Ayres Lidar Online: Viewing Your World in a 3D Space
Colorized lidar point cloud in the 3D viewer By Adam Derringer, GISP Lidar data has become the accepted authoritative elevation dataset in the world; federal agencies, states, counties, utilities, and the private sector alike budget for this data to help solve problems every day. The problem is, only a few people in any organization can… Read More »
Riprap, Flood Mapping Useful in Fighting Rising Great Lakes Waves
Courtesy Bryan Nebel of Nebel Construction. By Craig Schuh, PE Last year Lake Erie and Ontario water levels broke record high marks. Lakes Superior, Michigan, and Huron came within about an inch of record highs. Lake levels did not see their typical fall/winter decline, and Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, and Erie set new monthly records… Read More »
Tags: breakwater, coastal landowners, erosive wave action, filter fabric, high water levels, high waves, lidar data, linear features, resilience, Riprap, seawalls, storm surge, water level rise
Public Involvement From a (Social) Distance
By Matt Ashby, AICP A robust and personalized public involvement program is key to gathering information and building buy-in for upcoming projects. But how do you do that when the public is under stay-at-home restrictions? Digital communication tools help communities and agencies gather crucial feedback and keep projects moving forward. They also help us to… Read More »
Tags: Audio Conference, Online Meetings, Public Involvement, Social Distancing, Video Conference, Virtual Conference, Virtual Meetings
