Goose is now open source — pip install weji-goose · GitHub · PyPI

Infrastructure for communities the map forgets.

Environmental monitoring, off-grid communications, and operations software.

Coverage

Filling the gaps in Bay St. George.

Regional monitoring networks don't reach here. We're building local infrastructure so communities have environmental data that reflects their own land.

Pilot
first site in active deployment
Bay St. George
expanding across the region
100%
community-governed data

Open Source

Built in the open.

Tools we build for ourselves, released for anyone to use.

Columnar storage engine

Goose Now on PyPI

A lightweight columnar engine for compact analytical storage on commodity hardware.

  • 10 encodings, selected automatically from data distribution
  • Bloom filters, zone maps, and roaring bitmaps for partition skipping
  • PostgreSQL profiler and exporter CLI included

GitHub · PyPI

Work

Environmental sensing

Weather, air quality, and fire-risk sensors for areas with sparse regional data.

Community communications

Off-grid messaging and alerting where cellular coverage is unreliable.

Operations support

Custom software and data governance for community-run infrastructure.

Public-data intelligence

Searchable records, audit trails, and evidence maps from public documents and open data.

What we bring

Why work with us.

01

Local-first infrastructure

Hardware and data live where the community is, not in a distant cloud.

02

Community governance

Data ownership, access, and sharing decisions stay with the community.

03

Reproducible systems

Open-source, documented deployments other communities can adapt.

04

Regional experience

Bay St. George based. We know the terrain, the partners, and the gaps.

Leadership

Founder-led, community-rooted.

Gary Lucas

Founder & Director

WEJI Northern Technologies is founded and directed by Gary Lucas, a member of the Qalipu Mi'kmaq First Nation based in Bay St. George, Newfoundland. He holds a Bachelor of Economics from Memorial University of Newfoundland and brings more than 20 years of experience in data management and forecasting — the systems, governance, and analytical discipline that keep environmental data accurate, owned, and useful to the communities it comes from.

That background shapes how WEJI builds: local-first infrastructure, rigorous data governance, and reproducible, open systems designed to stay in community hands.

Partnerships

Built alongside communities.

Co-deployed infrastructure

Local sensors and gateways with hands-on training.

Shared governance

Communities control their data and sharing decisions.

Capacity building

Documentation and training so expertise stays home.

Territory knowledge

Land-guardian knowledge integrated on community terms.

Contact

Get in touch.

For partnerships, co-development, and funding inquiries.

collaborate@wejinorth.ca