UAS Lidar Project Planning and Applications

April 30, 2020

11:30 – 12:15

Tyler Kaebisch

Geospatial Project Manager

Firm Overview

• Who is Ayres?

• With a team of 300+ innovative problem-solvers nationwide, we stand with integrity behind thousands of projects that strengthen communities and our country’s infrastructure, economy, and environment.

Firm Overview

• Clients notice our project managers’ ability to translate and transform every detail into actionable, understandable, smoothly coordinated pieces of a successful project.

• Side-by-side with our client partners, our project managers serve as the confident, communicative navigators at the helm of each project.

Firm OverviewOur tools and expertise include:

• civil and municipal engineering

• transportation

• structural design and inspection

• river engineering and water resources

• architecture

• landscape architecture

• environmental

• geospatial

• planning and development

• telecommunications and SUE

Geospatial

Nationally recognized for our skill and experience in aerial mapping, land surveying, and GIS, we deliver efficient and intelligent solutions for your project.

As a project partner, working with us is a turnkey process: Tell us about your budget, schedule, and situational conditions, and we'll respond with a plan that brings exceptional value without sacrificing quality or service.

• Aerial Imaging

• Aerial & Mobile Lidar

• As-Built Survey

• Asset Management

• Boundary Survey

• Construction Staking

• Digital Orthoimagery

• Electric Transmission Line Corridors

• Electric Utility Survey

• Engineering Design Surveys

• GIS Consulting

• Ground Control

• Land Surveying

• HD Scanning

• Impervious Surface Mapping

• Photogrammetric Mapping

• Remote Sensing

• Right-of-Way Plats

• Telecom Network & Infrastructure Mapping

• Topographic & Site Survey

• Unmanned Aerial Systems

Ayres UAS Projects• Ayres began processing UAS data

and took first steps to implement UAS technology in early 2015.

• Part 107 (Commercial Small Unmanned Aircraft Regulations) were announced in June 2016. These regulations streamlined the ability to operate UAS commercially in the national airspace.

• Ayres had its first FAA-certified remote pilot by August 2016.

• Ayres currently has five certified remote pilots and six UAS platforms within the company.

UAS Lidar data can be applied to:

• Topographic mapping

• Corridor mapping

• As-built surveys

• Vegetation encroachment analysis

Applications

UAS imagery and Lidar provide a visual record of:

• Construction progress

• Structural condition

• Construction documentation

• Environmental conditions

• Clearance issues

Applications

Topographic MappingUAS mapping products can be applied to:

• Site design

• Slope measurement

• Drainage analysis

• Cut/fill and volumetric measurements

Volumetrics

UAS Project PlanningImportant Factors

• Location of Project

• Size of Project

• Features of Interest

• Site Access

• Ground Control

• Flying Height

• https://www.faa.gov/uas/commercial_operators/uas_facility_maps/

• https://www.faa.gov/uas/commercial_operators/uas_facility_maps/

Landfill Project

• 20 ppsm Lidar

• 3-inch Imagery

• Site Size

• 740 acres

(1.15 sq mi)

Landfill Project

• 20 ppsm Lidar

• 3-inch Imagery

• Site Size • 740 acres

(1.15 sq mi)

UAS Flight Plan

• 32 flight lines

• 22 ground control points

Landfill Project

• 20 ppsm Lidar

• 3-inch Imagery

• Site Size • 740 acres

(1.15 sq mi)

Aerial Flight Plan

• 3 flight lines

• 5 ground control points

UAS HardwareDJI M600 Pro UAS Hexacopter

Altus ORC2 Helicopter

RIEGL Sensor

• miniVUX -1UAV

• 4.4 pounds

• 50 ppsm

1-inch resolution imagery can be captured to pair with Lidar

SAFETY CHECKLISTAND PROTOCOLS

• Site hazards

• Aerial operation hazards

• Hazard assessment

• Personal protective equipment

• Local emergency resources

• Emergency contacts

• Preflight equipment checklist

Electric Brushless Motor

Rotor Diameter: 71”

Length: 59”

Height: 24”

Max Payload: 10 lbs

Max Takeoff Weight: 35 lbs

Endurance with Payload:

45-65 minutes

Emergency Parachute affective from 25 ft

Ground Control Station

• Can run from a Windows Tablet

• Perform mission planning and execution

• Long range communications 900MHz

• Live video of mission

• Fully autonomous flight capability

• Fell telemetry system

Thank You!

Tyler Kaebisch

Geospatial Project Manager

Geospatial Division

Ayres Associates

KaebischT@AyresAssociates.com

(608) 441-3590