Author: ayres

Wisconsin Regional Orthoimagery Consortium Covers the State, Catches National Attention

Celebrating the award are Ayres’ Zach Nienow, left; Andy Faust, senior GIS analyst with the North Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission, center; and Ayres’ Adam Derringer. Nienow and Derringer are senior project managers in Ayres’ Geospatial Division and manage the WROC program. The American Council of Engineering Companies awarded a 2021 National Recognition Award to… Read More »

Geospatial Community Answers Call to Update Benchmarks

By Dick Kleinmann, PLS, and Mick Heberlein, PLS, PS, CFedS The National Geodetic Survey (NGS) rolled out a program in late 2020 asking surveyors to make GPS observations on existing benchmark monuments nationwide. The intent is to improve the vertical data model and tools that will facilitate transition to new 2022 datums. The effort will… Read More »

Drones Bring High-Quality Imagery to Subsurface Utility Engineering Projects and More

By Kasey Hayes As the demand for high-quality subsurface utility engineering (SUE) services grows for municipalities across the country, finding ways to deliver this service efficiently and accurately is paramount. Now there’s a way to bring even more accuracy and peace of mind to municipalities to meet SUE project requirements: using imagery… Read More »