What Carson Integrated does

Carson Integrated is a privately held professional consulting firm headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, founded in 2006 by Lorne Carson (RPF) as a single-person forestry consultancy in Slave Lake. The firm provides integrated ecological, environmental, forestry, and GIS services to industrial clients and government agencies across Western Canada. Its service portfolio is organized into four interconnected divisions: Ecological Services (including Canada's only private commercial Tree Aging Lab using high-resolution imaging and computer processing algorithms, plus Carbon Modeling and Linear Restoration), Environmental Services (Planning & Site Assessment, Regulatory Approvals, Construction Monitoring, Reclamation), Forestry Services (Strategic, Operational, and Tactical Forest Planning, Mensuration, and Silviculture), and GIS Solutions (Remote Sensing combining terrestrial, drone, aerial, and satellite data; Spatial Data Management; Online GIS; and Data Visualization using ArcGIS, Power BI, Adobe Illustrator, and SPSS).

The company's technology stack combines proprietary assets — most notably the Tree Aging Lab and integrated terrestrial-plus-drone LiDAR capabilities developed jointly with Aerium Analytics — with third-party platforms (ArcGIS, Power BI, SPSS). Revenue is generated through fee-for-service professional consulting engagements, with quote-based pricing tied to project scope; there is no subscription or SaaS revenue model. The firm holds ISO 9001 (Quality Management) and ISO 45001 (Occupational Health and Safety) certifications, and is expanding its footprint with a 2024 Athabasca office, an equipment yard, and a private woodlot (Sandhill Woods near Hondo) used for carbon offset operations.

Carson Integrated's customer base spans oil and gas operators, forestry companies, the Government of Alberta and federal agencies, Indigenous communities (including Fort McKay Métis), pipeline and electrical utility operators, sand and gravel companies, and private landowners. Strategic alliances with Aerium Analytics (drone/LiDAR JV), Lorrnel (forest/environmental management JV), and Anew (forest carbon project development — 80+ projects across 3.25 million acres) anchor both its technology roadmap and its go-to-market. The firm remains founder-led with no disclosed institutional investment, no parent company, and no M&A activity to date.

Name

Carson Integrated

Legal name

Carson Integrated

Website

https://carsonintegrated.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Carson Integrated is a privately held Alberta-based professional consulting firm founded in 2006 that delivers integrated ecological, environmental, forestry, and GIS services to industrial clients, government agencies, and Indigenous communities across Western Canada, anchored by Canada's only private commercial tree aging lab.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental and Forestry Consulting Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Support Activities for Forestry (1153), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Remote Sensing & Earth Observation Analytics (Satellite/UAV/LiDAR, Image Processing) (EUAHAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Supply Chain (Scope 3) Emissions & Supplier Engagement Platforms (EUABAEAE), Audit-Ready Controls, Assurance & Compliance Workflow Tools (CSRD/SEC/ISSB) (EUABAEAG), Data, Analytics & AI Consulting (BPAHAEAF)

Keywords

• Environmental consulting
• Forestry services
• GIS solutions
• Carbon modeling
• Regulatory compliance

Headquarters

HQ city

Edmonton

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: Fee-for-service consulting engagements for ecological, environmental, forestry, and GIS services. Projects range from day-to-day operations to large-scale industrial developments. Revenue generated through contract-based work with industrial clients and government agencies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Carson Integrated is a professional consulting firm providing ecological, environmental, forestry, and GIS services to industrial clients and government agencies in Western Canada. Core offerings include proprietary tree aging analysis, carbon modeling and offset services, environmental site assessments and regulatory approvals, operational and tactical forest planning, silviculture, reclamation, remote sensing and LiDAR processing, spatial data management, and custom GIS data visualization.

