Jul 15
As a follow up to our earlier blog article on our new oblique solution, we are demonstrating that our 3D viewing platform will permit referencing of existing vector data. In this example, we are showing parcel data and road centerline data layers from the City of Madison draped over the 3D photo mesh model. Please …
May 27
Ayres Associates is developing a new oblique imagery solution for local government and utility applications. We were excited for the opportunity to show this off at Upper Midwest GEOCON in La Crosse, Wisconsin this week. UMGEOCON 2016 was a first-of-a-kind gathering of geospatial professionals and users from multiple states in the region: Illinois, Iowa, …
Mar 23
We’re very proud of the feature article about the Wisconsin Regional Ortho Consortium (WROC) in the latest issue of TRENDS magazine. Learn how a collaboration of local, county, state, and private organizations worked together to build this program and how it’s being applied by this diverse range of stakeholders. The American Council of Engineering Companies …
Mar 08
Ayres Associates sent a contingency of project managers and supervisors to the 2016 International LiDAR Mapping Forum (ILMF) in Denver, Colorado. ILMF is a technical conference and exhibition showcasing the latest LiDAR advances and emerging remote-sensing technologies. Our team had a unique opportunity to meet with key staff from USGS staff regarding the ongoing …
Feb 29
The Aerial Mapping group at Ayres Associates has officially kicked off their spring aerial photography season for 2016. The flight crews will be busy traveling throughout the Midwest over the next couple of months capturing high resolution aerial imagery. Take advantage of the opportunity to capture cost effective imagery for your projects while the aircraft and digital …
Dec 17
Over two days in early December three Ayres employees attended the annual ESRI Wisconsin User Group (EWUG) conference at the Hilton City Center in downtown Milwaukee. The conference is a great opportunity for Ayres’ GIS staff to stay abreast of advancements in GIS technology as well as network with other industry professionals. Adam Derringer (Project …
Oct 28
Lidar has become an important tool for management of water resources and for designing mitigation efforts for localized flood events. While regional issues have driven topographic mapping efforts for counties, watersheds, and floodplains, the high accuracy and high definition Lidar surface models are now being applied to micro-drainage solutions. However, the lack of culvert information with these surface models can present an issue for proper …
Oct 07
Using multiple LiDAR surface models for detecting and monitoring change in topography over time. by Mike Seidel (Geospatial Services Technician) and Jason Krueger (Project Manager) Local government entities are building new applications for Lidar that go far beyond the typical stormwater and floodplain applications. For example, we have written several articles on this blog site about vegetation and building extraction …
Aug 02
Communities in northeastern Illinois incorporate high density aerial Lidar into everyday municipal engineering applications. The rich data derived from these point clouds are being used for capital improvement projects, stormwater management, urban forestry, and planning. Collaboration between municipalities allow smaller and mid-sized communities to economically implement this technology. Micro-Drainage Analysis The higher definition surfaces derived from Lidar …
May 24
A combination of traditional photogrammetric techniques and new software applications can now be used for semi-automated building extraction from high-resolution aerial imagery. This process enables a cost-effective alternative to manual building footprint compilation. Ayres Associates has developed workflows that support the creation of both simple 2D footprints and complex 3D buildings tailored to meet project …
May 12
Our Spatially Integrated Video system provides street level information for a wide range of municipal and highway applications. The mobile video captured with geo-referencing capabilities can be formatted for use within a GIS platform with hyperlink attribution. The video segments include embedded directional and vector displays for efficient locational orientation. Applications for this product may …
Apr 23
Ayres Associates wrapped up another year of aerial imagery and LiDAR missions for the Illinois GIS Consortium. This marks 15 consecutive years of aerial mapping missions for these Chicago area communities. Digital Aerial Imagery Approximately 90 square miles of high resolution aerial imagery was acquired this spring using an UltraCAM Eagle digital imaging system. The …
Mar 08
3D Feature extraction from LiDAR can provide municipalities with fresh perspectives on urban planning and help secure broad project support. The traditional view of LiDAR as a tool to produce topographic contours for floodplain studies is being challenged by increasingly complex applications for feature extraction from this technology. Today, instead of merely looking at the …
Feb 26
SAA’s Blake Theisen and Jason Krueger of Ayres Associates will present at the 2015 American Planning Association-Wisconsin Annual Planning Workshop at the Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee. The workshop this year focuses on the Tech Side of Planning. Blake and Jason will present their talk “GIS Data: Different Sources, Similar Environments – Aerial Imagery, LiDAR, 3D.” The conference …
Jun 06
A group of us from Ayres Geospatial attended the HxGN LIVE conference in Las Vegas earlier this week. The conference was a great opportunity to learn about emerging technologies from Hexagon’s geospatial and geosystems leaders. We attended a keynote presentation by Juergen Dold, the President and CEO of Leica Geosystems, in which he discussed how …
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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