1. Pre-Sales

Help me review the data products.

Are there educational-use licensing or discounts?

For FBS’s own products such as orthophoto and elevation models, we may be able to provide such a discount. Call us to discuss what you’re planning to do. Partner data such as Teranet parcel fabric is subject to the existing licensing agreements. FBS does not have discretion to re-price our partners’ data.

What spectral bands are available in satellite imagery?

Each sensor vehicle captures imagery with slightly different spectral ranges and capabilities. Imagery can be ordered as panchromatic (grayscale), natural colour (R-G-B), false colour infrared (IR-R-G), 8-band (includes additional radiation in both ultraviolet and infrared ends of the spectrum) and SWIR (short wave infrared).

How accurate is flood plain mapping?

The information shown on this map series is subject to change. The volume of water introduced into a regional drainage system from rain and snow melt can vary wildly between different points in the system and from one storm event to another. Ground cover, slope, channel depth, meander, and soil drainage characteristics all play a […]

How are contours and DEM different?

The DEM capture was produced from 2002 orthophoto at 1:10,000. It includes elevations on a 40m grid spacing together with break lines along all visible terrain impacting features (road edges, drainage, etc.) The DEM is a representation of a topographical surface, specifically a regular grid of spot heights and break lines (noticeable changes in slope). […]

How is flood mapping different from other elevation maps?

Other elevation models are simply a record of the elevations across an area. Modeling and flooding predictions made by any agency other than the Conservation Authority are of no regulatory effect. The hydraulic analysis performed by the Conservation Authority takes into account not just the volumetric limitations of a stream corridor, but also site specific […]

What Data Is Available?

Look here first. Below you’ll find an overview of what we have and which services can be used to access it.

What Are You Planning To Do With It?

The first question I often ask when a brand new potential customer calls looking for aerial imagery is, “What’s it for?” To make our mapping products more accessible to the first time user, your answer will usually fall into one of these categories: To analyze vegetation health in canopies or crops. To add a photo […]

MapCast Tutorial

If you want to quickly learn how to use a WMS (web mapping service) to stream aerial imagery and geographic data into your desktop GIS or CAD software, or just want to improve your skills and learn a few tricks of the trade, this video will get you up to speed quickly with real world […]