result:
- Faster emergency response and recovery
- More resilient infrastructure
- Better protection for lives, livelihoods, and the environment
Responsible AI for Real-World Decisions
Cambio Earth is committed to using AI responsibly. The appropriateness of AI solutions is reviewed by Professional Engineers before they inform decision-making—and we ensure that automated results are never applied without proper human review.
This approach maintains the integrity of our work and supports safe, context-aware outcomes for our clients.
We believe in:
- Transparency – Explainable methods and auditable outputs
- Collaboration – AI insights paired with engineering judgment
- Suitability – AI where appropriate, not just because we can
We Were Built for This
Our AI capabilities are powered by Cambio’s high-performance, geo-referenced architecture—a platform designed to turn disconnected, underused datasets into a structured, intelligent foundation.
Why this matters:
- Structure powers intelligence – Organized data unlocks automation, analytics, and predictive modeling.
- Multiple datasets deepens insights – Layering lidar, InSAR, field inspections, weather, and borehole logs reveals patterns no single dataset could expose.
- Continuous scanning – Machine learning works alongside geotechnical models, algorithms, and user-defined thresholds to flag early warning signs.
By integrating terrain models, precipitation history, strain readings, seismic events, and more, Cambio builds a multi-dimensional view of site conditions—enabling earlier detection and more confident forecasting.
From Detection to Forecasting
Today, our AI automates detection of hazards like active landslides, mapping their precise boundaries in minutes.
Tomorrow, the same structured data foundation enables predictive modeling—forecasting where and when hazards are likely to occur by combining historical movement data with weather patterns, terrain characteristics, and sensor readings.
The ultimate goal? Shift from reacting to hazards to anticipating them before they happen—giving infrastructure operators more time to act, more options for mitigation, and better outcomes for safety and resilience.
Looking Ahead
Our vision is a world adapting and thriving through a deeper understanding of our changing planet.
Winning the 2025 CIO Award is a testament to what’s possible when science, technology, and human expertise work together. We’re excited to continue pushing the boundaries of earth science intelligence—helping infrastructure operators make faster, better, and safer decisions in the face of a changing planet.