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H E A D I N G SNewsletter from Continental Mapping Consultants, Inc. Issue 1 2008
Expansion Continues
Continental Mapping Consultants, Inc.121 S. Bristol Street, Suite 201Sun Prairie, WI 53590
• Expansion Continues
• Upcoming Conferences
• Other Happenings
• Welcome New Employees
In This Issue: For further information on these featuresor general inquiries, please contact:
Continental Mapping Consultants, Inc.
Wisconsin Office121 S. Bristol Street, Suite 201Sun Prairie, WI 53590608.834.9823 phone608.834.8534 fax
Indiana Office201 W. Main Street, Suite 300Plainfield, IN 46168317-244-1800 phone317-536-2606 fax
Federal Divisiongrows, moves tonew space
Despite a record-settingwinter, things atContinental MappingConsultants, Inc. are heat-ing up as we continue toexperience unprecedentedgrowth. As reported in the2007 issues of Headings,this growth sparked twobig moves for us: the open-ing of a regional branchoffice in suburbanIndianapolis and the con-struction of “TheContinental Building” tohouse our headquarters indowntown Sun Prairie,Wisconsin.
After just a few monthsin our new office space, itquickly became apparentthat our Federal Divisionneeded more room. The architectswere called again, and the expansioncontinued. Fortunately, this time wejust had to move into vacant spaceon the first floor of The ContinentalBuilding.
Continental Mapping PresidentDave Hart had this to say about theexpansion: “We’re excited to be ableto already expand our FederalDivision after having just moved intoour new office building. This movewill allow us to continue to expandour offerings to our customers.”
Service ExpansionContinental Mapping has alwaysbeen committed to providing ourclients high quality data using the lat-
est technology and workflows. Aspart of our growth, we continue toupgrade and purchase the toolsneeded to supply our clients withthe best product.
More SOCET SET seats Continental Mapping’s FederalDivision now has seven seats run-ning BAE’s SOCET SET photogram-metry software. SOCET for ArcGIS isused for our feature extraction proj-ects, and ITE (Interactive TerrainEditor) is used for our LiDAR post-processing workflows. With twoshifts currently in operation, ourcapacity has never been greater. In January, BAE representatives
Newsletter from Continental Mapping Consultants, Inc. Issue 1 2008
New Address Reminder
Have you taken note of ouraddress change? The new addressfor our Wisconsin headquarters is:
Continental Mapping Consultants121 S. Bristol Street, Suite 201Sun Prairie, WI 53590Ph: 608-834-9823F: 608-834-8534
Indiana office:201 W. Main Street, Suite 301Plainfield, IN 46168Ph: 317-244-1800F: 317-536-2606
City of Sun Prairie experiences record-setting winter
We hope that winter is treatingyou well. Sun Prairie, Wisconsin,has shattered its seasonal snowfallrecord and marked several recordlows. So far, we’ve accumulatedover 90 inches this season.
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completed another training sessionwith new staff and assisted experi-enced analysts with workflowenhancements and tips and tricks toimprove efficiencies.
LiDAR Processing Continental Mapping is pleased tooffer LiDAR data processing to itscustomers. We’ve recently completeda project for the National ParkService’s Midwest ArchaeologicalCenter (MWAC) for a LiDAR surfaceat the Effigy Mounds NationalMonument in Iowa. Project specifica-tions included 0.5-0.7 meter post-ings, with a vertical accuracy of bareearth of 15 cm and a horizontalaccuracy of 0.5 meters. Deliverablesincluded raw data of the first andlast returns, intensity data, and anESRI-compatible DEM grid re-sam-pled to one meter. MWAC officials
hope to use the analysis to helpthem find Native American moundstructures in other areas (see imageabove). Continental Mapping is excit-ed about adding LiDAR services toour repertoire, and we will continueto expand our expertise in this field.
Other EnhancementsThe Indianapolis office acquiredIntergraph’s ISAT program to add toour AT capabilities, giving us one
more tool to ingest and output avariety of data. The Sun Prairie office also implemented Inpho’sOrthoVista into our orthophotogra-phy workflow. OrthoVista gives usthe capability to perform majorradiometric changes across manyimages and allows us to easily man-age and seam together larger orthoprojects that have been flown across multiple days. Both officesimplemented the latest DAT/EMtools, including on-the-fly contour-ing, to increase efficiencies in ourDTM collection.
