Our Expertise

The Earth Sciences Sector is Canada’s national agency for geoscience information and research, and hosts expertise in numerous geoscience and geomatics disciplines, including:

Geomatics

  • geodesy
  • remote sensing technologies
  • cadastral surveying
  • topographic mapping
  • geospatial data infrastructure
  • aerial photogrammetry
  • digital mapping technologies
  • global positioning technologies

Geoscience

  • geoscience knowledge and data
  • energy and mineral resource assessment
  • mineral exploration technology
  • groundwater resources
  • environment and climate change
  • natural hazards
  • geophysics / geochemistry technologies
  • marine geoscience