An architectural/engineering firm is using survey drones to make Colorado highways safer. Engineering firm Felsburg Holt & Ullevig brought in Woolpert to complete drone surveys for a right-of-way project in Castle Rock, Colo. Using a process known as InRoads Terrain Modeling Survey System, the Colorado Department of Transportation project will use the imagery and mapping … [Read more...] about Woolpert Deploys Survey Drones for Colorado DOT
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Woolpert Wins DOT Contract for Drone Road Survey
Infrastructure management company Woolpert has been hired by Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI) to collect drone images and data on so-called haul roads - unpaved roads - throughout the Midwest. The project, titled “Characterization of Unpaved Road Conditions Through the Use of Remote Sensing,” is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT). Data will be … [Read more...] about Woolpert Wins DOT Contract for Drone Road Survey
Ohio Design Firm Gets Approval To Fly Drones For Mapping
(Source: urbandrones.com) Dayton is historically known as the birthplace of aviation and this year proves no different for one Beavercreek aerial company. Woolpert, Inc. has been approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to extend their business by utilizing drones; otherwise known as unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in Ohio and Ship Island, Mississippi, paving … [Read more...] about Ohio Design Firm Gets Approval To Fly Drones For Mapping
FAA Approves Four Companies to Fly Commercial Drones
(Source: USA Today) Four companies won approval Wednesday to fly commercial drones to conduct aerial surveys, monitor construction sites and inspect oil flare stacks, the Federal Aviation Administration announced. The exemptions for Trimble Navigation Limited, VDOS Global, Clayco, Inc. and Woolpert, Inc. come as the FAA drafts comprehensive regulations for drones to … [Read more...] about FAA Approves Four Companies to Fly Commercial Drones
