Tag: Geospatial

Chicago Area Geospatial Mapping is a Study in Coordination

To say the airspace over Chicago is busy and complex would be an understatement. That fact was realized nationwide in late September after a fire in an air traffic control center forced thousands of flight cancellations and threw commercial air travel into disarray for more than two weeks. Ayres Associates’ geospatial mapping specialists are fully… Read More »

X Marks the Spot: What Is That Thing?

Ever notice those big white X’s painted on roads? If you haven’t, you’ll probably start noticing them now. (And you may also see T- or L-shaped versions). They’re known as aerial targets, and their purpose is to provide control for aerial mapping flights. But it’s not control in the conventional sense of “control freak.” In… Read More »

Racing with the Sun

“We’re mobilizing to the site.” Those words from our flight acquisition partner are music to the ears of geospatial supervisor Aaron Sale. It means we’re about to start acquiring the orthoimagery our clients need. Orthoimagery is derived from high-resolution aerial photography and can be used for identifying and measuring – at highly detailed accuracy levels… Read More »