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Airborne 1 Corporation has mapped tens of millions of acres of land around the globe in the past several years. A randomly selected list of projects are highlighted and described below

Sacramento/Vacaville, CA
25 line miles of power line corridor mapping performed at ultra-high resolution, 8 pts per square meter spot spacing.

4 sites within Ohio and West Virginia
114,476 acres of FEMA standard resolution LiDAR data collected for forestry research and local applications.

Ramirez/Marysville, CA
1,572 acres of high-resolution LiDAR data collected with an 18.5 cm vertical accuracy at 95% confidence and 30 cm horizontal at 1 sigma, for land development and planning.

Salton Sea, CA
1,443 acres of high-resolution LiDAR data collected.

Rochester, NY
724 square miles of FEMA standard-resolution LiDAR data collected.

Aisen Region, Chile
3,000 km2 high-resolution and standard-resolution LiDAR data collected for floodplain and environmental impact studies.

Marathon, FL
2,500 acres of LiDAR data collected for mapping mangroves in the Florida Keys.

Newport Beach, CA
500 acres of high resolution LiDAR data collected for grading and volumetric calculations.

McLean County, IL and Hamilton County, TN
1,000,000 acres of LiDAR data collected for county wide GIS efforts.

Carroll Country, MD
307,048 acres of LiDAR data collected for GIS and flood plain mapping.

Kearney, AZ
100 square miles of LiDAR data collected for a large mining project in Arizona.

Bakersfield, CA
86,586 acres of LiDAR data collected to rectify aerial photography.

Belen, NM
41,305 acres of LiDAR data collected for land development and construction project.

Lowry, AR
3,917 acres of LiDAR data collected for land development and construction of a golf course.

Pacifica, CA
137 acres of high-resolution LiDAR data collected for river erosion and landslide studies.

Edwards AFB, CA
Approximately 400,000 acres of high-resolution LiDAR data collected to generate Digital Elevation Models.

Holy City, CA
7,000 acres of high-resolution LiDAR data collected to generate Digital Elevation Models for forestry research.  Orthophotos were also collected and integrated with the DEMs.

San Jose, CA
4,549 acres of high-resolution LiDAR data collected to generate (DEMs) for San Jose building extraction studies.

Long Beach, CA
18,000 acres of the Long Beach coastline collected for university studies of the harbor.

Elk City, ID
6,000 acres of LiDAR data collected for land management studies.

Northern Alberta, Canada
A 90-day rental of Airborne 1’s new ALTM 100 KHz Optech system, utilized for data collection on several geophysical projects.

Alpine County, CA
2,335 acres of ultra high-resolution (0.25m) LiDAR data collected for R&D purposes.

Santa Clarita, CA
2,487 acres of high-resolution LiDAR data collected for grading and volumetric calculation.

Near Kona, HI
5,572 acres of LiDAR data collected to update the client’s database with accurate DEMS of Hawaii.

Nacimiento, CA
45 line miles of high-resolution LiDAR data collected of river-corridors to be used in the planning of the Nacimiento Water Pipeline.

Victorville, CA
269 acres of ultra high-resolution LiDAR data at 20cm spot-spacing collected for urban modeling and film set production.

Molokai, HI
23,000 acres of high-resolution LiDAR data collected for hydrological studies.

Bristol Area, England
Approximately 1000 acres of ultra high-resolution LiDAR data with point spacing at 30cm collected for a recurring client.

Big Island & Oahu, HI
65,000 acres of data provided for insurance maps, planning initiatives, and watershed studies.

Salinas, CA
61,785 acres of high-resolution topographic data to be used for research purposes.

Ventura County, CA
474,575 acres of high-resolution (18.5cm, 30cm horizontal) LiDAR data collected, capturing the Ventura, Santa Clara, and Calleguas Rivers and surrounding areas.  The data will be utilized for floodplain and sediment transfer studies.

Moorpark, CA
700 acres of high resolution LiDAR data (1 meter spot spacing on average) was collected for a land development study and specifically for volumetric calculations.

Kona-Kailua, HI
6,500 acres of multiple resolutions was collected on the west coast of Hawaii at FEMA standards for development and watershed studies.

Burlington & Camden Counties, NJ
1,050 square miles of LIDAR data collected at 4.5-foot average posting for the counties and on behalf of FEMA in support of flood plain mapping initiatives.

Colorado City and Casa Grande, AZ
25,000 acres of LiDAR data were collected and processed to support FEMA 2’ specifications to use ultimately in DFIRM production.

Baker & Mojave CA
128 square km of LiDAR data collected in the Mojave Desert and processed for geomorphology studies.

Los Angeles River CA
65 miles of river in and around Los Angeles was collected and processed on behalf of the Army Corps of Engineers for planning and mapping existing dams, among other uses.

Anne Arundel & Howard Counties, MD
790 square miles of LiDAR data collected at 4.5’ average posting for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, in support of the Sea Level Rise Project and flood plain mapping initiatives.

Fullerton, CA
A small 10-acre project was collected at high resolution for Land Development.

