WHY OGL?
VISION & PEOPLE
Our vision is to empower informed decision making by providing professional geomatics solutions to clients in an engaged and collaborative environment, to stay on the leading edge of technology, and to provide our employees with the opportunity to be creative and innovative people.
WHY OGL?
HISTORY
Purchased fleet of aircraft and airborne sensors.
Expanded to include aircraft maintenance capabilities in house.
Rebranded as OGL Engineering to reflect our broad offering of services
1980
2006
2011
Present
2003
2009
2018
Established as The ORTHOSHOP.
Company name was changed to ORTHOSHOP Geomatics Ltd. to reflect the broadening scope of geomatics services, including: large scale project design and consultation, LiDAR processing and analysis, satellite image processing, and GIS services.
Became a professional engineering company registered with APEGA. Added digital aerial cameras and LiDAR sensors.
Currently, OGL Engineering is pushing the envelope in both data collection and processing utilizing state of the art sensors, software, and machine learning techniques
WHY OGL?
FULLY CANADIAN & IN-HOUSE
IN-HOUSE PRODUCTION
CANADIAN
MADE
SECURE DATA HANDLING
As a Canadian-owned and operated company, OGL understands the regulatory, environmental, and operational challenges of projects across Canada. From data acquisition to final delivery, every stage of our workflow is managed entirely in-house, giving us full control over quality, timelines, and data security.
For our clients, this means consistent standards, faster communication, and dependable results. Your data stays secure, your project stays on schedule, and you work with a team that understands Canadian industries and infrastructure, supported by a diverse and locally rooted organization, including certified women-owned business leadership.
WHY OGL?
ENGINEERING-LED APPROACH
APEGA Permit to Practice holder, with projects overseen by licensed professional engineers under a Professional Practice Management Plan (PPMP).
Rather than focusing only on data collection, our team approaches each project as part of a broader engineering and infrastructure system. From mission planning and sensor configuration to LiDAR processing, photogrammetry, and GIS integration, our workflows are structured to meet engineering accuracy requirements, regulatory standards, and long-term project needs.
This approach ensures clients receive reliable, engineering-grade geospatial data that can be confidently used for infrastructure planning, regulatory compliance, environmental analysis, and asset management.
WHY OGL?
TRUSTED BY KEY SECTORS
Energy & Utilities
OGL delivers engineering-grade spatial data for pipeline, rail, and electric utility corridors, including change detection, asset modeling, vegetation and falling tree risk analysis, and structure reporting.
Government & Public
OGL supports municipalities and public agencies at all levels of government with GIS data, feature mapping, and imagery for flood and wildfire planning, transportation, and park management.
Engineering & Consulting
OGL works alongside engineering and consulting teams, delivering dependable spatial data with the consistency and predictability required for complex, multi-phase projects.
With over 45 years of experience and 11,000+ projects delivered, OGL has supported clients across Western Canada, including Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, with select projects extending across North America.
WHY OGL?
STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS
OGL has a number of official partnerships supporting long-term collaboration and shared standards.
Founded in 1980, OGL has a strong history of completing hundreds of acquisition projects per season with a significant total project volume. We consistently deliver accurate, dependable solutions across a range of projects. Our long-term partnerships with organisations such as ATCO, the City of Calgary, and the Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute (ABMI), along with many long term repeat clients, demonstrate our performance, responsiveness, and technical expertise.
Our 45+ years of experience demonstrate our ability to scale operations effectively. This has helped us establish a reputation for accuracy, consistency, and trust, allowing our clients to make well-informed decisions based on reliable and defendable data.
