December 2012

On behalf of the entire LiDAR Services team, we would like to thank our valued customers for making 2012 an outstanding year and for making the outlook for 2013 even better. This year LiDAR Services has chosen to adopt a family for Christmas. With outside support and generous contributions by LiDAR Services staff we will be providing gifts, non-perishable food items and gift cards to a family of four. Thanks to everyone who supported our Christmas 2012 giving back to the community program.

 

October 2012

LiDAR Services, LLC has been awarded a new LiDAR contract for 600 miles of transmission lines located in Michigan and Wisconsin for thermal rating and vegetation analysis.

September 2012

LiDAR Services, LLC is pleased to announce that Roland Mangold has accepted the position of Sales and Marketing Coordinator for the US office as of September 1, 2012. 

LIDAR SERVICES COMPLETES 1145 MILE THERMAL RATING PROJECT

LiDAR Services, LLC., announces the completion of field data collection on a 1145 mile transmission line thermal rating program in the USA.  The LiDAR survey was conducted to verify that the transmission lines physical condition is consistent with current operations to satisfy NERC Line Rating requirements.  LiDAR Services, LLC teamed with a large US based consulting engineering firm for contract award. 

The total 1145 mile project consisted of 465 miles of an existing 250 kV HV DC line and approximately 690 miles of existing 115 kV and 230 kV AC transmission lines. LiDAR Services LLC., used the MATRIX LiDAR system a proprietary airborne system designed and built by LiDAR Services International (LSI) located in Calgary Canada.  The MATRIX LiDAR system was installed in a Bell 206B3 helicopter.  Data collection besides LiDAR data included downward imagery, forward digital video, forward high resolution individual tower photos, as well as real time MET (meteorological) readings taken along the transmission line corridors.

About LiDAR Services, LLC:

LiDAR Services LLC., is a wholly owned subsidiary of LiDAR Services International Inc.  LLC is a registered Nevada airborne LiDAR service company.

About LiDAR Services International Inc. (LSI):

Based in Calgary Alberta, LSI is a highly experienced LiDAR service company offering LiDAR mapping and digital imagery data collection services for a wide variety of industries.  LSI has completed LiDAR projects throughout North, Central and South America, and in Malaysia, Indonesia and Africa.  LSI has flown over 50,000 km of existing transmission lines for thermal rating and vegetation management applications.  LSI is a privately owned company with a staff of 22 highly qualified team members.

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – AIRBORNE LIDAR DATA COLLECTION AND PROCESSING

As a result of the aggressive time-line for the NERC FAC-008 mandate and to fulfill the precise, exacting facility and thermal rating analysis needs of electric engineering firms and electric transmission companies, LiDAR Services International (LSI) Calgary, Alberta established their wholly-owned subsidiary, LiDAR Service, LLC., in Las Vegas, NV., on July 28, 2011, and are pleased to announce the completion of 1,065 miles of a NERC related LiDAR and imagery survey for a major electrical engineering consulting firm.

The contract to perform the airborne LiDAR data collection and processing was awarded to LiDAR Services, LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada based on cost effective pricing as well as the company’s extensive experience in collecting LiDAR over transmission lines not only in North America but in Central America, Asia and Africa.

The 1,065 miles of NERC related LiDAR and imagery survey was comprised of two projects. The initial project was for an accurate as-built survey and development of PLS-CADD models using LiDAR technology on a 250kV DC transmission line that crossed two states – North Dakota and Minnesota and was 465 miles in length. The second project the LiDAR Services, LLC team completed was the survey of 600 miles of 115kV and 230kV circuit AC lines located in NE Minnesota.

For both projects, field collected LiDAR data was collected on time and on budget. A comprehensive processing and data delivery schedule was agreed to by all parties for required deliverables. LiDAR Services, LLC employed their proprietary MATRIX LiDAR system for both projects. Besides collecting all LiDAR components, downward and forward high resolution digital imagery was captured as well as high resolution forward digital video. A laser point density of 25 points/m2 was maintained over the entire project, a 21 megapixel camera collected individual tower pictures during the LiDAR survey, and orthorectified imagery was delivered with 6 inch pixel resolution.

