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article services department, public works, consolidated dispatch (e911) along with other local consulting engineering companies started using the 24/7 permanent base station. all were asking for larry s expertise and equipment for their own projects and needs. for accident investigation, the city of waterloo police department has called larry more than 50 times over the past several years to come on-site to quickly measure the accident scenes per the officers needs. although the police had their own total station, they knew that using the rtk rover would free up two officers time to ask witness questions as well as focus more on other tasks, knowing larry would collect all the required data in a fraction of the time it would take them. aside from the typical uses of rtk, the city s leisure services department has found that using rtk helps them as well. annually, larry has used the rover to quickly mark out the various playing field boundaries. mark gallagher, sport manager for waterloo leisure services, commented, this has made marking fields easier and far less time-consuming. we also know that our dimensions will be per- fect! one of the more interesting recreational site applications for larry was the hellman field at cunningham school in the city s rougher northeast side. a parcel of land next to the recently-built school was donated, as well as time, equipment and materials, by the city and private individuals. mr. gallagher commented on the new field: this allowed us to fit a one-of-a-kind, state-of-the-art facility in very tight quarters, utilizing the expertise of the department and the technology. the new baseball field allows nighttime games to be played as well as providing a community area for kids and parents to enjoy together. 2008 midwest flood devastation aside from recreational project uses, most residents will have seen or have etched into their memory the record-setting floods that devastated most of the midwest in 2008. waterloo, iowa was among those cities and towns affected. the normal flow on the cedar river that runs essentially northwest to southeast through the middle of the city is around 6.0 feet, and flood stage is 12.0 feet. prior to larry crain collects centimeter accurate data at a manhole point for waterloo storm water asset management. we turn game plans into goals. winning solutions from inpho. see the world with different eyes. to play in the premier league of photogrammetry, you need just the right system provider. that partner is inpho, well-known for its first-class systems of exceptional performance level. our high-quality software and our devoted customer support ensure that your team is outstandingly positioned to hit the mark so that your projects culminate with the winning scores. geo-referencing geo-capturing geo-modelling geo-imaging www.inpho.de 061_az_geoinformatics_185x134_4c1 1 latest news? visit www.geoinformatics.com 20.10.2008 12:14:53 uhr 15 september 2009
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