Eagle Canada Seimsic Services

CHALLENGE

Coordinating Crews Across Custom Survey Grids

Eagle Canada deploys large field crews across northern Alberta during peak winter season, when frozen ground allows access to remote oil sands terrain. Snowmobiles, UTVs, and light-duty trucks move along engineered seismic project lines to place receivers and source points. Supervisors previously had to reference static GIS files separately from live asset tracking because survey overlays were not integrated into the platform. This made it difficult to quickly measure field execution against the planned operation.

Challenges: separate static survey maps, limited alignment between crew location and grid layout, cross-referencing systems, reduced real-time operational clarity.

Needs: secure GIS overlay capability, live asset visibility layered over engineered survey projects, centralized operational map, clearer coordination across remote field deployments, and allows field supervisory teams to track and monitor safety of individuals working alone to help manage sensitive land areas, provide real time directions for on-site crews.

SOLUTION

Custom GIS Overlays

With the release of custom GIS overlay functionality in the Geoforce platform, Eagle Canada became an early adopter. The team worked with Geoforce to securely upload their proprietary survey data into the platform. The overlay is private and visible only to their organization.

Now, supervisors can view all of the following in single operational interface:

• Engineered seismic lines
• Receiver and source points
• Snowmobiles, UTVs, vibes, and trucks
• Live and historical movement trails

By integrating custom GIS overlays into Geoforce, Eagle Canada strengthened coordination during peak winter deployments.

Supervisors now manage crews from one unified map instead of toggling between static layouts and tracking screens. Field alignment with survey is visible in near real-time, improving oversight across remote oil sands projects.

The result is clearer operational control during the most time-sensitive season of the year.

RESULTS

With planning and execution aligned in one system, field leadership gains clearer oversight across remote deployments. Crews can be monitored against planned survey lines, movement history supports better coordination, and operational decisions happen faster during the narrow winter window when precision matters most.g and managing fishing operations. This helps stakeholders with traceability, compliance, and resource protection.