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2000-2009
First Cell Claims plan done under the Mineral Tenure Act (BC), F.B. Underhill, 2006
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2000-2009
The CBC Vancouver redevelopment, 2005-2010
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2000-2009
Old Bombardier near Russell Lake, Sask. On MWH Geo-Surveys GPS/Gravity survey for CAMECO, 2007
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2000-2009
Aerial shot of DP World Canada's Centerm Port facility, Underhill has done all of the survey work on this project
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2000-2009
F. Taki on GPS photo control survey for Mapcon Mapping Inc., in Modesto, California, 2006
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2000-2009
During GPS Survey of mineral lease. Ruby, Cr., Atlin, BC
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2000-2009
Hydrographic surveying on Williston Lake for BC Hydro, near Tsay Keh Dene Village, from left: C. El Araj, boat driver, 2007
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2000-2009
T. Hill on 5.5 Km of precise control check survey of the Canada Line tunnel under False Creek, Vancouver, 2006
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2000-2009
Precise levelling for the control survey of the Canada Line False Creek Tunnel, T. Hill, 2006
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2000-2009
G. Fletcher at Russell Lake, Sask., establishing GPS control for MWH Geo-Surveys GPS/Gravity survey for CAMECO, 2007
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2000-2009
Assistant B. Elke on GPS control survey on a mining property for Strata Gold Corp, in Guyana, 2007
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2000-2009
Party Chief N. Manchon on GPS control survey on a mining property for Strata Gold Corp. in Guyana, 2007
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2000-2009
Cadastral boundaries overlayed on orthophotography for BC Housing, Little Mountain, Vancouver, BC
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2000-2009
Part of the Air Space Parcel plan for the CBC Vancouver redevelopment for Concord Pacific's TV Towers, 2005-2010
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2000-2009
C. El Araj perfoming as built survey of the exterior of the existing CBC Building in Vancouver
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2000-2009
John Tom Tom GPS surveys a new road in the Yukon.
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2000-2009
Underhill did all of the Subdivision, Air Space Parcel, Strata, construction, and lease surveys on Aquilini's multi-tower King Edward Village, photo of the S.W. side of Phase 1/2, from Aquilini
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2000-2009
Setting up the RTK base during GPS survey of mineral lease, Ruby, Cr., Atlin, BC
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2000-2009
Surveying the Maa-Nulth preffective lands, Uchucklesaht, Green Cove, BC, T.D. Connolly on left, 2009
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2000-2009
Surveying the Maa-Nulth preffective lands, Uchucklesaht, Green Cove, BC, T.D. Connolly, 2009
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2000-2009
Levelling for track layout at New VCC Station of of the Millenium Line, 2004
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2000-2009
The Panda Pit at Ekati Diamond Mine, NWT, Underhill completed a number of precise ramp and tunnel surveys in 2004 and 2005
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2000-2009
Twin Otter on Skis. Support for MWH Geo-Surveys GPS/Gravity survey for CAMECO, Russell Lake, Sask, 2007
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2000-2009
3D Laser Scanning, and precise traversing of 8 Km of the GVRD Seymour-Capilano twin water tunnels, C. El Araj, 2008
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2000-2009
Surveying the Maa-Nulth preffective lands, Uclulet, BC, C. El Araj, 2009
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2000-2009
Underhill has done all surveys on DP World's Centerm Port facility in Vancouver, Major capacity upgrade was undertaken.
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2000-2009
T. Hill doing calculations on Saltsping Island for BC Hydro submarine right of way from Tsawwassen to Salt Spring Island, 2008
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2000-2009
Fraser Surry Docks. Underhill has done a number of surveys since 2002, for Wesgroup, at this facility.