Maryland, Multiple Locations
1,906mi2 of LiDAR data collected at 4.5’ average posting in support of the Sea Level Rise Project, and flood plain mapping initiatives. Multiple counties covered; May 2003 to June 2005.

Salton Sea, CA
80 square miles of high-resolution LiDAR data collected for environmental studies.

Richland, WA
Completed 4mi2 of high-resolution LiDAR data, collected & processed to generate precision topographic models of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and surrounding areas.

San Luis Obispo, CA
3,500 acres of acres of high resolution LiDAR data collected & processed, for real estate development planning.

Georgetown, SC
Collected 28,500 acres of sub-meter posting LiDAR data over Georgetown, SC

Florida, Multiple Airports
43 square miles of high resolution LiDAR data collected & processed, for flight path obstruction mapping for 4 airports in Florida: Miami Airport, Opa Locka Airport, Homestead Airport, and Kendal-Tamiami Airport.

Savannah, GA
Collected and processed 312 acres of high-resolution LiDAR data, including contours and grids.

Clarksburg, MD
9,000 acres of LiDAR data collected at 0.8 meter average posting for hydrologic and channel morphology research.

Crescent City, CA
28,000 acres of high-resolution LiDAR data collected & processed with 1’ contours on behalf of FEMA for floodplain mapping near Crescent City, CA.

Colorado, Multiple locations
Collected 405 square miles of data in support of the Army Corps of Engineers in their efforts to locate and remove Un-Exploded Ordnance (UXO) on Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) in Colorado.

Central California, Coastal Mountains, Multiple locations
Completed collection and processing of 30,000 acres of high resolution data in heavily wooded areas.

Alaska, Multiple Locations
Approximately 450,000 acres of LiDAR data collected throughout various locations of Alaska.

Sacramento, CA
Completed collection and processing of 90 square miles for water resource management.

Wendover, NV
Collected and processed 35 square miles on behalf of FEMA for floodplain mapping projects.

Santa Barbara, CA
Collected and delivered 200 square miles of LiDAR data for Airport Obstruction Mapping effort on behalf of the FAA.

Earth Moving, Development, and Mining Sites
Dozens of sites for earthmoving, landfill, and pit mining collected for volumetric work.

Island of Guam
Collected and delivered all assigned regions, covering 2/3 of the island, in 9 days.  Project completed on behalf of the U.S. Air Force, via Raytheon.

Friant Dam, CA
DEMs for 60,000 acres collected in Central California, flown in 2 days and processed in 10.

North Carolina
Upon completion of 3,100 square miles of collection, ahead of contract schedule, another 1,500 square miles was awarded, collection of which was completed within 90 days.  All processing was completed within six months of collection.

Arizona
Thousands of acres of highly rugged terrain along Grand Canyon & Lake Mead collected in support of 2’ contour data for regional mapping firm’s Bureau of Land Reclamation project. 

Nevada Test Range
When NIMA, the Department of Energy, and Bechtel were analyzing the utility of LiDAR on the most extensive calibration and test range in the nation, Airborne 1 was called in as the team with the expertise to showcase the best LiDAR has to offer.

South Carolina
155 miles of LiDAR data collected and processed covering the Inter-coastal Waterway.

Page, AZ
Collected and delivered extreme hi-density data (over 150 million points on 39 acres) for major Motion Picture “Evolution,” released in theaters during summer of 2001. This project was awarded on the basis of Airborne 1 Corporation’s time-sensitive execution and delivery capabilities.

California
Collected and delivered 40 square miles of DEM data in support of 1’ contour interval mapping for the Owens Lake project, including raw and gridded datasets with spot-spacing on the order of 2’ x and y. Delivery within 10 days of collection.

Los Alamos National Laboratories, NM
Responsible for LiDAR collection of 306 square miles of data in support of up to 1' contour interval (NMAS only) mapping (using 1.5' ultra dense raw point spacing) for watershed and FEMA studies following recent wildfires. Data collection completed within 7 days of notice to proceed, including weather. Delivery of 306 sq. miles of LiDAR data was within 30 days of collection and receipt of control.

Santa Margarita, CA
Performed detailed LiDAR terrain mapping of 16,000 acres in support of 2' contour interval mapping over extremely complex terrain. Data collection was completed within 2.5 hours. Delivery of QA/QC'd LiDAR data and contour files within 10 days of collection.

Houston, TX
Performed LiDAR mapping of over 800 square miles of data that involved dozens of subsidiary projects in support of 2' contour interval mapping for watershed and FEMA studies. Data collection was completed within 4 days of notice to proceed, including weather. Delivery of 800 square miles of QA/QC'd LiDAR data within 30 days of collection.

Arkansas River Project
Responsible for LiDAR collection of 2,780 mi2 of data in support of 2' contour interval mapping for watershed and FEMA studies. Data collected within 21 days of notice to proceed, including weather with delivery of 1,750 square miles of QA/QC'd LiDAR data within 90 days of collection. This project yielded 50 billion+ ASCII xyz points, and involved terabytes of terrain data.

San Francisco, CA
Performed citywide LiDAR mapping missions on behalf of Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab and the Department of Defense. Delivery within 5 days of flight missions, testing and proving rapid turnaround capabilities for Urban Assault mapping missions.