Jul 15
Laser scanners provide a unique perspective for municipal survey and mapping. A 3D point cloud generated using a Leica P20 Laser Scanner is used by our Lidar specialists to extract digital terrain data and planimetrics- recreating traditional CAD-based mapping compiled from conventional survey and photogrammetry. For this example, we compiled curb and gutter, utilities, improvements, and other structures along a …
May 28
Urban Tree Canopy Mapping in Tinley Park, IL. Ayres Associates derived tree crown and centroid data in the Village of Tinley Park using fixed-wing aerial LiDAR acquired at ~ 20 points per square meter. Individual tree crowns and centroids were prepared in shapefile format along with a rasterized Canopy Height Model (CHM). These vectorized features are attributed with calculated statistics …
Apr 20
Geospatial data such as topographic mapping, aerial imagery, and planimetrics create the digital foundation for any engineering project. If you manage floodplains and storm water your first priority should be obtaining accurate up to date topographic data. Flooding is not the only application that benefits greatly from geospatial data. The potential applications for quality geospatial …
Apr 14
Local municipal governments in northern Colorado team-up to build high accuracy base mapping through LiDAR and aerial imagery. Ayres Associates worked with several local governments throughout northern Colorado to form an informal consortium with map modernization as their primary objective. This group broadly consists of the City of Fort Collins, City of Loveland, Larimer …
Apr 05
Ayres Associates provided Mobile LiDAR services for the Interstate 43 corridor in Milwaukee and Ozaukee Counties in Wisconsin. The project consists of approximately 50 total linear miles of Mobile LiDAR collection to support survey grade data. A digitally leveled primary and secondary control network was established. LiDAR and digital imagery was collected to maximize detection of …
Mar 28
The Illinois-based GIS Consortium (GISC) is a group of 23 communities in the Chicago region that work together to develop GIS solutions to support a wide range of applications including municipal engineering, planning, forestry, and public safety. Ayres Associates has been providing high-accuracy mapping and surveying services to member communities since the 1980s. …
Mar 20
Ayres Associates is mapping transmission lines in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado through the use of fixed-wing Lidar systems. Poles, conductors, and utility structures are being extracted from high density Lidar point clouds and modeled as vectors in a geodatabase. Much of the focus on as-built transmission surveys over the past few years has been …
Mar 05
Last post I touched on how you can get more from your aerial LiDAR data – beyond contours and surface models. For more information on the topic, revisit my presentation from the 2014 Wisconsin Land Information Association Conference. Topics covered include feature extraction for buildings and vegetation, in addition to electric transmission and distribution applications. …
Mar 05
Get more information from your aerial LiDAR – beyond contours and surface models. Recent advances in LiDAR systems and software are leading to new tools for extracting valuable information from point clouds. High-density point clouds can be used to extract 3D building shapefile polygons using customized algorithms inTerrasolid’s TerraModeler software. Complex 3D building models are …
I am manager of the Aerial Mapping group of Ayres geospatial operations in Madison, Wisconsin. I have over 20 years of experience with land information and mapping for public and private entities. I specialize in geospatial project design for municipal engineering and transportation design.
I am a geospatial project manager in Ayres’ Madison, Wisconsin, office with over 12 years of experience in digital mapping, GIS, and project management. My work focuses on designing and leading lidar and orthoimagery projects from planning to flight, and through data processing, QC, and completion. I have coordinated many aspects of the orthoimagery and lidar programs being conducted in Wisconsin - including WROC and 3DEP. I enjoy consortium building and serving a diverse range of clients in the private and public sectors, including many counties, municipalities, and utilities in the Midwest.
I am a geospatial project manager in Ayres’ Madison, Wisconsin, office. I concentrate my efforts on project design and management, client relations, problem-solving, bidding, estimating, budgeting, cost reduction, and staff training and development. My expertise is in GIS department and remote sensing best practices and workflows. I have extensive experience with geoprocessing, scripting, modeling, and data conversions. I am a Wisconsin Land Information Association board member and president.
I joined Ayres Associates as a Project Manager in the Geospatial-Aerial Mapping Group in April 2019. I graduated from the University of Minnesota with a MS degree in Geospatial Information Science and from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point with a BS degree in Fisheries and Water Resources Management. I've worked in the federal and state agency sectors, with more than 10 years of experience with resource inventory and monitoring programs. Most recently I had been working with the Bureau of Reclamation in Reno NV, where I focused on remote sensing tasks including object-based image analysis, wetland flora and fauna, hydrography, aerial photography, and lidar.
I joined the Geospatial team of Ayres Associates in 2017 and am based in the Waukesha, Wisconsin office. My professional experience includes more than three decades of survey and GIS experience at the private, municipal and state level, including managing consultant surveying contracts for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s Southeast Region and serving as West Bend’s City Surveyor for 21 years. I’ve always been on a quest to continue learning new skills and delivering innovation through my work. My goal at Ayres is to help further integrate our Aerial Mapping, Surveying and GIS services by exploring new opportunities to fuse multiple technologies and work flows while adding value and efficiency to our client’s projects.
I am a GIS specialist in the Aerial Mapping group at Ayres’ Madison, Wisconsin, office. My efforts are mostly focused around the processing of airborne LiDAR, but I also handle many of the GIS duties for the Geospatial division. I perform spatial analysis and create custom maps and graphics for a variety of clients, and do research and development tasks related to LiDAR derivatives such as 3D building extraction and Low Confidence Area delineation. I have extensive experience with spatial modelling, scripting, and custom application development as well as data conversion and integration. I hold a Master’s degree in Environmental Monitoring as well as a Bachelor’s degree in Cartography & GIS, both from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
I joined Ayres Associates in 2006 and serve as Pilot-in-Command (PIC) for UAS operations, a camera operator, and technician. My UAS experience includes operations for ongoing construction observations and topographic mapping efforts in Wisconsin using DJI platforms. I have a BS in Geography from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point.
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