Here is a great project we have been working on and presented in a LinkedIn writeup by Paul Tice, of ToPa3D. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/agricultural-mapping-using-machine-learning-topa3d More photos of fieldwork. The process is to set GCPs around the open beds, fly the area, GPS GCPs, and collect random pot center locations for checks. Open pots to map vary […]
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Well, at the end of 2018 we finally purchased our own Ag Geospatial NW UAS (Unmanned Aircraft System) or Drone! Now the fun and real learning begins! We’ve made several attempts over the last couple of years to contract drone work with others and things just did not work out for one reason or another. […]
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Not all days are about Surveying! Friday I delivered a survey mapping project to a client and the reward was something special. A ride and photos of a 1956 Cadillac Coupe deVille, PINK! yes it was original purchased as a Mary Kay car in Arizona The ride along Airport Way was head turning, […]
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Yesterday turned into a Drone Day! I started the day out by taking time to read the following article which is a great overview of getting started in a Drone Commercial Business. Yes, I know it says Ag business, but it is a great overview for all Drone business ideas. Be aware, FAA law clearly […]
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So what does Ag Geospatial NW really do? Well for one thing I have been trying to do this post for the last 3 weeks, but glad to say too busy to get it done. Here is a bit of what I did in one week’s time in early August. I started a week […]
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It has been awhile since my last post so guess it’s time to get back at it! Things are staying busy and no shortage of things to get done. Here are a few things I have been doing. Projects: Helping three different farmers from St. Paul to Independence to Albany with different versions of FEMA […]
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November we celebrated 2 Years of Ag Geospatial NW. It has been an amazing ride and learning experience. A lot to learn about self employment after 25 years of working for a big corporation. So far most of my work has been Land Surveying for Property Boundaries, Property Line Adjustments, Measure 49 Partitions and FEMA Elevation […]
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Last week we had our first Intern, Russell Dodge. Russell is going into his Senior year at OIT Klamath Falls majoring in Geomatic (Surveying) with a minor in GIS (Geographic Information Systems). He went to school in Canby. Russell found my Ag Geospatial NW Facebook page last winter and contacted me about an summer internship. At the time my […]
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I have found that I really enjoy the part of my business where I get to work with clients helping them with boundary issues while also learning a lot of other things from them. One example is Marlys Parr who turns 80 this year. I first meet Marlys while surveying for a neighbor and we ran […]
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Tuesday March 18, 2014 Yesterday (ok I got delayed on this post a little) I finally got to set my 1st “Ag Geo NW LLC” property corners on a project. All my property surveys up to this point did not require setting missing monuments Last Friday I filed my 1st ROS (Record of Survey) that goes […]
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