Merrick Provides Services on over 1,000 Miles of Transmission Line

Aurora, CO MARCH 15, 2012 Merrick & Companys (www.merrick.com) geospatial solutions group is currently working with HDR Engineering, Inc (HDR) and is serving the Department of Energy, Western Area Power Administration group. In conjunction with HDR, Merrick is providing LiDAR surveying and engineering services in the Upper Great Plains Region for conductor rating and clearance assessments. Merrick surveyed lines span 1,116 miles crossing North and South Dakota. Merrick is utilizing its helicopter sensor platform for data collection and providing PLS-CADD ready classified LiDAR data, color ortho imagery, and high resolution color forward and aft oblique structure imagery.

Merrick & Company, an $125 million geospatial, engineering, architecture, design-build, and surveying firm, serves domestic and international clients by providing geospatial technologies, products, and services for the sustainable infrastructure, energy, and national security markets. Merrick maintains ten offices in the U.S. as well as two offices in Mexico,Canada, and the United Kingdom.

More information about Merricks GeoSpatial Solutions business unit is located at Merrick GeoSpatial Solutions.