Tulloch Geomatics collaborated with Paul Torrance Surveying from Elliot Lake to complete surveys for lands to be added to the Pays Plat First Nation on the shores of Lake Superior, between Marathon and Nipigon.Two to three field crews were dedicated to the project and worked with members of the Pays Plat First Nation cutting line and setting survey monuments in rugged and remote terrain to describe new boundaries for the First Nation. The lands are crossed by a hydro line, a railway line, several snowmobile trails and the Pays Plat River. The field work was started by setting out a control network using dual frequency GPS equipment with internet submissions to the federal government’s Precise Point Positioning program for almost immediate high order positional results referenced to the Canadian Spatial Reference System. GPS equipment was also used to accurately locate the boundaries of the existing Highway 17 corridor and the limits of the existing First Nation lands and the shoreline of several lakes. This work continues a long standing working relationship between Tulloch Geomatics and Paul Torrance Surveying on land claim settlement surveys.



