BID PROPOSAL for Freeburn BID PROPOSAL for Freeburn Forestry Inc.Forestry Inc.

PRESENTED BYPRESENTED BY

ENVIROTEK ENVIROTEK

April 1, 2005April 1, 2005

ENVIROTEKENVIROTEK HistoryHistory Established 1980Established 1980

Specialize in airborne sensing services Specialize in airborne sensing services and image interpretation/mapping and image interpretation/mapping services within the fields of agriculture, services within the fields of agriculture, land use, environment, hydrology, land use, environment, hydrology, forestry, earth sciences/geology, ice forestry, earth sciences/geology, ice and oceansand oceans

Based out of Thunder BayBased out of Thunder Bay

ENVIROTEKENVIROTEK ExamplesExamples

Pine Falls, Manitoba Summer 1999

ENVIROTEKENVIROTEK ExamplesExamples

White River, Ontario Summer 1999

ENVIROTEKENVIROTEK StaffStaff

Tyson RussellTyson Russell~Manager~~Manager~

Took Forestry 4217 Took Forestry 4217 (Remote Sensing) at (Remote Sensing) at Lakehead University five Lakehead University five timestimes

Owned and operated a Owned and operated a successful lemonade stand successful lemonade stand from ages 5-16from ages 5-16

Successfully Successfully managed managed to to complete the infamous complete the infamous rubric’s cuberubric’s cube

Understands the concept of Understands the concept of ‘teamwork’ as he was the ‘teamwork’ as he was the water boy for the Lakehead water boy for the Lakehead Men’s Wrestling teamMen’s Wrestling team

Melissa LakiMelissa Laki ~Customer Representative~ ~Customer Representative~

Dreamed of becoming Dreamed of becoming a lawyera lawyer

Acted as the mascot Acted as the mascot for the Toronto Blue for the Toronto Blue Jay’sJay’s

Speaks 724 different Speaks 724 different languages fluentlylanguages fluently

Worked 8 years at Worked 8 years at Bowflex where she Bowflex where she answered the answered the customer complaint customer complaint phonephone

Once ate an entire Once ate an entire cheesecakecheesecake

Bryan LockBryan Lock~Specialist~~Specialist~

Matlock fanaticMatlock fanatic Endless amount of Endless amount of

experience experience interpreting celebrity interpreting celebrity photos onlinephotos online

Has the record for fire Has the record for fire department calls in department calls in Fergus, Ont.Fergus, Ont.

Likes to wear rubber Likes to wear rubber glovesgloves

Ken MagillKen Magill~Specialist~~Specialist~

Avid rose smellerAvid rose smeller Once was a fragrance Once was a fragrance

analyzer for analyzer for Communities in BloomCommunities in Bloom

Largest collection of Largest collection of adult “art” magazines adult “art” magazines North of the North of the MississippiMississippi

Once tried out for Once tried out for “The Apprentice”…“The Apprentice”…he’s all businesshe’s all business

Proposed BidProposed Bid

$4,000

CostingLandsat 5 Images – $2,400Image Analysis – $1,600

Project Time FrameMaximum 7 Days for completion

ObjectiveObjective

To Map a Post-Fire Forest Burn To Map a Post-Fire Forest Burn Intensity for Salvage and Intensity for Salvage and RegenerationRegeneration

Maintain maximum accuracy at a Maintain maximum accuracy at a minimum costminimum cost

ENVIROTEKENVIROTEKThe fire occurredto the immediate

South of Lake Nipigon

on Bowater’s Research

Site

Indicated by

MethodologyMethodologyAcquire two images fromLandsat5, 30m resolution

Visual Assessmentand Statistical check

Geometric Correction

Radiometric Correction

Classification

Accuracy Assessment

Final ProductFinal Product Coverage map separating burn area into Coverage map separating burn area into lightlight,,

moderatemoderate and and severe severe intensitiesintensities

Coverage map will also show areas not burned Coverage map will also show areas not burned (separated into conifer, deciduous and mixed), (separated into conifer, deciduous and mixed), water, roads and exposedwater, roads and exposed

2 Landsat5 images, Pre-fire and Post-fire2 Landsat5 images, Pre-fire and Post-fire

Accuracy AssessmentAccuracy Assessment

Why Why ENVIROTEKENVIROTEK 25 years of experience in North-25 years of experience in North-

western Ontariowestern Ontario KnowledgeableKnowledgeable Leader in image interpretation / Leader in image interpretation /

mapping services mapping services Possesses the latest technologyPossesses the latest technology Plenty of satisfied return businessPlenty of satisfied return business Puts the customer Puts the customer firstfirst

Questions?Questions?

ENVIROTEKENVIROTEKWe would like to thank you for your We would like to thank you for your time and participation this afternoon.time and participation this afternoon.

It has been a pleasure to present our It has been a pleasure to present our proposal to Freeburn Forestry Inc., proposal to Freeburn Forestry Inc.,

and we look forward to hearing from and we look forward to hearing from you at your earliest convenience.you at your earliest convenience.

THANK YOU!THANK YOU!