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Surveying, Mapping and GIS

Through comprehensive surveying, mapping and geographic information systems (GIS) services, WSP provides expertise in analysis methods and modelling techniques. We help clients across all sectors better understand environmental issues, make informed decisions, and apply the appropriate strategies and cost-effective solutions to mitigate them.

Whether it be mapping and modelling traffic and road information to determine population exposure, soil and groundwater investigations to identify potential sub-surface contaminants or digital terrain models for flood simulations, our teams will carry out and manage all forms of data collection, from topographic surveys to drainage condition surveys and traffic counts in areas as diverse as noise, air quality, ecology, energy, and waste management. 

WSP also performs and manages complex measurement assignments ranging from GIS measuring and laser scanning, through digital terrain modelling for planning and quantity computations to asset and traffic data collections. Our teams of specialists around the world include qualified land surveyors, GIS experts, digital terrain modelers, and transportation assessment experts.

Our services include:

  • Engineering surveys for future construction and expansion projects
  • Legal surveys
  • Industrial surveys
  • Piping surveys
  • Structural surveys
  • Environmental monitoring
  • Data acquisition
  • Data storage and management
  • Constraints mapping
  • Visual impact assessment
  • Applications development
  • Aerial mapping and LiDAR data acquisition

Our team also provides training and ongoing support through the full project life cycle to enable effective knowledge transfer and ensure that clients gain the most from their investment.

The continuous precision of our final plans, maps and data files is guaranteed by investing in technologies, and is capitalized through the support of our specialists who keep pace with the latest advances in GIS, robotics and digital data collection. Our significant resources and expertise also ensure accurate, responsive, and cost-effective delivery of spatial information.


From concept to delivery

We sit on technical advisory committees, are active members of industry associations, and have been appointed to various governmental research projects worldwide. WSP has gained a reputation as a trusted advisor, and we pride ourselves on being able to see the bigger picture in order to provide insightful advice and solutions in the delivery of projects to public and private sector clients.

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.

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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Orbi INSIGHT
Digital asset management platform combining systems and applications
WSP’s Orbi INSIGHT is a digital platform for stakeholders across the organization, combining two back-end systems and four applications to support different workflows.
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