Sumac’s 2020 Highlights

In our last post, we discussed the recent changes at Sumac that saw the addition of a sales and support channel for 3 products: Cavity Monitoring System (CMS) V500, the True View Family of UAV lidar sensors and lastly, Photodocufy.  While this has been very exciting, Sumac’s existing services division has continued to succeed in […]

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New business at Sumac Geomatics

A year of change in 2020 In a year when many businesses have needed to pivot, we are pleased to announce changes to our business too.  At Sumac, these changes have not been quick.  They are a result of exploratory work and market analysis that has been ongoing for a few years now and, based […]

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Opportunities for more affordable laser scanners

As we move into winter, we pass through the period of the year when traditionally, vendors launch their new products. We would like to focus on two laser scanning related technology releases by brands that are household names to both consumers and the professional community alike, and both of which are being marketed with the […]

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Choosing The Best Survey Tool For Underground Mining Operations

Survey practices are critical to monitoring safety and production across mining operations. For example, 3D surveys provide quantifiable data on the efficiency of blasting operations for production reports. Understanding the form of underground structures, including any discontinuities seen in mine walls, provide indications of potential failure points. With a long history of providing service to […]

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Commercial UAV America – Mining Aggregates Session New perspectives on whether to in-source or out-source UAV-based services

Commercial UAV Expo Americas Commercial UAV Expo is a professional unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) conference that Sumac Geomatics has had presence at for the past 4 years. Todd Domney (Sumac Geomatics Managing Director), Adam Bozcek (Sumac Geomatics UAS Manager) and Will Tompkinson (Sumac Geomatics Business Development Advisor for Geomatics) have either presented, moderated sessions or […]

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Bringing transparency to the construction lifecycle

Sumac Geomatics already has a reputation for providing high resolution remote sensing, survey and inventory solutions to assist companies who need answers to critical business decisions in mining, engineering and natural resources. We are now proud to announce that we are official Service Partner for the visual construction documentation solution, Photodocufy, delivering photographic documentation to […]

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International engagement activities at Sumac Geomatics

Based in the Province of Ontario, Canada, this has understandably been the core region of business for Sumac Geomatics for many years. Sumac’s expertise in data processing and setting-up onsite UAS (unmanned aerial survey) programs is increasingly recognized and has lead to not only projects outside of Canada, but also invitations to fulfill speaking engagements […]

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Sumac Geomatics exhibits at PDAC 2018

Toronto – For the third year in a row, Sumac exhibited at the annual meeting of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC), March 3-7, 2018.  Since we are based in Thunder Bay, at PDAC we joined 100 other firms in the Northern Ontario Mining Showcase Pavilion, showcasing the regions mining service and supply […]

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Sumac Geomatics to outline how we should really measure the value of UAV mapping services

The Sumac team will be sharing their experiences among international geomatics experts during the week beginning February 5th when Todd Domney and Adam Bozcek will be presenting at the International Lidar Mapping Forum (ILMF 20181), in Denver, CO.  ILMF is a long standing technical conference and exhibition in the professional remote sensing community.  The event’s […]

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