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Mapping Acquisition Flights Cover 43 Wisconsin Counties in 45 Days

On Thursday the final flight lines of the Wisconsin Regional Orthophotography Consortium (WROC) 2015 program were flown, and that means some really useful mapping and data will be on its way to more than 100 clients across Wisconsin by the end of the year. The WROC contractor team of Ayres Associates and Quantum Spatial deployed… Read More »

Ayres Engineer Builds Houses – and Friendships – in Dominican Republic

Two families in the Dominican Republic have newer, safer, and more structurally sound places to call home, thanks to the efforts of an Eau Claire, Wisconsin-area mission team that an Ayres Associates engineer was part of this winter. Bruce Ommen, a vice president at Ayres Associates, was part of a 30-member delegation from Peace Church… Read More »

Do Northern Construction Workers Hibernate All Winter?

Residents of northern states understand the simple reality that there are actually only two seasons: winter and road construction. In road construction season, workers in white and yellow hats (read here about what the colors mean) and safety vests are everywhere, getting highways and streets back into shape. But where do these construction engineers go,… Read More »