Surveying, geomatics and digital delivery
Survey and GIS are where a project's data either becomes a permanent municipal asset or evaporates at closeout. We treat field data as the start of the asset record, not the end of construction.
Construction survey, machine control models and quantity verification decide whether a contractor's claim can be tested. We provide the controls, layout and verification that let an owner say yes or no with evidence.
The same data, structured properly, becomes the municipality's GIS layer, asset inventory and condition baseline. Most municipalities pay for this information twice because it was never captured in a usable form the first time.
Who leads this work
- Joel Cardinal
CST — geomatics, construction survey and digital delivery
What we deliver
Field survey and controls
- GNSS and GPS survey and control networks
- Construction layout and staking
- Topographic and legal survey coordination
- As-built and field verification surveys
- Quantity measurement and progress verification
Digital modelling
- Civil 3D surfaces, corridors and design models
- 3D modelling and machine control data
- UAV capture, photogrammetry and volumetrics
- Earthwork quantities and grade verification
GIS and municipal data
- GIS inventories for roads, signs, culverts and utilities
- Asset attribution and condition data structure
- Field data collection workflows for crews
- Map products for Council, staff and the public
Data integration and reporting
- Integration of survey, GIS and asset management data
- Dashboards and automated reporting
- Data standards, naming conventions and quality control
- Digital handover and records management
Typical assignments
A sample of how this work usually arrives.
- Construction survey management on a bridge or roadway project
- GIS inventory of the road, sign and culvert network
- UAV volumetrics for a gravel pit or landfill cell
- Quantity verification supporting a disputed progress claim
- Digital as-built handover that populates the asset register
Related capabilities
Work in this area almost always touches these.
Engineering & planning
Servicing, feasibility, land use and technical review — with planning and engineering kept in the same conversation.
Project delivery & procurement
Business case to closeout — scope, schedule, budget, risk, tendering, contract administration and QA/QC.
Public works & operations
Roads, bridges, drainage, fleet, facilities and waste — service levels, programs and the systems that run them.
Bring us the file that keeps moving to the bottom of the pile.
Tell us what Council has asked for and where it is stuck. We will tell you honestly whether it is an assignment for us, and what it would take.