Vol. 27, No. 11 ● December 19, 2019

Expanding Our Horizons With A View From the Air

Wetland Studies and Solutions, Inc. (WSSI) continuously pursues innovative technologies to provide the best services and resources for our clients. One of these new endeavors is the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to bring new capabilities, efficiencies, and advantages to meet a wide range of project needs.

Our UAV (i.e., drone) services include

Surveys (as-builts, topographic)
Vegetation and wildlife surveys
Tree health inspections
Reality Capture
Training and Consultation

Photography
Videography
Inspections and monitoring: construction, encroachments, site maintenance, dam removal
Photogrammetry (topography, floodplain evaluation, 3D modeling)

To investigate how our drone services could benefit your projects, please contact John Cooke, Paul Szarowicz, or Jim Quirin.

UAV perspective allows WSSI to evaluate right-of-way conditions and potential issues in this utility easement in Reston, Virginia.

Staff flying the DJI Inspire 1 Pro

WSSI uses UAVs to identify right-of-way encroachments and issues

The drone captured this image during a demonstration for a class of arborists in Waynesboro, Virginia

UAVs provide clear images – and keep staff safe on the ground – during tree health inspections

Staff preparing the DJI Inspire 1 Pro for flight

UAVs offer clear perspective on post-construction stream restoration site

Point Cloud image for McMillan stream restoration, Cecil Co., Maryland

Our specialists can provide the following UAV and Reality Capture services on project sites throughout the Mid-Atlantic and beyond:

Drone video and photography services

Terrestrial panoramic photographs

Site monitoring

Real-time inspections to track construction progress

Cut/fill analysis on construction sites and quarries

Wildlife surveys (e.g., nests counts, vegetation and habitat analysis)

Survey-grade orthophotographs

Point cloud developed planimetric and topographic mapping

3D virtual tours

Accurate UAV as-builts and existing conditions models for virtual design

Virtual spatial/collision analysis

LiDAR data analysis, manipulation, registration, and optimization

Point cloud creation, registration, and post-processing

Expanding Our Horizons With A View From the Air

Our specialists can provide the following UAV and Reality Capture services on project sites throughout the Mid-Atlantic and beyond:

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Expanding Our Horizons With A View From the Air

Our specialists can provide the following UAV and Reality Capture services on project sites throughout the Mid-Atlantic and beyond:

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