Something to Celebrate: Long-Term Partnerships
So far, the year 2020 has brought surprise after (frequently unwelcome) surprise. One thing that hasn’t been surprising is the dedication of many essential service workers. Beyond healthcare and emergency workers, municipal and utility workers all over the nation also showed their dedication by keeping the lights on, the water running, the garbage picked up,… Read More »
Tags: Client Relationship, Community, Dam, Flashboards, Infrastructure, Infrastructure Improvement, Spillway Project, Street Improvement, Street Reconstruction, Utility Reconstruction, Village Engineer
Helping Communities Build Resilience
By Bruce Ommen, PE If there’s one attribute that individuals, business owners, communities, and government agencies have needed in 2020 it’s this: Resilience. Resilience is the ability to recover quickly and bounce back from difficult situations. This year has given us all a lot of practice in doing just that. About the Expert: Bruce Ommen,… Read More »
Tags: 100-year Event, Climate Change, Flooding, Natural Disasters, resilience, Stormwater, Wildfires
Latest UAS Lidar Technology Delivers Quality Data More Efficiently
By Paul CrockerLidar isn’t just for airplanes anymore. With the advent of large, extremely stable unmanned aerial systems matched with quality lidar sensors, it’s possible to gather dense and feature-rich data over a 50-acre area in a single flight. About the Expert: Paul Crocker, an FAA certified UAS pilot with 20-plus years of GIS experience,… Read More »
Tags: Drones, LiDAR, Oblique, Survey, UAS, UAS-based Lidar, Unmanned Aerial Systems
