All posts by John Stenmark
Tracking Signs to Success
A decades-old law requires U.S. states to regulate billboards along the nation’s highways. An Illinois engineering consulting firm recognized the challenge as an opportunity to use GIS and mobile mapping to create added business. The great American road trip begins in Illinois. The nation’s most famous highway, Route 66, originates in Chicago and travels southwest,...
Deep Thinking: Upgrades to a Chicago Water Treatment Plant
Upgrades to a Chicago water treatment plant pose technical and logistical challenges; an innovative surveyor is helping deliver the solution. Editor’s Note: The lifespans of valuable infrastructure in both the public and private sectors can be extended far beyond the original design expectations. Upgrades can serve not only to maintain structural integrity and functionality,...
Feature: Carpe Caelum! (Seize the Sky!)
A successful UAS project in North America tests the mettle of crew and craft as they gather high-resolution aerial imagery in both forested and swampy terrain, sandwiched between two active military facilities. By John Stenmark, LS Editor’s Note: Yes! Private surveying firms can use UAS on real projects (at least in Canada). We bring you...
