Alaska Surveying and Mapping Conference

Michael Baker International recently participated in the 51st annual Alaska Surveying and Mapping Conference held in Anchorage from February 13-17. As the premier geospatial conference in Alaska, Michael Baker enhanced our participation as a Silver Sponsor for the annual event. Building upon recent aerial missions in Alaska Michael Baker team members Dr. Srini Dharmapuri (LiDAR Scientist) and Con Sweeney (GIS Manger) delivered a presentation focusing on the “Challenges and professional solutions for UAS”.

Michael Baker was an early adopter of UAS technology nearly 3 years ago, and currently maintains one of the largest fleet of UAS aircraft including fixed wing (PrecisionHawk), numerous DJI VTOL (Vertical Take Off and Landing) aircraft, and a Falcon 8 VTOL inspection configuration equipped with both high resolution imagery and Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) technology. Michael Baker’s clients capitalize on our national expertise at the local level by leveraging our pool of 24+ commercial and Part 107 pilots spread across the country, including those stationed in Alaska to meet local UAS demands.

Dr. Srini Dharmapuri is pictured in the Michael Baker International booth with Mireya Armesto of our Anchorage office.
 

Welcome to the Michael Baker International UAS Blog

Greetings and welcome to the Michael Baker UAS Blog. We have been busy integrating UAS into our Geospatial Information Technology (GIT) Group. In the past year our team purchased a Precision Hawk Lancaster III, as our fixed wing platform. Training is underway and all appropriate FAA filings are in process. I created this blog to help our team and followers keep up to date on this very fast moving technology, while keeping content specific to Baker's work in the UAS space.