North West Geomatics Ltd.

North West Geomatics Ltd.

North West Group is comprised of several employee owned
companies specializing in aerial photography and related
services in Canada and the international market. This service
can be traced to 1968 when the capability was first established.
Since that date innumerable complex projects to various
technical specifications have been completed around the world.

North West owns and operates four aircraft equipped with LH
Systems cameras, both film and digital. The variety of aircraft combined with the
focal lengths available in North West's camera inventory permits
photo scales of 1:1,000 to 1:150,000. The company also owns and
operates a complete panchromatic and color film processing and
printing capability.

TECHNOLOGICAL RESOURCES
Equipment
6Navigation Systems
2RC30 Cameras
2 ADS40 Digital Sensors
4Aircraft
1Photographic Processing Laboratory
1 DSW 500 Scanner
3 Softcopy Workstations

Software Packages
Socet Set Site License
2 OrthoVista
Orima Site License
6Flight Management Systems
2Film Annotation
3Flight Line Recovery

TYPICAL PROJECTS/CLIENTS

2004 USDA - NAIP - TEXAS, IDAHO, LOUISIANA
This is the largest ADS40 digital imagery capture program undertaken to date, covering 361,483 sq. miles of 1m GSD. The project supports the USDA NAIP crop compliance program and includes statewide coverage of Texas in false color infrared, statewide coverage of Idaho in color and partial coverage of Louisiana in color.

2003/04 MERRICK & COMPANY - EL PASO COUNTY, CO
In 2003 North West completed the aerial photography for the client, using our ADS40 digital sensor, covering 2,400 sq. miles of 30cm GSD Color. This was an extremely challenging project due to the tremendous terrain relief, which included Pikes Peak. The client has requested additional project data within the county for 2004.

2003 USDA-NAIP - STATE OF NEBRASKA
North West provided the first statewide ADS40 imagery to be undertaken. The project supported the USDA NAIP crop compliance program, consisting of 77,358 sq. miles of 1m GSD color imagery.

2003 DEWBERRY & DAVIS - USGS - SALT LAKE CITY
As a subcontractor under Dewberry & Davis, North West obtained ADS40 digital imagery and provided digital orthphoto for 120 cities in the Salt Lake City area covering 1,126 sq. miles.

In 1999 North West was granted a NAPP contract for statewide
NAPP coverage for Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Nebraska,
Pennsylvania and Colorado. The photo was either color infrared
or panchromatic. There were 158,673km of photography. North West
was awarded a Top Performer Achievement Award for the 1999
contract.

1994/00US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE UNITED STATES
Various contracts averaging 25,000km per season of various scale
photography throughout the western US and Alaska for the purpose
of resource administration, inventory management and studies.
Aerial control was provided.

1988/00USGS/NAPP UNITED STATES
Since its inception in 1988 North West has been a contractor on
the USGS National Aerial Photography Program (NAPP). From 1988
to 1997 NAPP contracts were completed in California, Colorado,
Utah, Arizona, North Dakota,New Mexico, Texas, Kentucky,
Minnesota, Maine, Virginia and Ohio. Annual
production averages at that time were 25,000kms to 50,000kms per
season.

1988/00BRITISH COLUMBIA, MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, LANDS
AND PARKS - CANADA
Contracts averaging 50,000kms of 1:10,000 to 1:70,000
photography in various locations in British Columbia. This is an
area known for its rugged terrain and difficult weather. Since
1993 all photography was electronically positioned with digital
position data required. In 1996 and 1997 North Wests contract
included several 1:5,000 to 1:10,000 blocks and large blocks of
1:40,000 photography with precise camera positions. The 1:40,000
photo is used for the provincial 1:20,000 digital orthophoto
mapping.

Company Details

Year Established: 1987

Total Sales ($CDN): $5,000,000 - $10,000,000

Number of Employees: 50

Company Information

J. Fred Welter
Title: President
Area of Responsibility: Management Executive
Telephone: (403) 295-0694
Fax: (403) 295-2444
Email: Click Here

Services

Aerial Photography

Remote Sensing

Platform For Remote Sensing