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Forsite now part of Barr GeoSpatial

Forsite is now part of the Barr GeoSpatial Solutions “BGS” group of companies. BGS is a leading provider of analytics and remote sensing to help manage and protect natural resources and critical infrastructure across North America. Source: Timberbiz Other companies in the BGS group include Northwest Management Inc. (NMI) (Moscow, Idaho), Airborne Imaging (Calgary) and Barr Air Patrol (Houston). Forsite is a leading provider of forestry solutions in Canada including digital tree inventories, forest land management, fire modelling, and vegetation management for utilities. BGS’s advanced fleet of more than 25 sensors and 50 aircraft, coupled with state-of-the-art aerial LiDAR, imaging, surveillance, and Al technologies, delivers invaluable data through sophisticated processing and analytics. Being part of BGS will provide Forsite the resources and market access to allow the expansion of its technology product offerings across the world. Forsite (Canada) and North-west Management (USA) are leaders in forestland and environmental management with specific expertise in Al based Li-DAR forest inventory tools (ForestView and Digital Inventory), fire management, and forest analyses. This coupled with BGS’ expertise in LiDAR acquisition and data processing, allows us the company to partner with clients to develop innovative solutions for their diverse environmental needs. Forsite will continue to operate independently, with its current management team remaining in their roles, poised to expand into new geographies with the support of the BGS family.