Additionally, Continental Mappinghas dramatically increased our ITinfrastructure to include a new serv-er in Indianapolis and a new storageserver in Sun Prairie, as well as manynew compilation/extraction, edit,and QA/QC seats.
Headings • Issue 1 2008 Continental Mapping Consultants, Inc.
Welcome New Employees!
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Continental Mapping is pleased to announce the addition of13 new employees to our team.
Joining us as the new FederalPrograms Manager is Dan Frye. We arevery excited about having Dan onboard. Dan joins us from Intergraph,where he worked for 17 years—15years in the St. Louis area and 2 yearsin Wisconsin. Working exclusively on-site at the National GeospatialIntelligence Agency (NGA) while in St.Louis, Dan worked in support of thedata finishing teams. This insideknowledge of NGA processes and his
subsequent familiarity with the types of products NGAexpects from subcontractors makes Dan a great fit forContinental Mapping as we strive to continuously improveour product offerings to our NGA prime contractors.
New Federal Quality AssuranceProject Manager Heather Nixon joinsus from Harris Corporation ofMelbourne, Florida, where she was aQuality Assurance Project Manager for5 years on NGA projects. Heather willbe working out of our new FederalData Quality Control Office, the for-mer office space of our main federalarea.
Further additions to our federal compilation team include thefollowing geospatial analysts: Nathan Boerner, Clint Eiden,Daniel Haefner, Michael Lee, Eric Reible, and Tim Stella.
Continental Mapping’s Indiana branch office continued togrow in 2007, adding three new employees. Our smallbranch office of five employees now offers more than 100years of cumulative experience!
Certified Photogrammetrist FrankTaylor joins us as a senior photogram-metrist and AT technician with morethan 21 years of experience. LarryKober joins us as a senior photogram-metrist with more than 22 years ofexperience in photogrammetry,remote sensing, and GIS. Finally, Rob White joins us with more than 16 years of experience in photogram-metry and analytical triangulation.
We’d also like to welcome new Project Manager BenRedding. Some of you have already met Ben at tradeshows—be on the lookout for him at more events. Also, welcome to our new part-time receptionist Linda Garey.Should you call our Wisconsin office on a Thursday or Friday, please be sure and introduce yourself to Linda!
SAME Rock Island Post Small Business ConferenceMarch 20-21, Bettendorf, Iowa
BAE User ConferenceApril 7-11, Sand Diego, California
ILGISA Spring ConferenceApril 21-22, Springfield, Illinois
ASPRS 2008 ConferenceApril 27-May 2, Portland, Oregon
Intergraph 2008June 2-5, Las Vegas, Nevada
ASPRS Western Great Lakes Region: Transportationand Urban Remote Sensing Technical ForumJune 12-13, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
See Us At Upcoming ConferencesContinental Mapping will be attending several conferences in the coming months.Please look for us at the following:
Expansion Continues -Including New Service Offerings and Complexity Typescontinued from page 1
Dan Frye
Continental Mapping had its firstannual flag football event in December.Despite the Federal Division having alarger team (and matching t-shirts), theFederal Division couldn’t hold out againstthe Commercial Division. The final scorewas 68-38, with President Dave Hart pre-senting Federal Manager Dan Frye withthe “Mallet of Shame” loser’s trophy.
As part of the Sun Prairie Businessand Education Partnership program,Continental Mapping has teamed up withthe 8th grade classes at Sacred Hearts ofJesus and Mary School to discuss pho-togrammetry basics and careers in geog-raphy. Next up is an on-site visit for somehands-on learning experiences.
Other Happenings
Heather Nixon
Frank Taylor
L to R: Tim Stella, Nathan Boerner, Eric Reible, Michael Lee, Daniel Haefner and Clint Eiden.
Larry Kober Rob White
Ben Redding
Linda Garey
completed another training sessionwith new staff and assisted experi-enced analysts with workflowenhancements and tips and tricks toimprove efficiencies.
