Campus Planning and Development: A Learning Experience
The buildings and grounds of any campus – educational, health care, governmental, industrial – vary widely in their plan and design. But campuses are similar in that each piece must function well as part of the bigger operation. Whether the campus exists to teach the next generation of scholars or to develop a product for… Read More »
Tags: Campus, Campus Design, construction, Environmental Impact Assessment, Environmental Risks, Environmental Safety, Environmental Site Assessment, Finding Funding, Functional Design, Grant, Grant Funding, Permitting, Securing Funding, Sewer and Water, Telecommunications, Utilities
Why Should I Hire an ASPRS-Certified Mapping/GIS Expert?
This image from Tinley Park – part of Ayres Associates’ work for the suburban Chicago GIS Consortium – exemplifies a project where CP meets CMS-GIS/LIS. Much of the mapping Ayres does for local government is collected from aerial imagery and is delivered in GIS-ready format. In this example, paved surfaces and buildings are displayed on… Read More »
Tags: ASPRS, Certified Mapping Scientist-GIS/LIS, Certified Mapping Scientist-Lidar, Certified Photogrammetrist, CMS-GIS/LIS, GIS, GIS Expert, LiDAR, LIS, Mapping Expert, Photogrammetry
Engineers Make It Happen – Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
By Disa Wahlstrand, PE, LEED AP There’s a saying: “The optimist sees the glass as half full. The pessimist sees the glass as half empty. The engineer sees the glass as twice as big as it needs to be.” If you are an engineer or know one, you probably just nodded and maybe laughed! This… Read More »
Tags: ACEC, Design, Engineering, Engineering History, Engineering Impact, Engineers, Engineers Week, Infrastructure, Structures, Transportation
