Aeroquest Optimal – Thousands of successful projects delivered over the past five decades.
Aeroquest Optimal has completed projects in North America, South America, and Europe. These projects have consisted of every possible type of terrain, scale and resolution, and deliverable options. Aeroquest Optimal provides the flexibility and capability of completing your project – regardless of location or technical specification.
US Army Corps of Engineers project covering over 17,000 square miles in the Midwest
Type: Federal Government
Period of Contract: 2009-2010
Project Scope, Services and Deliverables:
AEROQUEST OPTIMAL was contracted to provide LiDAR data acquisition and processing for areas in south central Nebraska and north central Kansas. The data was collected and processed as three separate “sub-projects”, however all data was required to fit seamlessly to create a homogenous LiDAR dataset meeting both FEMA/NSSDA and ASPRS/NDEP accuracy standards.
Deliverables:
Flight plan
High density, high accuracy LiDAR data meeting 2’ contour accuracies
Data met both FEMA/NSSDA and ASPRS/NDEP accuracy standards
ASPRS LAS 1.1 classified LiDAR data
ESRI geodatabase of hydro breaklines
FGDC metadata
Area: 17,677 square miles
Corridor Mapping Project in Columbia, South America 1,000 km in length
Type: International
Period of Contract: 2009
Project Scope, Services and Deliverables:
AEROQUEST OPTIMAL acquired LiDAR and color digital aerial imagery of a 1,000 km X 500 m corridor in Columbia, South America, from Cienaga on the Caribbean Coast to approximately Sasalma (which is 55km Northwest of Bogota, Columbia). Data will be utilized for digital terrain mapping, surface modeling, contour generation, planning and design.
Deliverables:
Mobilization of aircraft, equipment and crew from Alabama and clearance of customs ports to Barranquilla, Columbia;
Provided all personnel required for operation of LiDAR and digital camera equipment to include execution of the survey, extraction of the data, and initial quality checks to ensure the data integrity;
Acquired LiDAR data and medium format digital imagery from an expected maximum altitude of 1,450m above mean terrain with a minimum 16 degree half angle. This resulted in a point cloud density of approximately 1.2 pts/m2 per single pass;
Delivered raw data with supporting information in formats: (LiDAR data in *.Range format, Backup POS files in *.00”, Imagery in *.TIFF), on external hard drive;
Delivered all required system, camera, calibration and processing files necessary to process the data through DASHMAP, POSPac, and Imagery orthorectification software. Customer provided all ground survey support, GPS Base Stations, QAQC Ground Check Areas, etc.
Area: 1,000 km X 500 m corridor
Airport Obstruction Survey project in Indiana
Type: Airport Survey of large Midwestern airport
Period of Contract: 2008-2009
Project Scope, Services and Deliverables: The intent of this airport survey was to obtain all topographic information and geographic features (buildings, towers, poles, trees, etc.) necessary to satisfy the requirements of the following:
Advisory Circular 150/5300-16A, “General Guidance for Aeronautical Surveys”
Advisory Circular 150/5300-17A, “General Guidance and Specifications for Aeronautical Survey Airport Imagery Acquisition and Submission to the National Geodetic Survey”
Advisory Circular 150/5300-18B, “ General Guidance and Specifications for Submission of Aeronautical Surveys to NGS: Field Data Collection and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Standards”
FAA No 405, “Standards for Aeronautical Surveys”
Title 14 CFR Part 77
Deliverables:
Flight plans in PDF format;
Survey Report containing annotated filed photographs, diagram, points, and methodology;
Flight & LiDAR Reports; H-Datum in NAD83 and V-Datum in NVD88;
Raw images in compressed TIF format, AT Report (softcopy), and standard AT Files (EOs);
Obstruction Data in client supplied forms;
1’=100’ Scale Mapping Planimetric Mapping in ACAD 2006 format for the airport property;
1’ C.I. LiDAR DTM & control supplied in ACAD 2006 format;
1’ Contours delivered in DGN ACAD 2006 format;
1’ GSD Color Orthos in GeoTIFF and MrSID formats
Area: 48 square miles
University Campus Mapping project in Alabama
Type: Large State University
Period of Contract: 2007 – 2010 (various yearly mapping projects)
Project Scope, Services and Deliverables:
AEROQUEST OPTIMAL conducted a photogrammetric survey for a large state university in the south. The University is a repeat customer for whom we have completed numerous mapping projects in recent years. In order to accommodate construction over the last two years, the University has elected to update the campus topography and planimetric mapping. Their current surface for the entire project has multiple components and varying accuracy requirements. Within the campus, we updated the existing 1' CI DTM from 1"=300' NCS equivalent photography. Outside of the campus, we updated the existing surface to support the development of 0.25' GSD orthos to a 1"=100' horizontal accuracy standard. All planimetric data was updated. 1"=50' color orthos were produced at a 0.25' GSD.
