Happy Holidays from The Mapping Network

The Mapping Network wishes everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! We appreciate your business and would like to wish you a wonderful Holiday Season! The Mapping Network is an industry leader in Geographic Information Systems Consulting, Data Conversion, and GPS Data Collection. We specialize in terrain and sub-surface (bathymetry) GPS mapping. If you are serious about maintaining a high-quality golf course, lake or pond, be sure you have the ability to make the…

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Dec 2011

Smart Sediment Removal Planning Starts with a Map

Here at The Mapping Network, we understand the challenges and costs associated with locating and removing sediment. We specialize in accurately mapping bodies of water, calculating the water volume, collecting sediment depth samples at critical areas and monitoring the distribution of sediment over time. Common questions from our clients: Where is the highest sedimentation occurring? How much fluffy sediment (in cubic yards) is in each cove? If the lake is drawn down 5 ft, what…

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Dec 2011

How Can The Mapping Network Help With Lake Managment Issues?

The Mapping Network is an industry leader in Geographic Information Systems Consulting, Data Conversion, and GPS Data Collection. Our network of lake management professionals specialize in terrain and sub-surface (bathymetry) GPS mapping. Staff at The Mapping Network have been using GIS and GPS technology for land and water services since 1995. Over the years we have developed proprietary technologies for data collection, analysis and map generation. We have shared our technology with a select group…

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Dec 2011

Mapping Urban Ponds for Dredging

A case study of Lakeside on Preston HOA in Plano, TX by Trent Lewis with Pond Medics, Inc. is featured in a North Texas Homeowners Association publication. The Mapping Network is instrumental in bringing GPS lake mapping technology to the recreational market. Their experience wit the most efficient GPS and sonar technology allows their partners, like us, to offer these unique services to our clients. Pond Medics utilizes this lake mapping technology to reveal this…

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Nov 2011

Dallas – Fort Worth, Texas Lake Mapping

Bathymetric Lake Mapping was performed by Trent Lewis with Pond Medics, Inc., for a private homeowner in a suburb northwest of Dallas, Texas. The purpose of this project was to create a base map of lake depths and locate areas of sediment accumulation. The mapping techniques utilized in this project and subsequent lake mapping results allowed Pond Medics to devise an accurate resource management plan for the association. Mr. Lewis says to “think of your…

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Nov 2011

Preparing for Your Pond’s Future – SOLitude Lake Management

Preparing for Your Pond’s Future by SOLitude Lake Management As ponds age, their composition changes. Years and years of leaves falling into the pond or sediment from stormwater runoff can drastically change the pond’s bottom. What once was a pond that had an average depth of 5 feet may now be only 3 and in some places there may be less than one foot of depth. One of the best monitoring tools a pond owner…

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Oct 2011

How Can The Mapping Network Help With Lake Managment Issues?

The Mapping Network is an industry leader in Geographic Information Systems Consulting, Data Conversion, and GPS Data Collection. Our network of lake management professionals specialize in terrain and sub-surface (bathymetry) GPS mapping. Staff at The Mapping Network have been using GIS and GPS technology for land and water services since 1995. Over the years we have developed proprietary technologies for data collection, analysis and map generation. We have shared our technology with a select group…

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Oct 2011

Lake Manager is Growing 7 lb Bass in 28 months

Greg Grimes with Aquatic Environmental Services, Inc., designed and resided over the 2009 construction of a trophy bass fishing lake for Jeff Foxworthy in Georgia. This master planned lake was designed specifically for growing trophy large-mouth bass. Extensive habitat structure, ridges, brush, feeders, etc were carefully placed during construction. Once the lake was full the client had the lake mapped utilizing The Mapping Network’s lake mapping technology to reveal this unseen, underwater world. Combining sub-foot…

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Oct 2011

Lake Mapping as a Tool for Successful Lake Management

Successful lake management requires an understanding of composition, depth and volume of your lake. Greg Grimes, President of Aquatic Environmental Services, Inc (Ball Ground, Georgia), had a client request an updated lake map to note current depths and mark sediment depths. Information gathered during the lake mapping process helped Mr. Grimes’ client better comprehend the level of sedimentation building up over time in this fishing lake. The resulting map provided the baseline depth profile needed…

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Oct 2011

Smith Mountain Lake Benefits from Bathymetry Survey

Engineers Developing Dredging Plan and Dock Placement Select Local Expert for Bathymetry Study Smith Mountain Lake is a gorgeous, 40-mile long, 20,600 acre lake, with 500 miles of shoreline, nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of rural southwestern Virginia. Part of an ongoing improvement project required small sections ranging from 0.25 to 3 acres to be dredged due to sedimentation and safety issues. Another area of the lake was preparing for the installation of…

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Sep 2011