Using the latest aerial data acquisition and automated processing technologies, MEC provides fast and reliable full service aerial mapping, aerial photography imaging & GIS services using the latest technology with high resolution digital aerial mapping cameras with RTK GPS. MEC incorporates our professional engineering and surveying skills with the latest available CADD and GIS mapping technology to offer extensive services to much diversified industries ranging from municipalities, to quarrying and mining operations, to construction and home builders to environmental professionals.
MEC combines conventional and cutting edge survey equipment and software with continued training and extensive professional expertise to ensure your surveying needs are met both expeditiously and accurately.
Whether you just simply want a beautiful aerial image of your project site or extensive level of detail with quantified information MEC has the knowledge, experience and technology to meet your needs where you are, exactly how you want it.
Aerial Imagery & Digital Mapping Applications Include:
Aerial Imagery
- Aerial survey
- Photography
Mining
- Pit mapping
- Topographic mapping
- Subsidence monitoring
- Volumetric services
- Reclamation mapping
River & Flood Assessment
- River mapping & modeling
- River surveys
- Water-flow simulation
- Erosion monitoring
- Flood damage assessment
- Flood defense planning
Earthwork & Highwall, Rock Face Management
- Control screen inspection
- Crack / unstable area detection
- Rock fall assessment
- 3D modeling
- Project planning
Terrain Modeling
- Digital contouring
- Morphology
- River banks
- Drainage ways
- Cliff / Bluff faces
Environmental Management
- Erosion monitoring
- Storm damage assessment
- Volume estimation
- Landfill volumes
Animal Management & Conservation
- Animal/flock counting
- Migration tracking
- Perimeter assessment
- Habitat management
- Nest surveys
- Species identification
Plant Conservation
- Plant health/stress analysis
- Soil property & moisture analysis
- Growth/coverage monitoring
- Plant/tree counting
- Species identification
Change Monitoring
- Soil erosion
- Pre-and-post event comparison (storms, landslides etc.)
- Forest degradation
Regulation Enforcement
- Illegal activity detection & monitoring
- Compliance monitoring (e.g., illegal logging/farming expansion, illegal entry into protected areas etc.)
Expedition Planning
- Basemap creation
- Route planning
- Terrain modeling
Forestry
- Vegetation health analysis
- Fire detection & tracking
- Storm damage assessment
- Planting / re-planting campaign planning
- Deforestation / illegal logging / farming / incursion monitoring
- Forest mapping
Additional Services Offered with Aerial Imaging & Digital Mapping
Short-Term Planning
- Pit & course refuse management
- Haul route surface optimization
- Storm damage assessment & control
Long-Term Planning
- Haul road, refuse disposal area and pit design
- Geotechnical
- Surface stability monitoring
- Joint mapping
- Control for mining in void areas
- Mapping of steep inaccessible inclines
Drill & Blast
- Up-to-date surfaces for optimized blast designs
- Pre- & post-blast data
- Identification of misfires & wall damage
Geology
- Stock pile management
- Grade control & exploration planning
Hydrology
- Drainage and water management
- Watershed, drainage basin & water flow mapping
Construction
- Feasibility studies
- Dam wall & platform construction quality control
- Progress monitoring & reporting
Mineral Exploration
- Resource calculation
- Geophysical & watershed/catchment area modelling
Heritage & Environmental Management
- Reporting
- Erosion detection
- Vegetation change tracking
- Inundation tracking
- Slurry pipeline stability & leakage detection
- Game counting
- Surrounding community mapping
Legal
- Land extent evaluation
- Site distance evaluation
- Security
- Incident evidence capture
- Corridor & boundary surveillance
Community
- Community relations/marketing
- Impact reporting
- Promotional imagery