Deliverables:
Acquisition report
AT report
Color orthophotography with 0.25’ GSD in Geotiff and MrSID
Updated 1’ C.I. DTM within campus (DTM in ESRI PGDB and ACAD formats)
1’ contours in ESRI PGDB and ACAD formats
Updated planimetric data in ESRI PGDB and ACAD formats
FGDC compliant metadata for each dataset
Area: 9 square miles
Countywide mapping project in Minnesota
Type: Local Government / Countywide Mapping
Period of Contract: 2007-2008
Project Scope, Services and Deliverables:
AEROQUEST OPTIMAL delivered LiDAR data, DEM/DTM, 2’ foot contours, aerial photography, digital orthophotography, and other services for a large County in Minnesota. The primary use of the digital orthophotography was to support the annual and ad hoc production of tax maps and map book pages. Supplemental applications will include public works engineering and transportation planning, environmental and land use planning, tax assessment analysis, agricultural ditch management, and public safety operations and analysis. The county includes 14 townships and nine cities with a population of approximately 35,000.
Deliverables:
Horizontal and vertical control and ground control report
All basic horizontal control shall be established by GPS
Targeted a sufficient number of control points to meet accuracy requirements
1”=833’ NCS Color Photography; AGFA PE100 color film
Fully Analytical Aerial Triangulation techniques to extend and densify ground control
AT Report & Digital Files
LIDAR bare-earth in ESRI ASCII GENERATE files and .LAS format
LIDAR first-return in ESRI ASCII GENERATE files and .LAS format
LIDAR Mission Reports: Acquisition, Processing and DEM Accuracy
Orthophoto Sheet Layout Index in shapefile & ESRI Personal Geodatabase
Color digital orthophos in GeoTiff format with accompanying TFW (world file) in 6" resolution.
Color digital orthophotography files in MrSID (compressed) format for Township mosaics.
Topographic data in ArcGIS Personal Geodatabase, (double precision, 3 decimal places)
Raster bare-earth DEM in ESRI ArcGIS compatible format
Metadata files for Orthos, Topo data layers, and raster bare-earth DEM.
Full Project Delivery on USB Drive
Area: 504 square miles
Department of Transportation project in the South
Type: Department of Transportation
Period of Contract: 2010
Project Scope, Services and Deliverables:
This project was a transportation corridor design scale mapping project for a Department of Transportation. This is the third mapping project we have been contracted to produce directly for this DOT and the second to include a LiDAR component. LiDAR was flown in conjunction with photo in order to potentially reduce the extent of additional ground in obscured areas. The imagery flown was 1"=250' NCS equivalent resolution (1500' above mean terrain) with a Z/I DMC camera. The DOT supplied survey services for panel establishment. Full control was planned to support 1"=50' scale horizontal accuracy and a 1' contour DTM. Developed a 1' DTM and collect all visible planimetric data in accordance with the DOT specifications and CADD Manual.
Deliverables:
Design scale DTM,
1' contours, and planimetric data in DGN v8 format,
TIN in GeoPAK format, and color orthophotography with a 0.25' GSD
Area: 8.7 miles in length
Aeroquest Optimal’s professional project managers are experts in the planning, management and delivery of geospatial mapping projects. Most project managers have well over twenty years of experience and include a licensed ASPRS Certified Photogrammetrist, numerous Certified GIS Professionals, and Professional Land Surveyors.
Aeroquest Optimal utilizes and maintains a highly specialized and efficient project management system maintained by our Production Manager. Weekly meetings are conducted and key metrics are entered and monitored on a daily basis. Projects are tracked on a daily basis and all diligence is maintained to ensure timely project delivery.
For information or for a price quotation, please contact our business development staff by phone at (256) 882-7788, or by email: info@optimalgeo.com
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