Geoterra Irs

Name

Geoterra Irs

Legal name

Geoterra Integrated Resource Systems Ltd.

Website

https://geoterrairs.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Forestry & Environmental Consulting Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Forestry (1153), Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (54137)

SIC

Forestry (800), Oil & Gas Field Services, Nec (1389), Oil & Gas Field Exploration Services (1382)

akta.pro primary industry

Timberland Asset Management & Consulting (AFAMAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Forest Inventory, Mapping & Monitoring (GIS/Remote Sensing/MRV) (IMAMAJAB), Timberland GIS, Remote Sensing & Data Analytics (AFAMAKAG), Satellite Imagery & Remote Sensing Geospatial Platforms (BPAMANAM), Geotechnical & Subsurface Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAB)

Keywords

• Forestry consulting
• Land resource management
• Underground utility locating
• Pipeline right-of-way clearing
• Environmental regulatory services

Headquarters

HQ city

Prince George

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Forestry Consulting Services: Consulting fees for forestry and land management services including harvest planning, cut block layout, road engineering, silviculture prescriptions, and forest stewardship plans. Revenue is generated on a project-by-project basis as consulting engagements.
2. Energy Sector Consulting Services: Professional consulting on pipelines and facilities covering forest and land management, environmental compliance, and underground utility location. Services span pre-development planning through post-operations for major energy projects across British Columbia.
3. Underground Utility Line Locating Services: Professional line locating services using certified technicians and industry-leading equipment. Clients request services via online form, phone, or email for pipeline projects, plant sites, and municipal infrastructure.
4. Quick-Deploy Weather Station Rental: Weather stations provided on daily and monthly rental basis. Rental model allows construction and energy projects to access fire weather data without purchasing equipment, with options for manual reading or connected cell/WiFi data transmission.
5. Environmental and Regulatory Consulting Services: Environmental compliance, site assessments, species at risk planning, environmental inspections, reclamation planning, and regulatory liaison services for natural resource projects in British Columbia.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Geoterra (operating as Integrated Resource Systems Ltd.) is a British Columbia-based professional consulting firm delivering integrated natural resource, forestry, land management, environmental, and infrastructure services. Its offerings span forestry and timber development, pipeline and right-of-way clearing, underground utility locating, geomatics/inspection, vegetation management, and First Nations stakeholder engagement for forestry, oil and gas, utility, and public-sector clients.

Product overview

Geoterra Integrated Resource Systems Ltd is a Canadian consulting firm offering integrated natural resource management services through seven distinct service lines: Forestry & Land Management (core service with 25+ years of experience), Environmental and Regulatory Services, Energy and Utilities Services, Underground Utility Line Locating, Quick Deploy & Portable Weather Stations, FireSmart and S100 Training, and CCI Services (geotechnical/engineering services via parent company partnership). The company joined the CCI Group of Companies in 2020, enabling it to offer expanded engineering and geotechnical support alongside its long-standing environmental services throughout Alberta and British Columbia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Forestry & Land Management
• Pipeline & Right-of-Way Clearing
• Underground Utility Locating
• Environmental & Regulatory Services
• Geomatics, Inspection & Monitoring
• First Nations & Stakeholder Engagement
• Vegetation Management

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully completed multiple nationally recognized high profile pipeline projects in British Columbia
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CCI Group of CompaniescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020In 2020, Geoterra joined the CCI Group of Companies, enabling local and immediate service throughout Alberta and British Columbia. The affiliation provides Geoterra clients with access to Engineering and Geotechnical support alongside Geoterra's long list of Environmental Services. CCI was formed in 2004 and has grown through acquisitions and organic growth to become a multi-disciplinary firm offering services in Trenchless, Pipeline & Facility Engineering, Geotechnical, Construction Management, Environmental, Archaeology, Forestry, Planning & Reclamation, Wellpads & Access Roads and Pipeline Integrity. CCI Inc. has been named one of Canada's Best Managed Companies every year since 2013.
• Gitxsan Environmental Services (GES)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGitxsan Environmental Services and Geoterra IRS have established a formal partnership offering a multi-disciplinary team specializing in professional forestry, environmental, regulatory, and reclamation services. The partnership provides indigenous-owned expertise with a proven track record of safely and efficiently delivering client projects. Services span multiphase forest development, timber assessments, Indigenous government consultation, government applications, environmental compliance, fisheries and wildlife assessments, wellsite reclamation, UAV/drone services, and geotechnical investigations for pipeline projects. Both organizations trace their origins to indigenous ownership and leadership.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Triton Environmental Consultants: BC-based environmental consulting firm delivering permitting, environmental assessment, and compliance services for energy, mining, and infrastructure projects — directly comparable to Geoterra's Environmental and Regulatory and Energy and Utilities practices.
• McElhanney: Western Canadian employee-owned firm providing surveying, mapping, forestry, and engineering services; competes directly with Geoterra on GIS, mapping, and forestry consulting and overlaps heavily on infrastructure clients in BC and Alberta.
• B.A. Blackwell & Associates: Indigenous-owned BC forestry and environmental consulting firm offering similar forestry, archaeology, and environmental services to licensees, government, and First Nations — a head-to-head peer particularly within the Indigenous-relations-led segment.
• Forsite Consultants: BC-based forestry and natural resource consulting firm offering forest management, GIS, silviculture, and inventory services across Western Canada — a direct competitor to Geoterra's Forestry & Land Management practice with overlapping customers (forest licensees, government) and overlapping service lines.
• Ecofor Consulting: BC forestry and natural resource consulting firm serving forest licensees and government with operational planning, inventory, and tenure services — directly comparable in scale, geography, and core service mix.
• DWB Forestry Services: BC- and Western Canada-focused forestry consulting firm providing operational planning, timber cruising, and resource management to licensees and government — closely comparable to Geoterra in size, geography, and core forestry delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: Global professional services firm with significant forestry, environmental, and pipeline practices across Western Canada; competes with Geoterra on major energy and infrastructure bids as a much larger incumbent with overlapping services in mapping, environmental, and engineering.
• WSP Global: Global engineering and environmental consultancy with strong Western Canadian pipeline, environmental, and Indigenous services presence; competes with Geoterra on integrated energy and infrastructure mandates at a much larger scale.
• Arcadis (Hemmera): Global design and consultancy whose Hemmera brand is one of BC's largest environmental consultancies; directly comparable to Geoterra's environmental and energy practices and frequently competes on the same oil & gas and infrastructure projects.

Others

• CCI Inc. Parent organization of Geoterra since 2020 and a multidisciplinary pipeline, geotechnical, and engineering services firm; not a competitor so much as an internal supplier of complementary capabilities, but increasingly relevant as CCI's broader brand expands across Alberta and BC.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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