Services


TouchStone Environmental provides a wide range of environmental services. We are committed to providing high-quality services to our clients at a competitive rate.

Remote Sensing
TouchStone Environmental provides a wide range of remote sensing services and products to complement environmental monitoring and environmental impact assessment projects. We assist our clients by selecting appropriate imagery, performing image correction and orthorectification, and extracting relevant, quantitave information from it. Our specialties include image classification, vegetation analysis, and multitemporal change detection.

GIS Mapping and Geographic Data Analysis
TouchStone provides a wide range of GIS services useful to planners, resource managers, and policy makers. We are capable of developing geographic data, conducting complex spatial and 3D analysis, and producing high-quality maps for project planning, public consultation, and technical reports. Our familiarity with GPS, CAD, and database data formats allows us to incorporate information from a variety of sources. We also develop custom GIS training materials which can include individual or classroom training sessions to suit the specific needs of our clients.

GPS Surveys
TouchStone Environmental offers the full range of GPS data collection services including data dictionary design, project planning, data collection, and data integration. We have worked extensively with both Trimble and Garmin GPS receivers for data collection and navigation purposes. We are Resource Inventory Committee GPS Field Operator certified.

Fish and Fish Habitat Inventory
Our expertise includes conducting freshwater aquatic surveys using BC Fisheries Reconnaissance (1:20,000) Fish and Fish Habitat Inventory, Sensitive Habitat Inventory Mapping (SHIM), and Streamkeepers protocols. We have certification as a backpack electrofishing crew supervisor.

Wildlife and Habitat Assessment
TouchStone Environmental has experience conducting wildlife surveys, habitat assessments, and biological inventories. Our experience spans terrestrial, freshwater aquatic, and intertidal habitats. We have conducted surveys in British Columbia, Alberta, and California.