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Vancouver IslandGeomatics
Colourized LiDAR point cloud of a working waterfront: fuel tanks on a rock bluff, a highway, wharf, boats and green water

Comox Valley · Vancouver Island

Vancouver Island
Geomatics

Precision data. Local knowledge.
Stronger communities. Smarter decisions.

Accurate
Reliable
Local
Built for the Island
Drone LiDAR surface model of a working waterfront coloured by elevation: water in blue, lot and road in green, fuel tanks and bluff in orange and white

LiDAR elevation model

Every metre of the site, measured.

A drone LiDAR surface model coloured by elevation, from the water to the tank farm on the bluff, every structure, boat and tree captured at 10 cm.

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What We Do

Surveying. Mapping.
Solutions.

We collect accurate field data and turn it into drawings, surfaces, maps and models project teams can actually use, from excavation through final as-built.

Instrument height tape reading on a survey tripod
ControlEvery setup measured, every height recorded
Foundation offset stake with orange paint on a cleared site
LayoutStakes the crew can read at a glance
GNSS rover pole beside a utility building and cabled pole
As-builtExisting-conditions site plans, before design
Field controller on a rover pole with a Courtenay job open on screen, second-growth forest behind

Home Base

Rooted in Courtenay.
Working across the Island.

Vancouver Island Geomatics operates from Courtenay, in the heart of the Comox Valley. We know the local ground, the river flats, the hillside subdivisions, the working rural properties, because it's where we live and build our own community.

Courtenay's Central Island position also puts our crews within working range of projects up and down the Island: north through Campbell River to Port Hardy, south through Nanaimo to Greater Victoria, and west over the hump to Port Alberni. One base, one standard of work, Island-wide.

Vancouver Island Coverage

Based in Courtenay.
Serving the Island.

Vancouver Island Geomatics is based in Courtenay and supports construction, mapping and geomatics projects throughout Vancouver Island, from Greater Victoria to the North Island.

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Deliverables

Data you can actually use.

Every survey ends as a file someone has to work with. We deliver in the formats your team already uses, organized, documented and checked before they leave our hands.

LiDAR bare-earth terrain model of the same ground with contours
Drone orthophoto of a gravel pit and highway corridor through forest
OrthophotoLiDAR bare earth
Same ground, two deliverables from one flight, drag to see the terrain the trees were hiding.
Colourized LiDAR point cloud of a forested corridor and gravel pit, oblique viewPoint cloud
LiDAR cross-section showing vegetation returns above classified ground returnsCross-section
DWG / DXF

CAD drawings your engineer and designer can open and build on directly.

PDF

Stamped-quality plan sheets and figures ready for permits, tenders and the site trailer.

GeoTIFF

Georeferenced orthophotos that drop straight into CAD and GIS.

LAS / LAZ

Classified point clouds from LiDAR and photogrammetry flights.

DTM / TIN

Ground surfaces built for design, drainage and earthworks calculations.

XLSX / RPT

Volume reports and quantity summaries tied to real measured surfaces.

GIS

Structured layers with clean attributes for planning and asset management.

Field to Finish

The right tool for the terrain.

LiDAR-equipped survey drone at dusk
Classified LiDAR point cloud with ground returns in tan and vegetation in green

Survey-Grade GNSS

RTK positioning for control, topo and stakeout, tied to real coordinate systems, not app-grade GPS.

Robotic Total Stations

Millimetre-level layout and as-built measurement where GNSS can't see the sky, under canopy, beside structures, inside buildings.

Mapping Drones

Photogrammetry flights that turn an afternoon on site into orthophotos, surfaces and 3D models.

LiDAR Sensors

High-density laser scanning that measures the ground itself, even through Vancouver Island's heavy vegetation.

Processing & QA

Point-cloud classification, surface modelling and independent checks before anything is delivered.

CAD & GIS Production

Drafting and data production that match your standards, layer conventions and coordinate systems.

Where We Work

Project environments across the Island.

Classified LiDAR point cloud of a highway, wharf and shoreline with roads, buildings and vegetation separated

Civil & Infrastructure

Roads, utilities, water and site servicing, layout, topo and as-built support through every phase.

Layout marks on concrete formwork

Residential & Commercial Development

From raw-land topo to final as-builts on subdivisions, multi-family and commercial sites.

Pump station interior with large-diameter piping

Engineering & Design

Existing-conditions data engineers can design on with confidence, surfaces, features and utilities.

Colourized LiDAR point cloud of a fuel tank farm on a rock bluff above a highway

Industrial & Resource

Mills, quarries, forestry and remote worksites, including large-area drone and LiDAR mapping.

Field controller on a survey rod beside a river channel

Environmental & Land Management

Terrain models, watercourse mapping and repeatable monitoring datasets for environmental teams.

3D drone model of a community wharf, marina and ferry dock

Communities & Local Government

Mapping and spatial data that supports public works, planning and community-led projects.

Field controller in the rain above a misty coastal inlet

Engineering Surveyor Services on Vancouver Island

Engineering surveyors for Island projects.

Vancouver Island Geomatics provides engineering surveyor services across Vancouver Island: control networks, topographic and existing-conditions surveys, construction layout and grade control, as-built surveys, drone mapping, orthophotos and LiDAR terrain for civil, industrial, commercial, forestry, mining and environmental projects. Every dataset is delivered on a stated coordinate system, datum and accuracy, in the CAD and GIS formats your design team already uses.

We work directly with consulting engineers, project managers and contractors: topo before design, control and layout through construction, as-builts before the backfill, and LiDAR where the trees hide the ground. Rainforest canopy, coastal weather and logging-road access are planned into every job, so the data arrives on schedule. Based in Courtenay, working the whole Island, one crew and one datum from the first control point to the final drawing.

Robotic total station at winter dusk on a scaffolded construction site

Insights

Field questions, answered.

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Robotic total station overlooking the Vancouver Island coastline

Project anywhere on
Vancouver Island?

We support projects Island-wide, Greater Victoria to the North Island. Send the location and scope, and we'll reply within one business day.

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