Author: ayres

Drones Fly Straight into Mapping, Inspection, Engineering Roles

How Can Drones Help Design Things? By documenting and mapping a site. By helping with traffic and parking volume studies. By tracking construction progress. By Jason Krueger, CP, GISP Unmanned aerial systems (UAS), or drones, are becoming an increasingly common tool in the survey, mapping, and engineering fields. Incorporating these aerial imaging and mapping platforms… Read More »

Sorensen Named Midwest Transportation Vice President

After more than two decades with Ayres Associates, Eric Sorensen, PE, has been named vice president of Midwest transportation operations. Sorensen will oversee transportation and traffic engineering and construction services in Ayres’ Waukesha, Madison, Green Bay, and Eau Claire, Wisconsin, offices. Since joining our transportation engineering staff in 1995, Sorensen has steadily advanced his career… Read More »

Fitchburg Splashpad Project Wins Park and Recreation Award

The City of Fitchburg’s McKee Farms Splashpad project has been recognized with the Wisconsin Park and Recreation Association’s 2016 Park Facility Award of Excellence in the $250,000 to $499,000 category. The addition of this Ayres-designed 4,000-square-foot splashpad fulfills a long-standing goal of the City to add an aquatic play attraction within the boundaries of this… Read More »