Author: ayres

Ayres’ Nienow Re-elected to WLIA Board of Directors

Zachary Nienow, GISP, project manager in Ayres Associates’ aerial mapping group, was re-elected to the Wisconsin Land Information Association’s Board of Directors. An announcement was made today at WLIA’s annual conference in Appleton. With nearly 15 years of experience in geospatial sciences, Nienow designs and leads lidar, orthoimagery, and digital mapping projects from flight to… Read More »

Wisconsin Completes Statewide Lidar Coverage

Wisconsin lidar stakeholders celebrated the completion of statewide lidar, convening for cake and refreshments Thursday afternoon at the Wisconsin Land Information Association (WLIA) annual conference. APPLETON, Wis. – For the first time lidar coverage is now available across the entire state of Wisconsin, offering users highly accurate elevation data for critical applications such as floodplain… Read More »

Engineers Make It Happen – Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

By Disa Wahlstrand, PE, LEED AP There’s a saying: “The optimist sees the glass as half full. The pessimist sees the glass as half empty. The engineer sees the glass as twice as big as it needs to be.” If you are an engineer or know one, you probably just nodded and maybe laughed! This… Read More »