SmartCone Technologies, Inc.: DND/CAF Taps Smartcone Technologies' Innovation Lab to Tackle Space Debris Problem SmartCone's innovation team aims to unlock insights that will result in higher resolution detection and mapping for lower-earth orbit space debris. OTTAWA, ON / ACCESSWIRE / February 17, 2021 / SmartCone Technologies, Inc., Canada's leader in Industrial IoT, is pleased to announce that it is the recipient of a government contract to advance its solution for tracking and de-orbiting space debris in order to reduce the collision threat for orbiting space systems. Through their Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) program, the Department of National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces have awarded the contract to help SmartCone develop technology that can fill key gaps in space debris detection in the areas of resolution, robustness and accuracy.