Solutions

Innovative Solutions in Geospatial Technologies
Fugro Horizons' comprehensive approach to geospatial applications involves working closely with our clients to better understand the current data management needs and anticipate future requirements. Geospatial data forms the basis for our client's critical information management and decision-making. Therefore, Fugro Horizons, Inc. begins each mapping project with careful attention to needs assessment, feasibility and cost-benefit analysis. Presented below are examples of mapping challenges and the solutions supplied by Fugro Horizons, Inc..

Mapping Challenge:

Irregular mapping areas along rivers and lakes
Mapping the irregular area surrounding a lake or river presents challenges to photogrammetry. Control of stereo models of photography requires locations on land that can be identified in multiple exposures of the photography. When the majority of the mapping area is water, this makes controlling the photography very challenging. Fugro Horizons, Inc. developed a unique approach to this challenge.

Provision of added benefit to GIS mapping projects
City and County governments are faced with providing critical information to their constituents. Most government agencies have found GIS (Geographic Information Systems) to provide the tools they need to meet this need. Fugro Horizons, Inc. challenge is to provide additional benefits to the GIS products.

High-volume mapping while maintaining accuracy and quality
The federal government has recently placed a high priority on the update of our nation's floodplain maps. FEMA is gearing up to meet this challenge. Fugro Horizons, Inc. is fine-tuning mapping techniques to meet the anticipated high volume while maintaining accuracy.

Providing seamless digital color-infrared imagery that maintains the radiometric qualities of the original film.
Land management involves processing information on vegetation, biodiversity, habitat, wildlife, forest structure, wetland delineation and many other critical items of information. Environmental scientists often utilize GIS (geographic information systems) as the tool to integrate the information in order to make more informed decisions. Aerial photography, remote sensing and mapping technologies must provide consistent, uniform products to ensure consistency of interpretation.

Coordination of field survey and photogrammetry to provide mapping for highway design.
The design of highways relies heavily upon accurate map information. The slopes, the degrees of curve, the amount of cut and fill and many other critical pieces of the highway design are based upon the accurate digital representation of the existing terrain and the existing features within the highway design corridor.