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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nFelsburg Holt & Ullevig (FHU) contracted with Woolpert\nand will use the imagery and mapping collected via UAS to assess and design a\nfrontage road adjacent to Interstate 25, which runs through Castle Rock and\nDouglas County. The design and ROW plans produced from the imagery and field\nsurveys will be used by the project team to evaluate and define ROW acquisition\nneeds for the new road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Woolpert is deploying the SenseFly eBee X drone for this\nproject. This fixed-wing system allows for extended flight times and is\nequipped with real-time kinematic (RTK) technology which, paired with the\nWoolpert survey group’s ground control point data, produces a highly accurate\ntopographic base map and orthorectified imagery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Woolpert has conducted numerous UAS projects across the\ncountry with clients such as the Federal Aviation Administration, the U.S.\nDepartment of Defense, airports, mining companies and several state departments\nof transportation, including Virginia, Pennsylvania, Florida and Ohio. The firm\nhas worked with CDOT for over 20 years and with the town of Castle Rock for\nalmost a decade, providing transportation design surveys and ROW acquisition\nsupport services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Woolpert Project Manager Chris Raml said this is the first\nsurvey project that the firm has conducted for Castle Rock using UAS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“This is a unique opportunity to introduce new\ntechnology to the town with a proven survey team,” Raml said. “Using\nUAS will save the client time and money, and offer a superior, visual\ndeliverable. We know what’s required by the town of Castle Rock and CDOT, and\nour drones are collecting exactly what’s needed safely and efficiently.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FHU Senior Engineer Rick Erjavec said FHU contracted with\nWoolpert to obtain the required survey data based on the firm’s favorable\nreputation with Castle Rock for previous work completed, and due to Woolpert’s\nability to tie into the same control that will be used for an upcoming Crystal\nValley interchange project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Woolpert Roads and Bridges Practice Leader Tom Ruschkewicz\nsaid DOTs and municipalities across the country are increasingly using UAS\ntechnology for transportation projects, often requesting the tool to meet schedule\ndemands and help with budget constraints. UAS can be mobilized quickly and can\navoid the cost and time associated with grounded flight crews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Woolpert is leading the geospatial industry in UAS\nbest practices and product quality assurances that meet and sometimes exceed\nthe accuracies of traditional fixed-wing, frame-based cameras,”\nRuschkewicz said. “We appreciate the opportunity to utilize UAS technology\nfor this project, and we are excited to provide these innovative solutions to\nvalued customers like the town of Castle Rock and CDOT.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This project is now underway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Woolpert was hired to complete right-of-way (ROW) and TMOSS design surveys utilizing unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in Castle Rock, Colo. The design and ROW plan surveys are being conducted per Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) standards. TMOSS stands for InRoads Terrain Modeling Survey System and represents the best practices followed by CDOT surveyors and contract […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,127],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-colorado","category-unmanned-systems"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15512"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15512\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15514,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15512\/revisions\/15514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}