Whether your company is extracting resources, supporting extraction, or providing environmental, engineering and survey support for these operations, 43 Degrees North stands by to assist. Let us help by providing surveying and aerial mapping to supply you with quality data to support your decision making process.  

Working with Transport Canada and Nav Canada to obtain a Special Flight Operation Certificate was complex and rewarding - especially when you see the results. Working with our partners in the mapping industry, 43 Degrees North was able to safely fly the shoreline of Burrard Inlet and create base mapping to mitigate shoreline erosion due actions caused by climate change.

The mark of a true professional is knowing what technology to use at the right time. Having been contacted to provide a UAV survey of a mountain face that is subject to constant avalanches, I felt that utilizing that technology may not be the best approach. Firstly, the area to over flown would be the Trans Canada Highway as well as a very busy resort. Secondly, the terrain has a vertical change of almost 2000’ in less than 1000’ - this would be quite the scale differential not to mention the minimum requirements of any SFOC holder - no over flights of roads (especially busy ones), structures as well as being able to maintain VLOS! Since this projected had immediate time lines, applying for a site specific SFOC was not a viable option.

The solution? I utilized a Bell Jet Ranger, a handheld digital camera and a steady hand. Oblique images were captured and ground control targets were set along the highway and on the eastern portion of the mountain face where a service road had been built. After processing images and point clouds the results obtained were a 0.18 metre vertical accuracy and a pretty decent orthophoto image.

Located along the abandoned Dease Lake railway line that runs along the Skeena and Sustut rivers. This was another GeoBC inventory mapping project that required helicopter transport as the only means to enter into this remote section of the north-central British Columbia interior. Surrounded by rugged mountains and glaciers, this project came in on-time and on-budget.

GeoBC's fundamental mission is to provide information to better help manage British Columbia's natural resources. Aerial photography was flown during the summer of 2017 in the north Vancouver Island area of BC requiring acquisition of post-flight ground control points. Most photo ID points were located in the remote north island. The beauty of the north island is astounding.