Lobelia Subdivision and Lobelia Drive Upgrades

Lobelia Subdivision and Lobelia Drive Upgrades 202-22 | Osoyoos, BC The Lobelia Subdivision and Lobelia Drive Upgrades marked the conversion of a 3.24-acre family fruit farm, operational since the 1970s, into a thriving 15-lot single-family home community. In the spring of 2018, the Mackay family, who had recently inherited the family farm, faced the dilemma…

Autonomous LiDAR Drone for Tunnel Inspection: Mapping the Unknown

Inside a mountain in the Kitimat Ranges on BC’s northwest coast is a 475-metre long, 8-metre wide “tailrace” tunnel that transports the outflow water from the hydroelectric generation station in the mountain. The client, Rio Tinto, required a detailed interior survey of the tunnel for ongoing maintenance purposes and the tailrace could not be shut down for inspection. McElhanney provided bathymetric survey expertise to launch an autonomous drone mission that captured 3D scans of the tunnel interior to provide the client with the high-definition data they required for the structure.