Using UAS for Pipeline Projects

Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), or drones, can carry scanners that perform safe, cost-efficient, and fast LiDAR data collection. UAS LiDAR systems are particularly useful for scanning pipeline projects because of its unique... ... Read More

Mobile LiDAR Applications for Pavement Projects

Why Mobile LiDAR is Ideal for Mapping Pavement Projects Whether you are changing traffic flow at an intersection or working on a highway, pavement projects involving roadway corridors require engineers to understand... ... Read More

Advances in Terrestrial Laser Scanning

Terrestrial laser scanning aims to capture reality at a rate of up to two million points per second. From its inception to this very moment, it has improved at lightning speed. The... ... Read More

Engineering a Safe Back to School

Engineering a New Normal It’s the end of September, and the past month has been very different for everyone. Across the country, schools have not agreed whether to be online, in-person, or... ... Read More

Where’s Wygant 2020

When Clay Wygant first came to Colliers Engineering & Design, it was his job to develop a Mobile LiDAR division. So, this geospatial man-on-the-move began by setting out with his crew and... ... Read More

Choosing the Right Technique for Surveying Railroads

Various surveying techniques are available to provide railroads with the optimum survey results required to accommodate specific projects. Surveyors look at the project characteristics and anticipated project deliverables and recommend the appropriate... ... Read More