Dig Into an Engineering Internship
Most of Emily Harrison’s last two summers were filled with hot sun, noisy trucks and tractors, the aroma of hot asphalt, watching oozing concrete framed neatly into sections, and getting mud on her boots. It’s a dream come true. Emily, an intern with Ayres Associates’ Construction Services group, assisted with construction observation and administration for… Read More »
Tags: Construction Observation, Internships, National Engineers Week
WLIA Tunes In to Today’s Geospatial Technology
Customized orthophotography is a complex and complicated concept that probably wouldn’t mean much to the average person – but the methods in which it’s ultimately used are mind-blowing. The same can be said for lidar, HD laser scanning, and more. Volumetric calculations, impervious surface calculations, change detection, culvert extraction, 3-D urban modeling: the sky’s the… Read More »
Tags: Customized Orthophotography, HD Laser Scanning, LiDAR, Wisconsin Land Information Association, WLIA
Extended Wind, Solar Incentives Pose Opportunities
The extension of federal tax incentives for wind and solar projects – part of the budget passed by Congress in late 2015 – may have developers, businesses, and homeowners taking a closer look at solar and wind projects in the next few years. These complex projects require a wide range of services and rapid, responsive… Read More »
Tags: Aerial Mapping, LiDAR, Rooftop Solar, Solar Energy, Utilities, Wind Farms