Tag: Aerial Mapping

Drones Take Information Gathering To New Heights; Ayres Quick To Get Pilots Licensed

By Derek Fonder and Garrick Loberger Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) are changing the game in our industry. Drones, as they’re more commonly called, are soaring to heights that traditional information-collecting methods can’t, gathering data exponentially faster than before, and doing it all with remarkable accuracy. These are just a few of the many benefits we’re… Read More »

Drones Fly Straight into Mapping, Inspection, Engineering Roles

How Can Drones Help Design Things? By documenting and mapping a site. By helping with traffic and parking volume studies. By tracking construction progress. By Jason Krueger, CP, GISP Unmanned aerial systems (UAS), or drones, are becoming an increasingly common tool in the survey, mapping, and engineering fields. Incorporating these aerial imaging and mapping platforms… Read More »

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 »