Challenger News

Introducing Deetrin Geomatics, A New Partnership with the Gwich’in Development Corporation

With Deetrin Geomatics, Challenger is thrilled to announce another new Indigenous partnership which will strengthen our longstanding relationship with the Gwich’in of the Northwest Territories. This new company will be majority-owned by the Gwich’in Development Corporation (GDC). Challenger looks forward to working with our new partner on a variety of projects. Deetrin Geomatics will provide […]

Challenger has acquired a New Laser Scanner, Leica RTC 360

Challenger always works closely with our clients to make sure we’re offering the right tools and technology to complete the job efficiently. The Leica RTC360 complements our other laser scanning tools, the Leica BLK360 and Leica Scanstation P40, and we believe will offer significant time and cost savings on a wide range of projects. Like our other […]

Introducing Challenger’s New Calgary Vice President, Mike Fretwell

Mike Fretwell is rejoining the Challenger team as the new Vice President, Operations in Calgary. Mike is an ALS and CLS with over 20 years of leadership experience. Earlier in his career, Mike spent 10 years at Challenger Geomatics as a Project Manager leading numerous projects. However, his passion was to start his own business, […]

Announcing the Formation of Det’on Cho Challenger Geomatics

Challenger Geomatics Ltd. and Det’on Cho Management LP are proud of the many successful business partnerships we have each established. Together we continue this journey of collaboration with the formation of a new company, Det’on Cho Challenger Geomatics. Our new company will provide survey, mapping, and remote sensing services within the Akaitcho Territory of the […]

Challenger Acquires New Amberg Technology For Rail Surveys

At Challenger, we have extensive experience on rail projects both industrial as well as for transit. To increase efficiency and better serve our rail clients, Challenger has decided to invest in the Amberg GRP System FX. The Amberg is a mobile survey system specifically designed for rail. With this technology, Challenger can collect highly accurate track geometry […]

Inukshuk Geomatics Celebrating 20-Year Partnership with IDC

Building on our significant experience operating in the north, Challenger Geomatics has formed strong relationships with many local Indigenous partners, and we are pleased to be celebrating, alongside our Inuvialuit partners, this important milestone. Inukshuk Geomatics is an Indigenous-owned company providing professional geomatics services in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region of the Northwest Territories. This includes the […]

Introducing a New President and CEO of Challenger Geomatics

As we look forward in early 2021, we are excited to officially announce that Challenger Geomatics has a new President and CEO. Paul Burbidge has been with Challenger for over 15 years, most recently as the Chief Operating Officer and previously as VP of Northern Operations and Branch Manager of our Whitehorse office. “I can’t […]

Rolling out our latest GIS solution, Challenger PlanworX

We’re proud to announce that we have completed a significant upgrade of our web mapping platform. Challenger PlanworX will replace our previous CIGS web-based GIS allowing our clients to view the most up-to-date spatial information through a shared and modern interface. The web mapping platform includes access to our database of various subscription and open-source […]