Nova Scotia – Halifax – Halifax
Corporation
www.edm.ca
Nova Scotia
Halifax
Halifax
Corporation
active
EDM Environmental Design and Management Limited is a planning,
design and engineering firm that provides cost effective and
sustainable solutions to problems related to the human use of
land. The firm uses GIS as a tool to help produce planning and
design solutions for clients in the same way that many design
firms use CAD systems. The process typically involves a detailed
assessment of a planning or design issue, and the identification
of key variables that can be modelled in order to provide the
client with an appropriate solution. A GIS database is then
constructed based on existing data and new data collected by
third parties under EDM's direction (e.g., ecosystem
classifications, eater quality data, etc.) EDM understands that
the cost associated with building a database can take a large
portion of any project budget. All too often data are collected
because they are available, not because they influence the final
planning or design decision. This results in an inefficient use
of resources, ultimately increasing the project's cost and time
schedule.
Once the database has been built, the firm then uses cartographic
modelling techniques to develop suitability maps. These
suitability maps rank areas that are appropriate for development
and or preservation and are used to inform the physical planning
or design process. This provides a scientifically defensible
basis for the resulting plans, which are typically more cost
effective to build or implement, and result in less impact to the
environment.
The following examples provide an indication of the firm's work,
and demonstrate its ability to apply the methodology at a variety
of project scales (i.e., both large and small projects): -Watershed Management Plan for Gander Lake. EDM developed a GIS
based cartographic model that predicts sediment production in a
1,500 sq. Kilometre catchment by land use, and calibrated the
model to suspended solids and phosphorous concentrations in the
lake water. This model will be used by planners to assess the
impact of various development proposal and land use plans.
-Planning Strategy for North Dartmouth. A land use plan we
prepared for 1,700 acres of undeveloped land adjacent to the
largest industrial park in Nova Scotia. The client wanted to
know where the industrial park could be expanded, while at the
same time preserving the environment and keeping site
development cost to a minimum. Suitability maps were generated
to illustrate areas appropriate for industrial and residential
development as well as land preservation.
-Kingswood Subdivision Plan. A master plan we prepared for a 200
acre residential subdivision based on a analysis of the land
within a GIS. Suitability maps highlighted areas suitable for
road construction (avoiding bedrock, wetlands, steep slopes,
etc.) As well as areas suitable for on site sewage disposal
(soil permeability, appropriate slope, etc.).
The firm is also a member of the Canada Geomatics Group, a
consortium of four private companies and two government sponsors,
that includes over 250 employees throughout Canada. This
consortium provides EDM with a wide array of resources from which
to draw on in order to provide its clients with a total geomatics
solution. Other member firms include: Hauts-Monts (Quebec);
Triathlon Mapping (British Columbia); GeoNet Technologies (PEI);
New Brunswick Geomatics Information Centre; and, Land Records
Management Inc. (Govt.NS). For more information please contact
John Heseltine at 902-425-7900 or john@edm.ca
Country of Ownership: Canada
Year Established: 1993
Exporting: Yes
Primary Industry (NAICS): 541690 - Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
Alternate Industries (NAICS): 541330 - Engineering Services
541619 - Other Management Consulting Services
541620 - Environmental Consulting Services
Primary Business Activity: Services
Number of Employees: 12
Services:
Environmental planning, Land planning, Environmental services, Biotechnology
Products:
Environmental products and services, Principles of landscape ecology, hydrotechnical engineering, environmental planning and landscape architecture., Solar aquatics system for wastewater treatment.
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