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2000-2009
C. El Araj, and J. Dyke on 5.5 Km of precise control check survey of the Canada Line tunnel under False Creek, Vancouver, 2006
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2000-2009
Construction of the 2010 Olympic Village in Vancouver, as the City of Vancouver's consulting surveyors Underhill provided services throught the project
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2000-2009
Precise check survey of the plumbing of the Seymour shaft, of the GVRD Seymour-Capilano twin 8 Km water tunnels, 2006
2000–2009
This decade was dominated by infrastructure development projects and then by build-up projects for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics:
- RAV Rapid Transit (now Canada Line): control, construction, legal
- P&O Ports (DP World) Centerm: construction, leases, topographic
- Westshore Terminals: machinery alignment, precise as-built
- Fraser Surrey Docks: topographic, soundings, leases
- GVRD Seymour Capilano Twin Tunnels: control and scanning
- Ashlu Creek Run of River Penstock Tunnel: control
- Terzaghi Dam, BC Hydro: control and hydrographic
- Pitt River Dam: control and hydrographic
- Williston Lake: control and hydrographic
- Wareham Dam, Mayo, Yukon Energy: sounding and laser scanning
- King Edward Village: air space & strata
- The Vancouver Olympic Village (now Village on False Creek): topography, consulting, construction and legal
- Chevron Refinery, Burnaby
- Canada Place Pier Extension
- Champlain Mall, Vancouver
- School District 44, topographic, construction, scanning and legal
- Bentall Tower V, Vancouver
- UBC TEF 3, Vancouver
- GVRD HPN 1st-order vertical control network
- Scotch Fir Point Estates, Powell River
- Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver
Again, Land Claims dominated the work north of 60. The volume of contracts completed in this decade was equal to the previous decade (54). Claims worked on included:
- CYFN
- Tlicho
- Nunavut
- Sahtu
- MARR Land Claims start up in BC.
Engineering (construction) survey work continued in Phoenix, AZ.
With higher prices and world demand for minerals on the rise, mining took off in BC and the Yukon. Major engineering survey work was undertaken in the Yukon on mine infrastructure (access roads, mine sites, etc.). Tunnel control surveys were completed at the Ekati Diamond Mine in the NWT for BHP Billton Diamonds Inc. and for Hudson's Bay Mining & Smelting Co. in Manitoba.
Underhill expanded services to provide three dimensional laser scanning. This technology allows for the collection of millions of 3D positions, in seconds, to millimetre accuracy and revolutionized topographic, architectural, structural, mechanical, and as-built surveying. Projects included:
- Chevron Canada Oil Refinery
- Wareham Hydro Electric Dam, Yukon
- Tunnels: Seymour–Capilano Twin Water Tunnels, North Vancouver and Dunsmuir Tunnel, Vancouver
- Heritage schools seismic upgrade, North Vancouver and Vancouver.
International Geomatics consulting tapered off. Two GPS–gravity surveys were conducted in Eritrea and Anchorage, Alaska; two GPS photo control projects were done in California and Wyoming; and a GPS mine control survey for Strata Gold in Guyana was performed.
Milestones
2000
W.G. Robinson, retired partner, is awarded Life Membership in the Association of Professional Engineers of BC.
2001
J.W. Sharpe (a former partner in Underhill & Underhill) is awarded Life Membership in the Corporation of Land Surveyors of BC.[10] Underhill offices move to 210A - 3430 Brighton Ave., Burnaby, BC.
2002
On May 1st, 2002 Underhill aquires the firm of Bartell & Fiedrich Land Surveying Inc. I.J. Royan moves to Kamloops to manage the operation. The business operates as Bartell, Fiedrich & Underhill for some time. The firm has its origins in McWilliam, Whyte & Goble, first established by Al McWilliam on May 1st, 1952. The Underhill aquisition occurs 50 years to the day from when Al McWilliam started the business.
R.A. Lee becomes a partner. He is in charge of managing engineering survey operations for Whitehorse, YT, and UGI in Phoenix, AZ.
2004
C.J. deHaan obtains his BCLS.[10]
2005
C.J. deHaan becomes a partner and moves to Kamloops to co-manage that office with I.J. Royan.
2006
Underhill Whitehorse is involved in preparations for the Canada Winter Games. F.B. Underhill does the first survey under the BC Mineral Tenure Act of Geographic Cell Claims.
2007
Whitehorse hosts The Canada Winter Games. This the first time that the Canada Games are hosted in one of Canada's territories. Underhill begins offering free land surveying software on its website.
2008
F.B. Underhill retires from the partnership. The user-base of Copan, Underhill's free COGO tool, reaches 1000 in over 100 countries.
2009
UGI's operations in Phoenix shut down owing to the financial crisis in the US of 2008–2010. R.A. Lee retires from the partnership. C.R. El-Araj obtains his BCLS.[10]