04.14.2011
Any time a new technology – whether hardware or software makes its way onto the market and into our tool box, we are…
Mobile LiDAR systems employ vehicle-mounted lasers, cameras and GPS/INS navigation systems to capture highly detailed 1:1 scale, 3D topographic data for surveying and engineering applications. Michael Baker International became an early adopter of Mobile LiDAR technology in 2009, and expanded our capacity in 2014 and 2015 to increase our fleet to four Optech Lynx SG1 Mobile LiDAR systems. Ask about custom solutions for utilities, rail, transportation, airports, pavement, photologs, and more.
Friday, March 27, 2020
Friday, March 20, 2020
The Demarcation Between North & South
As we wrap up celebrations for National Surveyors Week it seems like the perfect opportunity to shine a light on possibly the most famous border in America - the Mason-Dixon Line. Having grown up in Maryland and a short 0.25-miles from Pennsylvania, the Mason-Dixon Line holds a soft-spot in my heart as my first geographic “discovery”, and likely the catalyst that guided me into the geospatial sciences. 
At the ripe age of 5 my best friend and I were wandering through the woods on our own exploratory mission (yes, you could do that without parental supervision in my day), when we stumbled upon a headstone atop a small ridgeline. Excited that we had found the grave of some unknown person with just the initials M and P, we hurried home, grabbed my dad, and brought him to our discovery…what I now know as Milestone #156.
The memories came rushing back as I read a recent article about the upcoming decennial survey of the 196-mile border stretching from Delaware to the point where Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia meet, and reflected on how this invisible boundary has shaped the very fabric of our country.
The memories came rushing back as I read a recent article about the upcoming decennial survey of the 196-mile border stretching from Delaware to the point where Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia meet, and reflected on how this invisible boundary has shaped the very fabric of our country.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/pennsylvania/articles/2020-03-07/surveyors-tackling-resurvey-of-mason-dixon-line
Thank you, to all the surveyors (past and present) that have made a difference in my life.
Thank you, to all the surveyors (past and present) that have made a difference in my life.
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
National Surveyors Week 2020
Happy National Surveyors Week!
From the parcel of land you call home, to the boundary of the State in which you reside, Surveyors have shaped our landscape and played a vital role in countless, unseen aspects of your daily life. So join us and the National Society of Professional Surveyors (www.nsps.us.com/) this week to celebrate these professionals and their contributions to this great country.
Below is a proclamation from the President of the United States recognizing National Surveyors Week .
From the parcel of land you call home, to the boundary of the State in which you reside, Surveyors have shaped our landscape and played a vital role in countless, unseen aspects of your daily life. So join us and the National Society of Professional Surveyors (www.nsps.us.com/) this week to celebrate these professionals and their contributions to this great country.
Below is a proclamation from the President of the United States recognizing National Surveyors Week .
Friday, March 13, 2020
From the LiDAR Archives
03.04.2011
The method of defining accuracy for traditional surveying methodologies (total station traversing and leveling), is through the specification of Order and Class, according…
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
WVU Geospatial Career Day
The next budding crop of professionals got the opportunity to see real world applications of geospatial technologies, tour our latest Mobile LiDAR and Pavement collection vehicles, and leverage the office’s newly-remolded Training Center for a video conference discussion with our current troop of geospatial interns and our National Geospatial Lead from Michael Baker’s Jackson, MS office.
Always a pleasure to interact with the next batch of talent preparing to hit the streets.
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