Author: Colliers Engineering & Design
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Brownfield Redevelopment Initiative
The Brownfield Redevelopment Initiative You may recall us reporting that on November 13, 2020, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority’s (NJEDA) Board of Directors approved the Brownfields Loan Program. This made low-interest loans of up to On February 8, 2021, Governor Phil Murphy announced the Brownfield Redevelopment Initiative. This will provide a one-time tax credit…
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Adapting Your Work Environment to Better Serve Clients
As our company has grown and transitioned, so has our GIS department expanded, enabling us to better serve our clients. We are presenting GIS-123, a 3-part series of blogs focused on the personal perspectives of GIS employees. They work directly with clients from the field and in the office, wherever that may be. If you…
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NJDEP Green Infrastructure Regs to Affect Land Development
Executive Order 100 In 2020, New Jersey Governor Murphy signed Executive Order 100, a sweeping Energy Master Plan to protect against the threat of climate change. This plan was developed partially in response to a 2019 report “New Jersey’s Rising Seas and Changing Coastal Storms”, prepared by Rutgers University for the Department of Environmental Protection.…
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ROW Project Challenges
First Things First: What is ROW? Right-of-Way, or ROW, is the legal right of one to cross the property of another. It is usually granted in the form of a permanent lineal strip of land. Common ROW projects include highways, railways, electrical transmission lines, and oil and gas pipelines. When an entity requires land to…
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Politics…Am I Doing this Right?
Money. Religion. Politics. Three things we are taught not to discuss at the dinner table. Fair enough, but what do you do when you overhear coworkers talking about something like politics around the office? Or when they bring it up on a call? We all know not to be the ones to bring it up,…
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NJ Brownfields Loan Program Approved
According to the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA), on November 13, 2020, the organization’s Board of Directors approved the Brownfields Loan Program, which will make low-interest loans of up to NJEDA Chief Executive Officer Tim Sullivan said that this “will play a crucial role in building a greener, fairer New Jersey by incentivizing investors…
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Using UAS for Pipeline Projects
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), or drones, can carry scanners that perform safe, cost-efficient, and fast LiDAR data collection. UAS LiDAR systems are particularly useful for scanning pipeline projects because of its unique features: small, unmanned, and maneuverable. This is especially true when comparing it to using aerial LiDAR performed by using a manned aircraft. First…
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Mobile LiDAR Applications for Pavement Projects
Why Mobile LiDAR is Ideal for Mapping Pavement Projects Whether you are changing traffic flow at an intersection or working on a highway, pavement projects involving roadway corridors require engineers to understand the features and conditions they are working with. Using Mobile LiDAR for mapping long roadway corridors and associated features is ideal because it…
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Advances in Terrestrial Laser Scanning
Terrestrial laser scanning aims to capture reality at a rate of up to two million points per second. From its inception to this very moment, it has improved at lightning speed. The training time required, complexity of the technology used, accuracy, field of view, cost, and possibilities of what laser scanning can be used for…
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The Role of the Utility Coordinator
Many utilities occupy public rights-of-way. While some sit above ground, others run hidden underground. These utilities may have been there for decades or recently installed unbeknownst to others. So, it should come as no surprise that it can be challenging to identify what utilities exist, where they are and who owns each one. In fact,…
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A Tribute to One in a Million
Who He Is Introducing Elhosein “Sam” Baratou, a man who has shown dedication, passion, and commitment throughout his career and is about to retire. He’s brought his industry knowledge, reputation, and grit to Maser Consulting. Sam Baratou has over 25 years of experience in Geotechnical and construction quality assurance and materials testing, the last ten…
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Where’s Wygant 2020
When Clay Wygant first came to Maser Consulting, it was his job to develop a Mobile LiDAR division. So, this geospatial man-on-the-move began by setting out with his crew and a RIEGL VMX 450 mobile mapper atop his truck, zig-zagging and scanning his way across the country! In fact, he traversed to so many places…