Merrick Providing LiDAR for Three ARRA-Funded Proj

15 June 2010, 10:05am

Aurora, CO – June 15, 2010 – Merrick & Company is providing light detection and ranging (LiDAR) services and products to the Northwest Florida Water Management District, Lake County, Illinois, and the University of Illinois. The projects were made possible through grants from the U.S. Geological Survey and stimulus funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The projects range in size from 335 square miles to 585 square miles. The acquired data will be used for topographic modeling, urban planning, flood modeling and height modernization.

Merrick & Company, a $100 million geospatial solutions, surveying, engineering, architecture, and design-build firm, serves domestic and international clients in the geospatial technologies, mapping, energy, security, and life sciences markets. With a focus on geospatial surveying and remote sensing services ( Merrick GeoSpatial Solutions) , the firm’s most recent work includes light detection and ranging (LiDAR) data acquisition in Texas for oil and gas exploration, acquiring LiDAR data for the Federal Emergency Management Association’s dam and levee recertification program, providing services to Xcel Energy, and providing services to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Bureau of Land Management.

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