Category Archive: Imagery

Sep 01

Remote Sensing to ID Ash Trees in Urban Forest near Chicago, Illinois

Multispectral Imagery, Aerial LiDAR, and Ground Truthing Provide a Full Picture of an Urban Canopy By Jason Krueger, Ayres Associates; Jason Carlson, Applied Ecological Services; and Dr. Fugui Wang, Applied Ecological Services The greater Chicago region has been deeply affected by the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) – an invasive species that has done considerable damage …

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Jul 15

Ayres stays current with national standards for Wisconsin mapping projects

  New ASPRS standards adopted for 3DEP and other geospatial programs has impacts in Wisconsin; procedures already in place for ongoing WROC projects. Our Aerial Mapping Group spent some time in early 2015 to prepare for changing standards in LiDAR and orthoimagery. In November of 2014, the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) …

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Jun 08

Illinois GIS Consortium: Value through Collaboration

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 …

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May 24

Semi-automated Building Extraction from Aerial Imagery

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 …

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May 12

Ayres Spatially Integrated Video System

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 …

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May 05

WROC 2015 imagery and lidar acquisition complete

On Thursday (April 30, 2015) the final flight lines of the Wisconsin Regional Orthophotography Consortium (WROC) 2015 mapping program were flown. The WROC contractor team of Ayres Associates and Quantum Spatial deployed 10 aircraft with precision aerial sensors over dozens of counties to capture the imagery in a short window of opportunity after snow had …

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Apr 23

Another Successful Aerial Imagery & LiDAR Flight Season for GIS Consortium

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 …

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Mar 13

GIS Consortium featured in Spring issue of TRENDS

The GIS Consortium and the Village of Tinley Park, Illinois are featured in the current issue of TRENDS. “Supportive solutions: GIS Consortium provides cutting-edge data to impacted communities” By Bob Brown Read the article here:  http://www.ayresassociates.com/wp-content/ayres_images/GIS-Spring15.pdf       The Illinois-based GIS Consortium (GISC) is a group of 29 communities in the Chicago region that …

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Dec 19

Found in Illinois, 2014 (Part III, History)

Approximately 4000 square miles of high resolution digital aerial imagery collected in Illinois by Ayres Associates in 2014.  Thank you to all of our friends for making this year a tremendous success!  Throughout the year we’ve collected snapshots of the unique cultural, historical, and natural sites in your communities and wanted to share them with everyone. There is …

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Dec 14

Found in Illinois, 2014 (Part II, Architecture)

Approximately 4000 square miles of high resolution digital aerial imagery collected in Illinois by Ayres Associates in 2014.  Thank you to all of our friends for making this year a tremendous success!  Throughout the year we’ve collected snapshots of the unique cultural, historical, and natural sites in your communities and wanted to share them with everyone. Allerton House, …

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Dec 10

Found in Illinois, 2014 (Part I, Football)

Approximately 4000 square miles of high resolution digital aerial imagery collected in Illinois by Ayres Associates in 2014.  Thank you to all of our friends for making this year a tremendous success!  Throughout the year we’ve collected snapshots of the unique cultural, historical, and natural sites in your communities and wanted to share them with everyone. Part I …

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Nov 04

Ayres Associates helping Menominee Tribal Enterprises track forest health

The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin realized long ago that their future depended on the forest. With lands totaling 235,000 acres, the Tribe began practicing forest management over 150 years ago and in 1908 created what is now known as Menominee Tribal Enterprises (MTE) to manage their lands.  To this day, forestry remains the backbone …

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Oct 22

Monitoring Landfills from Above

Constant monitoring and frequent measuring of landfill data is how landfill operators maintain safe, efficient and profitable functioning facilities.  Ayres Associates has provided geospatial services for numerous landfills across the country.  Recently, Cornerstone Environmental Group worked with Ayres to provide geospatial services for 21 active landfill sites in seven states. With the use of a …

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Oct 10

Tracking Impact of Emerald Ash Borer from Aerial Imagery

Ayres Associates is providing specialized infrared aerial imagery and LiDAR tools for urban tree canopy analysis in the Chicago area. Municipalities are taking extraordinary measures to deal with the impacts of the Emerald Ash Borer on urban forests. Aerial imagery may provide a useful tool for detecting dead and dying trees and for tracking the decline in the tree …

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Sep 14

Surveying Steamboat Lake – Above and Below the Water Line

Merging Bathymetric Survey and Aerial Lidar             Ayres Associates is supporting the analysis of the Steamboat Lake with integrated bathymetric and aerial Lidar survey.  Working with GeoSurv Inc. of Lafayette, CO, Ayres conducted a survey of the lake bottom and sub bottom – merging the data with topographic mapping collected …

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