When thinking about mapping a lake, it’s good to have a basic background of how the different methods of GPS can affect the quality of your data and ultimately the accuracy of your map. Staff at The Mapping Network have been using GPS technology to map lakes since the 1990’s and we want to quickly cover some basics about the primary GPS collection methods available today. It is important to understand how each type of…
Drought of 2012 Highlights Several Needs for Accurate Lake Maps As the drought of 2012 continues on throughout much of the country we are receiving calls from homeowners, engineers and government agencies concerned about water levels in their lakes. Whether it be for recreation, sediment build-up or monitoring sources of drinking water, the importance of having and accurate lake map has never been higher. One agency told us they needed to have an idea as…
The Mapping Network Hydrographic Survey Team exceeds expectations for Property Owner Association. Overview: A lake property association (POA) has been dealing directly with the challenges associated with sedimentation in their lakes for over 20 years. In 2002 The Board of Directors created a 30 year sediment removal and management plan (2002-2031). They looked at 3 different options: A) hiring a dredging professional, B) leasing dredging equipment and use current POA staff to operate, or C)…
Greg Grimes (Aquatic Environmental Services, Inc) was contracted to assist with preliminary planning of a lake for a client in Georgia. Greg said “by utilizing the lake design tools available through our partnership with The Mapping Network, we were able to see how large the lake would be, the max depth, average depth, size of the dam and also the watershed.” With the map the client was able to see potential challenges with a limited…
