CHC Navigation
CHCNAV ViLi i100
Visual-LiDAR RTK rover: keeps positioning without GNSS to ±5 cm over 20 m, outputs LAS with no post-processing.
Channels1,892No-GNSS±5 cm to 20 mLiDAR96-line
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Serving Vancouver, British Columbia
Buy survey & mapping equipment in Vancouver.
Survey-grade GNSS receivers, mobile mapping SLAM scanners, and mapping drones for surveyors, contractors, and AEC firms across Vancouver and the Lower Mainland.
Serving Surrey · Burnaby · Richmond · Coquitlam · Delta · New Westminster and the wider Metro Vancouver and the Lower Mainland.
What we supply in Vancouver
Equipment for Metro Vancouver and the Lower Mainland
Handheld LiDAR Handheld LiDAR scanners for mobile mapping
Handheld LiDAR SLAM scanners let you walk a site and capture it as a measurable point cloud, indoors or out, without satellite reception and without pre-placed targets.
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GNSS / RTK Survey GNSS & RTK rovers
Multi-constellation IMU-RTK rovers and base stations built for survey and construction, with centimetre accuracy and tilt compensation.
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Mapping Drones · UAV LiDAR · DJI Drones for surveying & mapping, UAV LiDAR & photogrammetry
Professional mapping UAVs and LiDAR/photogrammetry payloads that collect survey-grade data in far fewer field days.
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3D Laser Scanners Terrestrial 3D laser scanners
Tripod-based laser scanners for millimetre-grade reality capture, scan-to-BIM, and existing-conditions documentation.
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What Vancouver crews tend to buy
Canopy, multipath and steep terrain, so the priority is capture that survives losing the sky.
CHC Navigation
CHCNAV RS7
Handheld LiDAR SLAM scanner for fast as-built and BIM reality capture.
LiDAR64-channelRangeup to 40 mRel. accuracy< 1 cm
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Emesent
Emesent Hovermap ST-X
GPS-denied SLAM scanner: 300 m range, ±15 mm, flies, walks, drives, or rides a robot.
Range0.5–300 mAccuracy±15 mmFOV360°×290°
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Vancouver workflows
What the work looks like here
The Lower Mainland pairs dense urban construction with port, marine and resource work, so crews move between tight interiors and wide exterior sites in the same week. The recurring headache is heights: British Columbia is still on CGVD28, so anything arriving from Alberta or Ontario on CGVD2013 needs transforming before it is trusted.
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Local market
The Vancouver market
Vancouver's dense coastal development, resource and marine/port infrastructure, and steep, tree-covered terrain make it a strong market for GNSS, mobile SLAM scanning, and drone survey. Canopy and multipath are exactly where handheld SLAM and UAV LiDAR earn their keep, and ScanSupply supplies and supports that gear across Canada and the US, so Lower Mainland crews get the right tool without the overseas wait.
Local fit
Set up for how you work in British Columbia
Works with BCACS and your RTK network
British Columbia runs the public B.C. Active Control System (BCACS), and commercial NRTK from Trimble Can-Net and Leica SmartNet covers the Lower Mainland. Our receivers connect over NTRIP to these and to your own base. Tell us your correction source and we confirm compatibility before you buy.
Built for Lower Mainland airspace and RPAS rules
Commercial drone work in Canada requires a Transport Canada RPAS certificate and a registered aircraft. Much of Vancouver and Richmond falls under the busy Vancouver International control zone, with Vancouver Harbour water-aerodrome airspace affecting downtown, so mapping flights commonly need an Advanced certificate and NAV CANADA authorization. We help you choose a platform that fits.
The datum trap in British Columbia
Two traps unique to this market. British Columbia is still on CGVD28 while Ontario, Quebec and Alberta have moved to CGVD2013, so heights do not travel. And the adopted epoch is 2002 on the Mainland but 1997 on Vancouver Island, which catches firms working both sides of the Strait.
Correction networks operating in this market
- B.C. Active Control System (GeoBC) 21 provincial GNSS stations
- Can-Net
- Leica SmartNet North America
We confirm which network you run and verify the receiver configuration against it before quoting. We do not publish mountpoints or credentials, and we do not claim compatibility we have not checked.
Sources: GeoBC height transformations · Association of BC Land Surveyors · Surveyor General of British Columbia · ParcelMap BC spatial reference system
Nearby markets
We supply across Canada and the United States
Same equipment, same support. Correction networks and airspace rules change by jurisdiction, so each market has its own page.
Alberta Calgary Survey equipment in Calgary → Ontario Toronto Survey equipment in Toronto → Quebec Montreal Survey equipment in Montreal → New York New York Survey equipment in New York →
Somewhere else in Canada or the United States? Tell us where you are working and we will confirm shipping, support, and lead time for your region.
FAQ
Buying survey gear in Vancouver
Which scanner is best for Vancouver's tree cover and terrain?
For canopy and GPS-denied capture, handheld SLAM scanners and UAV LiDAR outperform GNSS-only workflows because they build point clouds without needing a satellite fix. We'll match a system to your typical sites in the Lower Mainland.
Will a GNSS rover work with BC correction networks?
Yes. Our receivers connect over NTRIP to BCACS and commercial networks like Can-Net and SmartNet, and to your own base. We confirm your workflow before you buy.
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Get a quote in Vancouver.
Tell us your workflow and correction network and a ScanSupply specialist gets back to you, typically within one business day, with pricing, configuration options, and availability for Metro Vancouver and the Lower Mainland.
- Local correction-network & workflow help
- Genuine equipment, warranty, and support
- Spec sheets, demos, and financing on request
Who you are dealing with
The people specifying your configuration have run this equipment on real sites, not just sold it. That is why a quote comes back with a recommendation and a reason, rather than a line item.
- Authorized CHC Navigation dealer for Canada and the United States.
- North American stock, so availability is a real answer and not a transatlantic guess.
- Every specification sourced. Where a figure is a manufacturer claim under their own test conditions, we say so.