Site Design Planning Skills
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Contents
Baseline Composite Map
- See Regrarians post for useful survey info - [1]
Feature Locations: Maps and Positions of Things
- How do you identify a topology map point with an actual place on the land?
- How to use a GIS to map trees?
- What is the state of art in technique and accuracy for capturing topographical features?
- Aerial drones with LIDAR can now capture 600 acres of data in a single day with 2 inch accuracy of height.
- $8k puck for UAVs with 32 lasers and 700k measurement points per second. 2.2 lb, can be put on an octocopter. Effective range is 80m - works with 20m/s fixed wing airplanes. - [2]
- What companies produce UAV Lidar systems?
- Phoenix Aerial Systems - [3]
- LIDAR America
LIDAR Drones
- How is positioning obtained? With a GPS IMU.
- What is SLAM - Simultaneous Locating and Mappping - OpenSLAM
Open Source GIS
Topography
- What is a topographical map, and what resolution is required to produce effective waterworks?
Keylines
Soil Map
- What does a soil map show, and why is it important?
Waterworks
- What is the waterworks layer on a map?
- What is a soil hydrology map, and what does it show?
- What to look for in a soil map?
- What are FOM of a topology map?
- How do you know where to place a big pond, and where to put it?
- How do you decide how many ponds should be created?
- How do you decide the distance between Swales?
- How do you do water capture waterworks when there are features in the way that you want to save?
- How do you do so when there obstructions in the way?
Different Ways to Generate Topographical Surveys
- Many new software packages are available, led by Leica, Iwitness, DroneMapper, Photomodeler and others. Drone photographs processed using photogrammetry software can produce 3D accuracy that is equal to or better than conventional aerial photography. Standard GIS software and AutoCAD can be used to stitch and georeference drone aerial photos. I have obtained surprisingly accurate 2D results using an iPhone and GIS software. -
- 4 advancements in surveying and engineering measurement: the electronic distance meter, total station, GPS, robotic total station, and laser scanner. - [4]
- How accurate is a GPS unit? 15 m Garmin - [5]
- What survey grade aerial drones are available? eBee,
Aerial Map Stitching
Courses
- Ashworth - [8]
