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Potential. Redefined.

From data to AI, digital has and continues to transform the world around us in so many ways. Every day that passes offers new ways for it to do so. We see this opportunity in every client and every project, driving outcomes that offer greater value to people, society and communities.

WSP’s digital offering pushes at and defines the frontiers of our potential across the built and natural environment. Transforming and enhancing every facet of our clients’ projects and programs to stretch what is possible and meet their ambitious goals.

Digital is not just a toy. It’s not just tech. It’s not just a ‘wow this is cool’. The possibilities of digital radically and fundamentally change what WSP can do for clients and the world at large.

Chadi Habib Global CTO & Head of Business Solutions

Chadi Habib Global CTO & Head of Business Solutions

Our expertise

AI-driven intelligence

WSP delivers a suite of advanced digital tools that empower clients to make faster, smarter decisions in complex, high-impact environments. They give our clients insight through their assets' lifecycles. Our solutions range from image recognition to identify materials defects and quantify flora and fauna health baselines, to predicting traffic incidents and asset failures. Our technologies include:

AI and machine learning models
GIS and Canada-wide spatially contextualised datasets
Instrumentation and predictive modelling for weather, ground movement, fauna detection, and more
Drones and ROVs for inspections in the air, on the ground and under water

See it in action: Advanced Weather Intelligence – Real-time weather forecasting powered by AI and expert input.

Climate insight and planning

Our tools harness emerging technologies, geospatial intelligence, and material insights to reduce emissions, conserve resources, and drive measurable outcomes across the built and natural environment. From planning decarbonization of your fleet and buildings, to predicting your assets' lifecycle risks, we deliver complete digital solutions incorporating:

Design-stage decarbonization and circularity
Climate and emissions intelligence tools
Energy transition planning
Lifecycle climate risks

See it in action: BOLT - low-emission fleet planning and mobility optimization.

OT Cybersecurity: critical infrastructure resilience

In an increasingly connected world, protecting operational technology is critical to ensuring the safety, reliability, and continuity of essential infrastructure. WSP helps organizations build cyber resilience by securing industrial control systems, SCADA networks, and connected assets— to help you stay ahead of evolving threats. Our OT critical infrastructure cybersecurity services include:

Cyber risk assessments tailored to sector-specific OT environments
Secure architecture design and network segmentation
Incident response and operational continuity planning
Integration of cybersecurity into asset lifecycle management

See it in action: OT Cybersecurity.

Looking to transform your projects with cutting-edge digital solutions?

Get in touch with our multidisciplinary digital experts today.

The potential for digital is immense. Our work is about leveraging this power to create smarter, more efficient solutions for our clients.

Jazz Pabla Chief Innovation Officer, WSP in Canada

Jazz Pabla Chief Innovation Officer, WSP in Canada

Digital platforms

Our digital platforms perform a critical role in underpinning our advice and services. These world-leading tools allow us to collaborate across design teams, as well as with clients and the communities they serve; ultimately delivering stronger designs and advice.

Weather Intelligence

Real‑time, human‑driven weather intelligence for critical operations

WSP’s Advanced Weather Intelligence uses real time forecasting, proprietary analytics, and meteorologist expertise to anticipate severe weather, reduce risk, and make operational decisions across assets, networks, and workforces.

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GoldSET©

Sustainability evaluation across the project lifecycle

GoldSET© is a web‑based tool combining multi‑criteria analysis, geospatial data and performance forecasting to help clients evaluate options and monitor project performance.

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Land iQ

Streamlining planning for government with evidence‑based decisions.

Land iQ supports future‑focused planning by helping governments optimise land use, bringing together evidence from transport, urban design and public space studies.

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PRIME for Cities

GIS platform tracking land, real estate and infrastructure activity

PRIME for Cities is WSP’s proprietary web GIS platform that tracks land development, public infrastructure and urban growth policy, providing real-time visibility of relevant planning and development activity.

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Nature Vista

Turning nature-related risk into opportunity

WSP’s AI‑enabled platform that connects nature and asset data to turn complex environmental insight into clear, actionable decisions across the full project lifecycle.

