Iris Environmental Systems Inc.
Calgary, AB
Company Overview
IRIS Environmental Systems (IRIS) is a Canadian environmental consulting company, providing multi-disciplinary services to government agencies, national and multinational industries, and international development banking institutions.
IRIS has provided services in: resource inventory; impact assessment; protection planning; environmental audits; policy analysis; project feasibility assessment; environmental institution capability assessment and strengthening;
environmental programme development; environmental project management and monitoring; and review of environmental legislation, standards and regulations.
IRIS' GIS technology has been applied to the EIA process, forestry sector, coastal management and oil spill response, flood prediction and prevention, watershed management of water supply and compatible use. The consultancy is applied to natural resource inventory, environmental analysis and planning, and environmental engineering. A further service is contract database construction through the GIS and translation to other GIS systems where necessary, for a wide variety of applications.
IRIS' corporate philosophy is one of commitment to the interests of clients, and high quality work. Partners, Nick Roe, Rob Lothian and David Day undertake or manage the work assuring clients that they will be availed of the principal's experience and involvement in the identification of the key issues, responding with the application of the optimum approach, and delivery of the final product in a timely manner. It also assures clients of personal service, utilizing skills that take projects from initial concept through to implementation.
With client approval, and when necessitated by the project, IRIS draws upon its network of known consultants, with whom it has established professional working relationships, to address specialized problems.
Company Information
Physical Address
635-36th Ave. N. E.
Calgary, AB T2E 2L8
CA
Mailing Address
635-36th Ave. N. E.
Calgary, AB T2E 2L8
CA
Additional Details
Legal Name: Iris Environmental Systems Inc.
Number of Employees: 15
CA
IRIS maintains capabilities in Geographic Information Systems, Remote Sensing and Image Analysis in-house for all project applications.
IRIS offers a comprehensive consulting and contracting service to clients who wish to apply these powerful technologies to provide solutions to real-world problems. IRIS is not a vendor of software or hardware, but is a "user" and as such, consults and contracts on the application of the technology to the needs of the client.
IRIS can fulfill many different roles in the implementation of GIS technology from assisting the public and private sector to setup and utilize their own systems to the design and execution of digital mapping projects at any scale. IRIS can audit the client's resources and identify the needs for data, the quality of existing data, identify gaps in the data and human resources, and recommend solutions. IRIS ensures that the client can access and use the data as quickly as possible in concert with trained personnel, and will follow client progress through successive steps in development and use of the technology.
IRIS is a full member in Alta Canadian Geomatics Inc. (ACGI). ACGI was formed to provide geomatics services world wide and is built around a core of experienced, Alberta-based geomatics companies, each of which offers complementary services and technologies. The services of ACGI encompass positioning and control surveys, topographic and thematic mapping, land and cadastral surveys, hydrographic surveys and nautical charting, remote sensing and image processing and geographic information systems - in short, the full domain of geomatics. This technology is further supplemented by applications expertise in urban and rural planning, land development and management as well as environmental audits and assessment, protected area management and conservation and reclamation planning. ACGI's experience in the development or geographic information systems software and customized applications ensures the complete system fully corresponds to the needs of each individual user.
Drawing upon this wealth of expertise ACGI is uniquely qualified to assist in applying geomatics technology to planning and decision making processes. Clients are provided with high quality, timely and accurate information, which is easily retrieved in a visual format for maximum efficiency. Clients can combine and query a variety of data to provide qualified basis for analysis. Training and hands-on experience can be provided in state-of-the-art technologies.
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Rob Lothian
Title: Vice President
Area of Responsibility: Management Executive
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Tammy Killeen
Title: Office Administrator
Area of Responsibility: Administrative Services
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Nick Roe
Title: Partner and Principal Consultant
Area of Responsibility: Management Executive
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Dave Day
Title: Partner/Associate
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Services
- Environmental Consultant - Agriculture, Soil And Water Conservation
- Environmental Consultant - Biological And Ecosystem Studies
- Environmental Consultant - Coastal Areas And Shoreline Management
- Environmental Consultant - Consulting
- Environmental Consultant - Engineering Design/Specifications
- Environmental Consultant - Environmental Audits
- Environmental Consultant - Environmental Impact Assessments
- Environmental Consultant - Erosion Control/Landslide Protection
- Environmental Consultant - Field Sampling And Monitoring
- Environmental Consultant - Gis Applications
- Environmental Consultant - Hazardous Waste-biochemical
- Environmental Consultant - Hazardous Waste-chemical
- Environmental Consultant - Hydrogeology
- Environmental Consultant - Integrated Resource Management
- Environmental Consultant - Mapping Of Resources/Land Types
- Environmental Consultant - Municipal Solid Waste
- Environmental Consultant - Natural Area Parks, Recreation And Tourism
- Environmental Consultant - Public Relations/Institution Building
- Environmental Consultant - Regulations And Standards Consulting
- Environmental Consultant - Remote Sensing & Image Analysis
- Environmental Consultant - Risk Assessment
- Environmental Consultant - Rural Land Management
- Environmental Consultant - Sanitary Landfills
- Environmental Consultant - Silviculture And Other Forestry
- Environmental Consultant - Site Assessment
- Environmental Consultant - Site/Land Reclamations
- Environmental Consultant - Socioeconomic Studies
- Environmental Consultant - Soil And Groundwater
- Environmental Consultant - Systems Modelling Or Design
- Environmental Consultant - Training And Education
- Environmental Consultant - Waste Transport And Disposal
- Environmental Consultant - Water Resources Planning
- Environmental Consultant - Wildlife And Natural Habitat Enhancement
- Gender And Development Consulting
Products
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Consulting Services For Project And Program Environmental Management, Strategic Planning And Information Systems.
The firm provides a broad range of advice and services which relate to the management of parks and other protected areas. Offered are services such as project environmental impact assessment, environmental protection planning, environmental auditing, institutional strengthening, natural resource inventory, management seminars, training, park and protected area management, biodiversity conservation, and geographical information systems. Each of the services are tailored to meet both the needs of park and protected area management in general, as well as the individual needs of each specific site.
- Environmental Products And Services
- Iris
Additional Information
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