Product overview

Carson Integrated is a professional consulting firm offering integrated ecological, environmental, forestry, and GIS services throughout Western Canada. The company operates as a unified suite of interconnected service divisions rather than a single software product. The core offerings span four main areas: Ecological Services (including the proprietary Tree Aging lab, Carbon Modeling, Carbon Neutrality, Strategic Planning, and Linear Restoration), Environmental Services (Planning & Site Assessment, Regulatory Approvals, Construction Monitoring, and Reclamation), Forestry Services (Forest Mensuration, Operational/Tactical/Strategic Forest Planning, and Silviculture), and GIS Solutions (Data Visualization, Remote Sensing, Spatial Data Management, and Online GIS). These services are designed to work together, with forestry and environmental assessments feeding into carbon modeling, GIS data supporting planning across all divisions, and ecological expertise informing regulatory and reclamation work. The company also operates a free tree seedling program for Alberta landowners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tree Aging Canada's only private commercial tree aging lab using high-resolution imaging and computer processing algorithms to analyze tree core samples for forest age, drought and fire history, climate conditions, and wood fibre quality.
• Carbon Modeling
• Carbon Neutrality
• Forest Mensuration (PSP/TSP)
• Online GIS
• Data Visualization
• Remote Sensing
• Spatial Data Management
• Strategic Forest Planning
• Operational Forest Planning
• Tactical Forest Planning
• Silviculture
• Linear Restoration
• Planning & Site Assessment
• Regulatory Approvals
• Construction Monitoring
• Reclamation

Quantifiable outcome

• 80+ forest carbon projects in operation across 3.25 million acres
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Aerium AnalyticscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partnership focused on next-generation drone technology for forestry applications. Combining terrestrial- and drone-based LiDAR technologies to create in-depth 3D models of project sites. Teams work together on research and development of new technologies with shared expertise and personnel.
• LorrnelcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partnership bringing innovative and efficient forest and environmental management solutions. Companies share expertise and technology to adapt to operational landscape challenges. Together they invest heavily in R&D and identify key personnel for technology leadership.
• Anew (formerly Bluesource)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for forest carbon project development and execution. Anew has provided turnkey carbon project development since 2001 with over $162 million generated for Indigenous communities and landowners. Partnership aims to increase forest carbon projects from 80+ currently in operation across 3.25 million acres.
• Fort McKay Métis CommunityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership incorporated with Fort McKay Métis community for community economic development and environmental management support in Alberta's natural resource sector.
• Chipewyan Prairie First NationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture opportunity with member of Chipewyan Prairie First Nation for mutual benefit in natural resource management.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• GHD: Global engineering and environmental consultancy with deep Canadian operations providing environmental assessments, permitting, climate, and GIS services to industrial and government clients - directly comparable capability set at much larger scale.
• Stantec Inc. Edmonton-headquartered global engineering and environmental consulting firm with large environmental services, permitting, and GIS practices serving oil and gas, mining, and government clients across Western Canada and beyond.
• Arcadis NV: Global design and consultancy firm with a sustainability and environment practice addressing carbon, biodiversity, and ESG data services for resource and infrastructure clients; competes for the same enterprise and government mandates.
• WSP Global Inc. Global professional services firm with sizeable Canadian environment, climate, and Earth observation practices; competes for the same oil and gas, pipeline, and government environmental mandates, particularly at enterprise scale.
• SLR Consulting: Global environmental and advisory consulting firm with strong Canadian presence offering environmental site assessment, permitting, carbon advisory, and GIS services across mining, energy, and infrastructure, including forestry adjacent work.

Direct peers

• Forsite Consultants Ltd. Western Canadian forestry and natural resource consulting firm offering strategic planning, forest mensuration, GIS, and remote sensing similar to Carson Integrated's practice; both operate regionally with multi-disciplinary forestry + tech stacks.
• Ecofor Consulting Ltd. BC-based forestry and environmental consulting firm delivering forest management planning, silviculture, and GIS services to industrial and government clients - directly comparable service catalogue and customer base.
• BGC Engineering Inc. Canadian geosciences and environmental engineering firm providing remote sensing, GIS, and environmental services to natural resource and infrastructure clients; comparable technical depth and Canadian field-services focus.
• Triton Environmental Consultants Ltd. Western Canadian environmental consulting firm offering permitting, site assessment, GIS, and regulatory services to industrial and government clients - directly overlapping practice areas in BC and Alberta.

Regional players

• KBM Resources Group: Canadian forestry and natural resource consulting firm offering forest inventory, operational planning, and environmental services; similar technical capabilities but primarily Ontario-based, positioning it as a non-competing regional analogue.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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