Over the summer of 2021 the Four Rivers Group undertook an ambitious project to certify members of our team through Transport Canada as drone pilots with Advanced Operations status.  This involved intense written exams, flight practice, and final flight testing in addition to the development from the ground up of safe operational procedures for our Four Rivers drone fleet.  Today, Four Rivers is the home to 6 drone pilots with advanced operations.

Baseline data can be collected and reflown at intervals to measure and track any change to the landscape, waterways, shorelines, vegetation or other infrastructure. Existing community infrastructure can be accurately documented with 3D imagery, collected and precisely mapped for the first time. Topographical mapping can provide detailed views of specific areas of concern, historic sites, traplines, animal habitat or sensitive environmental regions.

Since 2011, Four Rivers has been providing environmental services to the nine Matawa member First Nation communities.