LiDAR Processing Continental Mapping is pleased tooffer LiDAR data processing to itscustomers. We’ve recently completeda project for the National ParkService’s Midwest ArchaeologicalCenter (MWAC) for a LiDAR surfaceat the Effigy Mounds NationalMonument in Iowa. Project specifica-tions included 0.5-0.7 meter post-ings, with a vertical accuracy of bareearth of 15 cm and a horizontalaccuracy of 0.5 meters. Deliverablesincluded raw data of the first andlast returns, intensity data, and anESRI-compatible DEM grid re-sam-pled to one meter. MWAC officials
hope to use the analysis to helpthem find Native American moundstructures in other areas (see imageabove). Continental Mapping is excit-ed about adding LiDAR services toour repertoire, and we will continueto expand our expertise in this field.
Other EnhancementsThe Indianapolis office acquiredIntergraph’s ISAT program to add toour AT capabilities, giving us one
more tool to ingest and output avariety of data. The Sun Prairie office also implemented Inpho’sOrthoVista into our orthophotogra-phy workflow. OrthoVista gives usthe capability to perform majorradiometric changes across manyimages and allows us to easily man-age and seam together larger orthoprojects that have been flown across multiple days. Both officesimplemented the latest DAT/EMtools, including on-the-fly contour-ing, to increase efficiencies in ourDTM collection.
Additionally, Continental Mappinghas dramatically increased our ITinfrastructure to include a new serv-er in Indianapolis and a new storageserver in Sun Prairie, as well as manynew compilation/extraction, edit,and QA/QC seats.
Headings • Issue 1 2008 Continental Mapping Consultants, Inc.
Welcome New Employees!
- Photogrammetry and Spatial Data Development Services - - Photogrammetry and Spatial Data Development Services -
Continental Mapping is pleased to announce the addition of13 new employees to our team.
Joining us as the new FederalPrograms Manager is Dan Frye. We arevery excited about having Dan onboard. Dan joins us from Intergraph,where he worked for 17 years—15years in the St. Louis area and 2 yearsin Wisconsin. Working exclusively on-site at the National GeospatialIntelligence Agency (NGA) while in St.Louis, Dan worked in support of thedata finishing teams. This insideknowledge of NGA processes and his
subsequent familiarity with the types of products NGAexpects from subcontractors makes Dan a great fit forContinental Mapping as we strive to continuously improveour product offerings to our NGA prime contractors.
New Federal Quality AssuranceProject Manager Heather Nixon joinsus from Harris Corporation ofMelbourne, Florida, where she was aQuality Assurance Project Manager for5 years on NGA projects. Heather willbe working out of our new FederalData Quality Control Office, the for-mer office space of our main federalarea.
Further additions to our federal compilation team include thefollowing geospatial analysts: Nathan Boerner, Clint Eiden,Daniel Haefner, Michael Lee, Eric Reible, and Tim Stella.
Continental Mapping’s Indiana branch office continued togrow in 2007, adding three new employees. Our smallbranch office of five employees now offers more than 100years of cumulative experience!
Certified Photogrammetrist FrankTaylor joins us as a senior photogram-metrist and AT technician with morethan 21 years of experience. LarryKober joins us as a senior photogram-metrist with more than 22 years ofexperience in photogrammetry,remote sensing, and GIS. Finally, Rob White joins us with more than 16 years of experience in photogram-metry and analytical triangulation.
We’d also like to welcome new Project Manager BenRedding. Some of you have already met Ben at tradeshows—be on the lookout for him at more events. Also, welcome to our new part-time receptionist Linda Garey.Should you call our Wisconsin office on a Thursday or Friday, please be sure and introduce yourself to Linda!
