UAV Data Collection

Zephyr UAS, Inc. (ZUI) conducted an aerial mapping survey and managed the performance of supplemental ground survey for this critical project for Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR). The North Loop Project proposed the addition of approximately 5,000 feet of new trackwork infrastructure to support UPRR facility operations at Bullfrog Junction in the Tacoma, WA area. However, …

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Zephyr UAS, Inc. (ZUI) provided collection services for 5 miles of ortho-rectified photogrammetry and mapping of Metrolink’s coastal corridor in San Clemente, CA. This portion of the commuter rail system is next to the Pacific Ocean. With the upcoming “El Nino” conditions, Metrolink utilized the mapping to assess and protect the railroad infrastructure from the …

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In 2012, the Los Angeles County Sanitation District’s Board of Directors approved the Clearwater Project to protect local waterways by addressing aging critical infrastructure. Under this project, a new 7-mile tunnel will be built from the Joint Water Pollution Control Plant (JWPCP) located in Carson CA to the existing ocean outfalls located at Royal Palms …

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Zephyr UAS, Inc. (ZUI) provided collection services for 42 miles of ortho-rectified photogrammetry and mapping in support of the environmental and preliminary engineering analysis of the high-speed rail program in Southern California. This urban corridor is the most challenging of the 500-mile system planned by the State Authority, where it will co-exist with commuter rail …

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Zephyr UAS, Inc. (ZUI) provided aerial photography and aerial mapping services to BNSF Railway for the upcoming yard expansion of its Intermodal Facility in Commerce, California. The Commerce Intermodal Facility is the newest Intermodal Hub in the Pacific Southwest Region. With on-going operations within its support and working track areas, collecting data without service interruptions …

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Zephyr UAS Inc. (ZUI) was contracted by Terwilliger Plaza to perform an as-built survey of a major slope stabilization project in the southwest Portland area. The geotechnical improvements were installed to strengthen a steep slope which currently retains a public two-lane highway, residential housing, significant amounts of vegetation, and overhead power lines. The slope was …

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Due to dangerous thermal conditions from the springing activity of a geyser adjacent to the existing mainline, Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) needs to study the possible realignment of approximately 4.5 miles of mainline track along the Yuma Subdivision near Niland, CA.  As it continues to spring, the geyser is eroding the existing ground and thus …

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As a Subconsultant to Transtech Engineers, Inc., ZUI provided aerial mapping and data collection services for almost two miles of Florence Avenue from Salt Lake Avenue to Walker Avenue in the City of Bell, California. The data ZUI collected served as the basis for engineering design of pedestrian safety improvements within the existing public right-of-way …

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The Alameda County Transportation Commission (ACTC) is looking to increase capacity and improve the flow of goods along 7th and Matitime Streets in and out of the Port of Oakland’s facilities.  The proposed 7th Street Grade Separation Project will provide maximum operational flexibility for both vehicular and rail traffic.  Zephyr UAS, Inc. (ZUI) provided collection services …

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Zephyr UAS, Inc. (ZUI) provided aerial photography and aerial mapping services to provide as-built data to CSX for one of its network’s largest hump yards.  ZUI’s innovative UAV-collected data was integral in providing an as-built of the yard in record time and with accuracies that surpassed the client’s expectations. The surface data allowed the team’s designers to …

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