DDS- Our 6 Step Process for GIS Consulting

DDS- Our 6 Step Process for GIS Consulting

Custom 3D Aerial Maps

Custom 3D Aerial Maps

Client:

Hyder Construction, Inc.

Pupose:

Hyder Construction approached DDS to create several display pieces for their Denver main office lobby. The purpose of the maps were to provide oblique views of construction projects Hyder completed in Vail and Beaver Creek, Colorado. .

Processes/Services:

USGS NED and USDA NAIP data were imported into 3D Nature Visual Nature Studio 2 (VNS). Approximately 150% vertical exaggeration was applied and the lighting was moved to an angle that better suited the southerly view in each image. Several low-resolution screen captures of various viewpoints were prepared to present to the client to choose a preferred viewpoint. The client-chosen viewpoints were rendered at 12,000 by 9,000 pixels to TIFF format. The TIFF images were placed in Adobe Illustrator CS for label placement and logo insertion. Proofs of each map were sent to the client to review in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. Upon client approval, the maps were printed on a HP DesignJet 5500 on a 7-mil photo satin paper.

Deliverable to Client:

Hard-copy Map

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USGS Quad Map Vectorization

USGS Quad Map Vectorization

Client:

Penn Virginia Oil & Gas Corporation

Pupose:

Provide Penn Virginia Oil & Gas Corporation with fully vectorized, USGS quads in .dwg format.

Processes/Services:

DDS obtained each quad in the area of interest from the USGS. We then scanned each quad at 400 dpi color to ensure digitizing accuracy. Each quad was georeferenced to the client's specified projection. DDS used a proprietary process to vectorize each entity of the quad in AutoCad, placing each entity on its own layer. These fully editable, vectorized quads are used by field engineers to map out potential areas for well locations.

Deliverable to Client:

ESRI .shp files and AutoCad .dxf files.

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Texas Land Survey Data- Texas Land Grids

Texas Land Survey Data- Texas Land Grids

DDS's Texas Land Survey is a seamless, high-resolution database of county boundaries, blocks, surveys, abstracts, subdivisions, lots, and tracts that is ideal for base maps and plotting land ownership and leases. The Texas Land Survey precisely overlays Natural Color Aerial Photography as well as the USGS United States Topographic Maps, making it useful for indexing and analysis. Data layers include: County Boundary, Block, Survey, Abstract, Subdivision, Lot, Tract, Overlap Block, Overlap Survey, Overlap Abstract, Overlap Subdivision, and Overlap Lot. Subdivisions, lots, and tracts are available in attributed polygonal format. Tabular attributes include block, survey, abstract, subdivision, lot, and tract name and number.

Cameron County, Texas

Using ESRI GIS technology, DDS has digitized the survey lines and created polygonal coverages with attributes and map-friendly annotation. The resulting data are seamless across state and county boundaries and have cleaner lines, layers, and annotation than the original Railroad Commission data. We offer two versions of the Texas Land Survey data: vector - clean lines with annotation optimized for display and polygonal - attributed polygons optimized for well spotting and GIS queries. This dataset contains complete coverage for Texas, available by County or State. For more information

Google Earth Applications

Google Earth Application Client: The BROE Group Pupose: The BROE Group approached DDS to develop an alternative to paper-based maps for right-of-way management. BROE wanted a simple method to illustrate stakeholders adjacent to right-of-ways managed by BROE. Processes/Services: The BROE Group provided assessor maps for six (6) counties in Colorado, Kansas, and Nebraska and their rights-of-ways. DDS scanned, georeferenced, and digitized all parcels within one (1) mile of BROE right-of-ways. The layers were digitized, attributed, and symbolized in ESRI's ArcGIS. The layers were exported to Google Earth KMZ format to be distributed internally. Deliverable to Client: Google Earth KMZ files. For more information

Photo Simulation (visualizations)

Photo Simulation

Client:

Mangi Environmental Group

Pupose:

Mangi Environmental Group approached DDS to provide visual resource specialist support for the Larimer County Communication Facility Environmental Assessment.

Processes/Services:

DDS is providing both graphical and textual support to this environmental assessment. Our visual resource specialist has conducted photographic surveys of the project location and surrounding viewshed basin. In conjunction with the US Forest Service landscape architects, identified key observation points and prepared photographic simulations of the proposed and alternative actions for the environmental assessment. DDS will provide textual support for the scenery management sections of the environmental assessment.

Deliverable to Client:

Deliverables include photographic simulations of the proposed communication facility and textual support for the scenery management sections of the environmental assessment.

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Custom 3D Aerial Maps

Custom 3D Aerial Maps

Client:

Hyder Construction, Inc.

Pupose:

Hyder Construction approached DDS to create several display pieces for their Denver main office lobby. The purpose of the maps were to provide oblique views of construction projects Hyder completed in Vail and Beaver Creek, Colorado. .

Processes/Services:

USGS NED and USDA NAIP data were imported into 3D Nature Visual Nature Studio 2 (VNS). Approximately 150% vertical exaggeration was applied and the lighting was moved to an angle that better suited the southerly view in each image. Several low-resolution screen captures of various viewpoints were prepared to present to the client to choose a preferred viewpoint. The client-chosen viewpoints were rendered at 12,000 by 9,000 pixels to TIFF format. The TIFF images were placed in Adobe Illustrator CS for label placement and logo insertion. Proofs of each map were sent to the client to review in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. Upon client approval, the maps were printed on a HP DesignJet 5500 on a 7-mil photo satin paper.

Deliverable to Client:

Hard-copy Map

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