The engineers and geoscientists at J.D. Mollard and Associates (2010) Limited have located, terrain mapped and assessed approximately 40,000 kilometres of highway, railway, pipeline and transmission line routes in 8 provinces and 3 territories in Canada. Pipeline routes have also been located, terrain mapped and evaluated on four other continents besides North America.

Engineers and geoscientists at J. D. Mollard and Associates (2010) Limited have been analyzing earth processes and environments to identify landforms, earth materials, hazards and ground conditions for a variety of natural resource and infrastructure development sites.

J.D. Mollard and Associates (2010) Limited engineering geologists have experience in mapping, classifying, analyzing and writing reports on different types, occurrences and causes of terrain hazards. Studies start with 3D airphoto terrain analysis, and may include 4D (space-and-time) re-construction of geological frameworks and events, which is possible where changed conditions are detectable in multitemporal airphotos and satellite images.

Fresh water is the world's most precious and essential natural resource.  Engineers and geoscientists at J.D. Mollard and Associates (2010) Limited have located and developed roughly 200 groundwater sources and identified fracture flow paths and potenial for contamination.    

J.D. Mollard and Associates (2010) Limited use a proven approach to locating, mapping, describing and evaluating thousands of granular aggregate sources distributed across ten Canadian provinces and three territories.  No client request has been made more often than airphoto searches for sand and gravel.  As the need for aggregate continues to increase, the number and volume of economically developable sources continually declines. 

The expertise of J.D. Mollard and Associates (2010) Limited engineers and geoscientists in evaluating, assessing and modeling shoreline erosion processes is built on over 40 years of applied research and consulting projects in natural and manmade lakes and reservoirs located throughout western and northern Canada. Studies range in scale from detailed site specific analysis of individual shorefront properties to regional studies involving hundreds of kilometres of lake and reservoir shoreline.

Lineaments are naturally occurring linear elements in topography, surface drainage, natural vegetation and soils that are visible as individual and composite lines in airphotos, satellite images and shaded-relief maps. Studies by the engineers and geoscientists at J.D. Mollard and Associates (2010) Limited and other researchers have demonstrated that many remotely sensed lineaments are surficial manifestations of regional systematic fractures and deep-seated faults.

Terrain refers to surface features and patterns that characterize natural and built landscapes. The engineers and geoscientists at J.D. Mollard and Associates (2010) Limited have identified, mapped, analyzed and assessed Earth's diverse terrains on thousands of consulting assignments.

Helping to ensure the physical integrity of thousands of kilometres of pipeline carrying oil and gas to markets throughout Canada and beyond is a role that J.D. Mollard and Associates (2010) Limited takes very seriously. Whether it's mapping landslides, assessing river scour and erosion, evaluating foundation conditions, assessing susceptibility to stress corrosion cracking or classifying and rating other geohazards, our engineers and geoscientists employ a wide range of data collection and analysis tools, combined with a comprehensive understanding of the entire geoenvironment (topography, drainage, soil and groundwater), to provide clients with information and analysis needed to implement an effective pipeline integrity program.

With a demonstrated expertise in airphoto and satellite image analysis, geographic information systems, historical change detection and terrain analysis, the engineers and geoscientists at J.D. Mollard and Associates (2010) Limited are called upon to provide information, analysis and expert opinion to help parties work towards out-of-court dispute resolutions and to assist the courts in arriving at fair judgements in litigation proceedings.

Field studies are often a key component of applied engineering and geoscience consulting projects.  JDMA staff are experienced in working under a wide range of geographic location and field conditions -- from ground reconnaissance and sensitivity assessment of active sand dune areas in southern Saskatchewan to collecting lake bottom cores in -40°C weather in northern Manitoba lakes. 

One of the things J.D. Mollard and Associates (2010) Limited personnel are well known for, and have been doing for over 50 years, is presenting invited courses to those interested in applied multidisciplinary 3D airphoto and satellite image analysis and interpretation and related GIS applications.