Latest UAS Lidar Technology Delivers Quality Data More Efficiently
By Paul Crocker Lidar 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… Read More »
Tags: Drones, LiDAR, Oblique, Survey, UAS, UAS-based Lidar, Unmanned Aerial Systems
Main Street Program Creativity Brings Positivity to “New Normal”
By Matt Ashby, AICP CUD, and Logan Ward, AICP In response to COVID-19, public health restrictions have altered the daily operations for businesses. Hit especially hard are the local shops residing on the main streets of communities across the nation. As we see states and communities start to transition from stay-at-home to safer-at-home to a… Read More »
Tags: Colorado Main Street, Downtown Planning, Main Street, Planning, Stakeholders, Virtual Tour
Innovative Engineering Expands the Role of Infrastructure
By Dan Sydow, PE Sustainability thought leaders around the world are changing the way we perceive infrastructure – the service mechanisms and underlying hardware that serve our communities every day. These systems supply clean water, power up our homes and businesses, enable safe travel, remove waste, facilitate communication, connect us to the internet, and much… Read More »
Tags: Bridge, Chippewa, Eau Claire, historic, Infrastructure, Pedestrian, Preservation, Rehabilitation, repurpose, smart cities, Sustainability