Upon Further Inspection, Is That a Drone in the Chimney?
Santa comes down the chimney with a bound – or so goes the old poem. But Santa isn’t alone in navigating tight spaces. Unmanned aerial systems (UAS) have been used in a few chimneys this year in Wisconsin. The chimneys in question are state-owned heating plant chimney stacks. Normally an inspector would need to rappel… Read More »
Tags: Aerial Mapping, Drones, FAA, Geospatial, Pilots, Structural Inspection, Structures, UAS, UAV, Unmanned Aerial Systems, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
Turn Your Aging Bridge into a Community Highlight
By Dan Sydow, PE Nearly 40% of the United States’ 600,000 bridges are over 50 years old, so chances are your community has an aging structure in need of replacement. But you may be able to turn an unavoidable expense into a bonus for your community, and maybe even draw in tourists. Your first priority… Read More »
Tags: Bridge, Bridge Design, Bridge Inspection, Bridge Rehabilitation, Bridge Replacement, Structural Design, Structural Inspection, Structures
GIS Day is Cause for Celebration, and Here’s Why
Geographic information systems, or GIS, are the combination of geographical features and powerful databases. Municipal governments and local utilities rely on this technology to gather, manage, and analyze high-level spatial information. With today being GIS Day, it only seems fitting to discuss some of the ways GIS services meet clients’ everyday mapping needs and streamline… Read More »
Tags: Aerial Mapping, Asset Management, AutoCAD, Geographic Information System, Geospatial Services, GIS, Land Surveyor, Mapping, Survey, Surveying, Technology