SAME Rock Island Post Small Business ConferenceMarch 20-21, Bettendorf, Iowa
BAE User ConferenceApril 7-11, Sand Diego, California
ILGISA Spring ConferenceApril 21-22, Springfield, Illinois
ASPRS 2008 ConferenceApril 27-May 2, Portland, Oregon
Intergraph 2008June 2-5, Las Vegas, Nevada
ASPRS Western Great Lakes Region: Transportationand Urban Remote Sensing Technical ForumJune 12-13, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
See Us At Upcoming ConferencesContinental Mapping will be attending several conferences in the coming months.Please look for us at the following:
Expansion Continues -Including New Service Offerings and Complexity Typescontinued from page 1
Dan Frye
Continental Mapping had its firstannual flag football event in December.Despite the Federal Division having alarger team (and matching t-shirts), theFederal Division couldn’t hold out againstthe Commercial Division. The final scorewas 68-38, with President Dave Hart pre-senting Federal Manager Dan Frye withthe “Mallet of Shame” loser’s trophy.
As part of the Sun Prairie Businessand Education Partnership program,Continental Mapping has teamed up withthe 8th grade classes at Sacred Hearts ofJesus and Mary School to discuss pho-togrammetry basics and careers in geog-raphy. Next up is an on-site visit for somehands-on learning experiences.
Other Happenings
Heather Nixon
Frank Taylor
L to R: Tim Stella, Nathan Boerner, Eric Reible, Michael Lee, Daniel Haefner and Clint Eiden.
Larry Kober Rob White
Ben Redding
Linda Garey
News Briefs
H E A D I N G SNewsletter from Continental Mapping Consultants, Inc. Issue 1 2008
Expansion Continues
Continental Mapping Consultants, Inc.121 S. Bristol Street, Suite 201Sun Prairie, WI 53590
• Expansion Continues
• Upcoming Conferences
• Other Happenings
• Welcome New Employees
In This Issue: For further information on these featuresor general inquiries, please contact:
Continental Mapping Consultants, Inc.
Wisconsin Office121 S. Bristol Street, Suite 201Sun Prairie, WI 53590608.834.9823 phone608.834.8534 fax
Indiana Office201 W. Main Street, Suite 300Plainfield, IN 46168317-244-1800 phone317-536-2606 fax
Federal Divisiongrows, moves tonew space
Despite a record-settingwinter, things atContinental MappingConsultants, Inc. are heat-ing up as we continue toexperience unprecedentedgrowth. As reported in the2007 issues of Headings,this growth sparked twobig moves for us: the open-ing of a regional branchoffice in suburbanIndianapolis and the con-struction of “TheContinental Building” tohouse our headquarters indowntown Sun Prairie,Wisconsin.
After just a few monthsin our new office space, itquickly became apparentthat our Federal Divisionneeded more room. The architectswere called again, and the expansioncontinued. Fortunately, this time wejust had to move into vacant spaceon the first floor of The ContinentalBuilding.
Continental Mapping PresidentDave Hart had this to say about theexpansion: “We’re excited to be ableto already expand our FederalDivision after having just moved intoour new office building. This movewill allow us to continue to expandour offerings to our customers.”
Service ExpansionContinental Mapping has alwaysbeen committed to providing ourclients high quality data using the lat-
est technology and workflows. Aspart of our growth, we continue toupgrade and purchase the toolsneeded to supply our clients withthe best product.
More SOCET SET seats Continental Mapping’s FederalDivision now has seven seats run-ning BAE’s SOCET SET photogram-metry software. SOCET for ArcGIS isused for our feature extraction proj-ects, and ITE (Interactive TerrainEditor) is used for our LiDAR post-processing workflows. With twoshifts currently in operation, ourcapacity has never been greater. In January, BAE representatives
Newsletter from Continental Mapping Consultants, Inc. Issue 1 2008
New Address Reminder
Have you taken note of ouraddress change? The new addressfor our Wisconsin headquarters is:
Continental Mapping Consultants121 S. Bristol Street, Suite 201Sun Prairie, WI 53590Ph: 608-834-9823F: 608-834-8534
Indiana office:201 W. Main Street, Suite 301Plainfield, IN 46168Ph: 317-244-1800F: 317-536-2606
City of Sun Prairie experiences record-setting winter
We hope that winter is treatingyou well. Sun Prairie, Wisconsin,has shattered its seasonal snowfallrecord and marked several recordlows. So far, we’ve accumulatedover 90 inches this season.
- Photogrammetry and Spatial Data Development Services -
continued on page 2
PRST STDUS Postage
PAIDMadison WIPermit #28
H E A D I N G S