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Geohazard Management

An AI-driven geohazard forecasting and risk management tool

WSP’s Geohazard Management System (GMS) blends geotechnical, hydrologic, climate and remote sensing data in one workflow, helping detect, forecast and manage climate-driven geohazards and support infrastructure decisions.

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Landslide Monitoring

Real-time monitoring of landslide risk to reduce impacts

WSP’s Landslide monitoring solution uses real‑time instrumentation, data, and expertise to detect ground movement early, trigger alerts and support safer operation of roads, railways and infrastructure in landslide‑prone areas.

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OT Cybersecurity

Critical infrastructure resilience and cybersecurity services

WSP’s OT Cybersecurity services protect utilities, transportation networks, and smart infrastructure through risk assessments, secure design, and real-time threat detection.

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IchtyoS

WSP’s IchtyoS System™ is an automated counter for fish populations monitoring

IchtyoS combines multiple sensing and AI technologies to accurately detect, classify, and count fish, enabling reliable, non-invasive population monitoring and real-time data collection.

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Empowering your digital future

Asset intelligence

Environmental Intelligence

Intelligent mobility

Lifecycle digital twins

Location intelligence

Modern methods of construction (MMC)

Operational technology (OT) cybersecurity

SMART places

Explore our suite of 8 innovative digital offerings designed to transform the way you work, connect, and grow. From seamless integrations to cutting-edge analytics, each offering is crafted to deliver smarter, faster, and more impactful results for your business.

Discover our current digital projects

Newfoundland and Labrador

Weathering the impossible: Hebron offshore oil field

Offshore weather forecasting at its boldest: Learn how advanced weather intelligence made the Hebron offshore oil field’s launch possible.

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British Columbia, Canada

Leveraging Digital Innovation to Promote Mass Timber

WSP was engaged by Forestry Innovation Investment in BC to develop a tool to help promote the benefits of using mass timber. The tool, timberX, provides early-stage insights (carbon intensity, cost, bay-weight, structural depth) for developers, architects and engineers and displays the trade-offs in these criteria with steel and concrete structural systems.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Centre Block Rehabilitation Project

WSP is guiding the CENTRUS joint venture and providing engineering and design management services for Canada’s largest and most complex heritage rehabilitation project.

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Enhancing public communications: Innovation powered by PRIME for Cities

With numerous infrastructure projects underway in the City of Toronto, many residents are feeling the impacts and are hungry for information. Here’s how WSP is strengthening public communication in the age of infrastructure renewal.

Northwest Territories, Canada

Drones Support Underground Investigations at Giant Mine Remediation Project

The remediation of the former Giant Mine in Yellowknife, NWT, co-managed by the governments of Canada and the Northwest Territories, is a massive undertaking. The Giant Mine Remediation Project’s focus is on managing the arsenic trioxide waste and remediating the entire site.

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Edmonton Law Courts – galleria replacement

Replacing the Edmonton Law Courts Galleria Skylight with an innovative design and sustainable solutions.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

City of Toronto Watermain Rehabilitation Program

Since 2015, WSP has provided the City of Toronto with design, project management, and contract administration support for watermain rehabilitation as they work to meet their 10-year goal of eliminating the state of good repair backlog.

mine rock, photogrammetric 3D models, pit slope stability

Yukon, Canada

Photogrammetric 3D Models Serving Pit Slope Stability Monitoring

Using photogrammetry and 3D point cloud capabilities, teams can now record, analyze, and monitor mine slope stability more efficiently and, most importantly, from a safe distance.

United Kingdom

Floodly machine-learning flood prediction tool

The product of our research and development, Floodly uses machine learning methods to predict river levels and predict flood risk using only precipitation data. Floodly’s rapid predictions complement traditional hydraulic modelling, which can be slower and more costly to apply. It is also challenging in complex urban catchments.

New Zealand

NZTA AMDS Network Model

The New Zealand Transport Agency – Waka Kotahi (NZTA) collaborated with WSP to develop a national, open‑data, multimodal network model of all transportation infrastructure across New Zealand.

Australia

Bolivar Wastewater Treatment Plant

Preparing for a growing South Australia

United Kingdom

Turning the tide Severn Estuary

Working with local stakeholders and GoldSET to unlock the clean energy potential of the Severn Estuary, where the UK’s largest river meets the Bristol Channel.