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Mapping Supervisor Earns Photogrammetry and Lidar Certifications

Matthew Vinopal, a supervisor in our aerial mapping group, recently earned two major certifications as he advances his credentials and capabilities within the geospatial community. Vinopal is now Ayres Associates’ second certified photogrammetrist and the firm’s first certified mapping scientist in lidar (light detection and ranging). He also is a GIS Institute-certified geographic information system… Read More »

HAWK Signals Get Drivers’ Attention, Let Pedestrians Cross Safely

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation recently installed this HAWK crosswalk on Riverside Drive (State Highway 57) in Allouez, near Green Bay. The pedestrian-activated crosswalk gives walkers and bicyclists safer access to the nearby Fox River State Recreational Trail.   Crosswalks have come a long way since The Beatles made one famous by picturing it on… Read More »

Ecological Emphasis Dismisses Standard Notions of ‘Park’

When we hear the word “park,” many of us envision swings, slides, and colorful climbing structures because this is how most of today’s children’s parks were designed. In fact, many of these parks are indistinguishable from one another. Urban communities, however, are starting to ask for something different. They want more. They want the opportunity… Read More »