If you noticed a plane heading north or south last week, it could have been Attlis Geomatics collecting data.
Inter-Mountain Watershed District is working on a project to collect highly accurate topographical data, and Attlis Geomatics has been flying over the fourteen municipality area, collecting data using a technology called Light Detection and Ranging.
Jeff Thiele, General Manager of Inter-Mountain watershed District says this technology can calculate land surface topography by emitting light beams from a plane.
“By measuring the time it takes for that light beam to travel, they can come up with a really accurate digital elevation for us and they go back and process that data.”
After the data is processed, Inter-Mountain Watershed District will have accurate digital surface elevations for all land within the district.
Inter-Mountain Watershed District plans to use the processed data for surface water management planning, allowing them to make proactive decisions for better protecting the area from flood damages.
