Merrick & Company Wins LiDAR and Digital Imagery Project
Thursday March 20th 2008
Filed Under Merrick & Company
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 21, 2008
Press Contact:
Gary Outlaw, GISP, Vice President - Business Development,
GeoSpatial Solutions
Tel.: (Cell) 303-520-4719; (Office) 800-544-1714, ext. 3901
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Merrick & Company Wins LiDAR and Digital Imagery Project
Wichita, Kansas, USA
Aurora, CO USA – Merrick & Company, a world leader in
LiDAR, digital ortho imaging, photogrammetry, and geospatial
solutions was awarded a LiDAR and digital imagery project by
the City of Wichita to collect geospatial data for the City
and in the remaining areas of Sedgwick County. Merrick will
deliver six-inch pixel resolution color digital orthophotography
that was simultaneously collected with LiDAR, a digital terrain
model (DTM), one-foot contour coverage for the City, two-foot
contours for the rural areas, and a drainage network and watershed
boundaries for areas one-acre in size or larger for the entire County.
Data acquisition aerial flights began this month and final City
deliverables are scheduled for August 2008 with the remaining County
data expected for delivery January 2009.
Scott Lindebak, Civil Engineer for the Wichita Public Works Department
explains, “The newly acquired geospatial data will allow us to provide
more accurate flood determinations and support several in-house design
drainage projects.”
The City of Wichita and surrounding Sedgwick County is home to flat
topography with two major rivers, the Arkansas and the Little Arkansas.
The LiDAR and derivative geospatial data will be used to determine if
the 1950’s levee flood control project is still adequate for current
development conditions. The local governments need this data for the
entire flood control area so the flood studies for other area tributaries
can also be updated. Lindebak continues, “Using the new data, we will
be able to delineate more accurate watershed studies, identify future
drainage improvements, and schedule for the creation of new FEMA flood maps.”
The City is administering this project contract with participation from
a number of agencies including the County, the USGS, and several smaller
communities. Gary Outlaw, GISP, Merrick’s Vice President - Business
Development, GeoSpatial Solutions concludes, “This project is an
excellent testimonial of government working together in a collaborative
effort to improve the geospatial data for all involved. Each entity
realizes more accurate data and cost savings by working together in ways
that would likely not be possible for each alone.”
Visit Wichita on the Web at www.wichita.gov.
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About Merrick & Company
Founded in Denver in 1955, Merrick & Company is a world-leading
geospatial solutions, surveying, multidisciplinary engineering,
architectural, and construction management firm. The employee-owned
company provides these services to municipal, state, federal, and
private-sector clients. With approximately 400 employees, Merrick
has offices in Aurora and Colorado Springs, CO; Los Alamos and
Albuquerque, NM; Atlanta, GA, Ottawa, Canada; Mexico City and
Guadalajara, Mexico; Bogota, Colombia.