Mar 30
Forestry is the backbone of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin’s economy. For 150 years, Menominee Tribal Enterprises (MTE) has managed the Tribe’s 235,000 acres and has become an industry leader in sustainable forestry. In 2007, a tornado destroyed over 2,200 acres of prime hardwood forest, creating a massive impact on future revenue. MTE was …
Jun 30
Delineating and mapping building footprints may be used for multiple purposes such as emergency management, planning and zoning, demographic estimations, and natural resource management. It is fairly quick to heads-up-digitize buildings in a small area of interest. But it is very time consuming to digitize building footprints for a large area. Using classified LiDAR points …
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 …
Dec 01
On November 25, 2015, EPSG codes were published for Wisconsin’s county-specific coordinate systems. This is the first time that the Wisconsin Coordinate Reference System (WISCRS) will have registered EPSG codes. The codes reference the NAD83 (2011) definition of WISCRS, which was required by EPSG. The codes can be found at http://www.epsg-registry.org/. What does this mean …
Jun 08
An invitation to municipalities in the greater Chicago area to participate in this high accuracy aerial mapping program. With the completion of the 2015 GIS Consortium (GISC) flights and with production in full-swing, communities are already preparing their mapping budgets for 2016 and beyond. GIS Consortium Members The GIS Consortium (GISC) is a group of local …
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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