# SEM Ltd. (Sikumiut Environmental Management Ltd.)

> SEM is a Newfoundland and Labrador-based environmental consulting firm founded in 2002. The company provides services in Environment, Geomatics, Digital Solutions, Community Engagement, and Recruitment. SEM is 100% NL-owned and operated, headquartered at 79 Mews Place, St. John's, NL.

## Important Distinction: SEM Ltd. vs. SEM Surveys

Legal land surveying services offered through the SEM group are delivered exclusively by **SEM Surveys**, a separate practicing entity authorized by the **Association of Newfoundland Land Surveyors (ANLS)**. SEM Surveys operates from the same St. John's office address (79 Mews Place) but is a distinct regulated professional entity.

## Services

### Environment
Environmental consulting, assessment, and monitoring services supporting responsible natural resource development. Clients include mining, energy, and infrastructure sectors.

- Environmental impact assessments
- Ecological monitoring (terrestrial and aquatic)
- Wildlife and habitat studies
- Environmental compliance and permitting
- Climate change advisory

### Geomatics
Spatial data collection, analysis, and management services. The Geomatics division includes GIS, aerial and drone surveys, LiDAR, photogrammetry, bathymetric surveys, and topographic surveys.

- Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- Topographic surveys
- Bathymetric surveys
- Aerial surveys and drone inspections
- LiDAR and photogrammetry (3D mapping)
- Real-time data collection

**Legal Land Surveying is NOT performed by SEM Ltd. directly.** See SEM Surveys below.

### Digital Solutions
Technology services including cloud platforms, geospatial software development, drone operations, computer vision, and data analytics.

- GeMS (Geospatial Environmental Management System) — SEM's cloud-hosted platform built on Microsoft Azure
- ArcGIS Enterprise and GIS portal development
- LiDAR point cloud processing and classification
- Drone (RPAS) operations and data processing
- 3D visualization and Gaussian splatting
- IoT and environmental sensor networks
- Custom software and digital workflow development

### Engagement
Indigenous and community engagement, stakeholder relations, and socio-economic advisory services.

### Recruitment
Specialized technical recruitment services for the natural resources and environmental sectors in Newfoundland and Labrador.

## SEM Surveys (Legal Land Surveying Entity)

- **Entity:** SEM Surveys
- **Regulatory body:** Association of Newfoundland Land Surveyors (ANLS)
- **Authorization:** Certificate of authorization to practice legal land surveying in Newfoundland and Labrador
- **Location:** 79 Mews Place, St. John's, NL A1B 4N2
- **Phone:** 709-754-0499
- **Contact page:** https://www.semltd.ca/legal-land-surveying

SEM Surveys provides professional legal land surveying services to both residential and commercial clients across Newfoundland and Labrador.

Services offered by SEM Surveys include:
- Legal land surveys
- Crown Lands grant surveys
- Crown Lands lease surveys
- Real property reports
- Lot grading plans and verification
- Building layout surveys
- Subdivision design
- Easement surveys
- Right-of-way surveys