“LiDAR Services, LLC is very pleased to obtain this contract for services from a leading USA engineering consulting firm experienced in all aspects of integrating LiDAR with PLS-CADD software,” said Tony Tubman, LiDAR Services, LLC Manager. “Both companies contributed their individual expertise to the contract award and this very successful approach will be used by LiDAR Services LLC, as we expand our business operations in the USA”.

About LiDAR Services, LLC:
LiDAR Services, LLC is a global leader in airborne LiDAR services, performing engineering level LiDAR surveys across the globe from the high-Arctic to the jungles of Borneo. LiDAR Services, LLC operates two helicopter-based LiDAR systems and one fixed-wing system. What differentiates LiDAR Services LLC from other mapping companies is their single-minded commitment to their client’s project, their unequalled experience, knowledge, technical expertise, innovation and customized survey solutions and services. For more information contact Art Silver, 888-870-9972, art.silver@lidarservices.com

 

LiDAR SERVICES AWARDED SOUTH DAKOTA WIDE AREA LiDAR MAPPING PROJECT

August 8, 2012 – Las Vegas, Nevada – LiDAR Services, LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada, the wholly owned US subsidiary of LiDAR Services International, Calgary, Alberta, has been awarded a major contract for wide-area airborne LiDAR mapping in South Dakota adjacent to the Mount Rushmore National Park. The LiDAR survey is scheduled to be flown summer 2012.

“We are extremely pleased with the award of this project,” said Dan Phillips, Chief Business Officer with LiDAR Services, LLC. “Our client had very specific standards for LiDAR and digital imagery data capture with very high requirements for accuracy and custom project deliverables and we were able to put together a LiDAR program that met all of the tender specifications and all within the specified budget.” Since opening our US subsidiary on July 28, 2011, LiDAR Services, LLC has completed a number of NERC related LiDAR and imagery surveys for US based electrical utility companies. This wide-area mapping survey allows us to deploy our state-of-the-art aerial LiDAR mapping system to provide the precise and exacting engineering surveying needs of our growing list of US clients.”

About LiDAR Services, LLC:
LiDAR Services, LLC is a global leader in airborne LiDAR services, performing engineering level LiDAR surveys across the globe from the high-Arctic to the jungles of Borneo. LiDAR Services, LLC operates two helicopter-based LiDAR systems and one fixed-wing system. What differentiates LiDAR Services, LLC from other mapping companies is their single-minded commitment to their client’s project, their unequalled experience, knowledge, technical expertise, innovation and customized survey solutions and services. For more information contact Dan Phillips at 888-870-9972, dan.phillips@lidarservices.com. 

LiDAR SERVICES AWARDED AERIAL LiDAR PROJECT FOR 1300 MILE NERC-Compliance Thermal Rating Survey

July 17, 2012 – Las Vegas, Nevada – LiDAR Services, LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada, the wholly owned US subsidiary of LiDAR Services International, Calgary, Alberta, has been awarded a major contract for aerial LiDAR surveys of 1300 miles of existing transmission lines for thermal rating and NERC compliance in north central USA for a large electrical utility.

LiDAR Services teamed with a large engineering company that will be performing all of the PLS-CADD analysis for this contract award. “We are extremely pleased with the award of this project,” said Dan Phillips, Chief Business Officer with LiDAR Services, LLC. “Since opening our US subsidiary on July 28, 2011, LiDAR Services, LLC has completed and delivered on a number of NERC related LiDAR and imagery surveys for US based electrical utility companies. I am proud of our team’s commitment to address the NERC FAC-008 mandate and fulfill the precise, exacting facility and thermal rating analysis needs of electric engineering firms and electric transmission companies.”

About LiDAR Services, LLC:
LiDAR Services, LLC is a global leader in airborne LiDAR services, performing engineering level LiDAR surveys across the globe from the high-Arctic to the jungles of Borneo. LiDAR Services, LLC operates two helicopter-based LiDAR systems and one fixed-wing system. What differentiates LiDAR Services, LLC from other mapping companies is their single-minded commitment to their client’s project, their unequalled experience, knowledge, technical expertise, innovation and customized survey solutions and services. For more information contact Dan Phillips at 888-870-9972, dan.phillips@lidarservices.com.