Miller Creek Associates

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12/20/2024

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05/18/2023

In 2022, MCA prepared topographic mapping in Tokeland, WA to support the award winning Shoalwater Dune Restoration project being conducted by the US Army Corps of Engineers. It was a challenging project requiring the acquisition of low altitude, low tide aerial imagery.

Heavy storms resulted in sand dune over topping and over-wash and 100% dune cross section loss, dune restoration had to be done and quickly!

08/16/2022

MCA helps keep air travel safe by mapping airports and obstructions to their surrounding airspace. Using the data we collect, airports design improvements, and the Federal Aviation Administration designs instrument flight procedures for safe, efficient airport approaches.

Here's an article describing a WSP project on which we collaborated for Felts Field Spokane (SFF).

Just like their commercial counterparts, general aviation airports need to participate in the FAA master planning process to keep federal funds flowing.

04/05/2019

One of our owners, Jeff Kenner has been published in xyHt Magazine's Heights 2019 issue. It's an article about the complexities of Airports GIS surveys. Read it here:

2019 Innovative Imaging + Feature Articles Q Client Stories Q Company Profi les Q Aerial Mapping Companies Directory SPECIAL EDITION FROM THE PUBLISHERS OF IN COLLABORATION WITH

01/16/2019

This is a project MCA supported with our high accuracy photogrammetric mapping. Here's a brief description of the services we performed:

Miller Creek Associates (MCA) acquired imagery in August 2018 and prepared photogrammetric mapping to support design of repairs for revetment and jetty structures for a 410 acre USACE Seattle District project in Westport, WA. High overlap imagery (70% forward; 60% lateral) was acquired using an UltraCam Falcon precision digital imaging sensor at a nominal resolution of 2 cm. Flight timing was required to occur while the tidal elevation was ≤0-feet MLLW. The imagery was also acquired under overcast conditions to reduce shadow contrast and improve 3D modeling.

Image data were autocorrelated into a 3D color encoded point cloud at nearly 2,200 points per square meter. The point cloud was then classified using standard lidar techniques into ground and non-ground points. The most challenging element of the project was properly classifying ground points along the water’s edge. Because of wave action, the water elevation changed from image to image. As a result, MCA developed a custom manual/automated process to finalize the point cloud classification.

Deliverables included the color point cloud, 1”=40’ scale mapping with 1’ contours, the DTM used for contour generation, metadata and a project report.

03/07/2018

Will you be at the LSAW Conference in Spokane this week? We will!

02/21/2018

While you're in Helena, make sure to stop by and visit Jeff Kenner at the Montana Association of Registered Land Surveyors conference.

09/28/2017

Here’s a little Packers-Bears love and unity for you, from all of us at Miller Creek Associates.

02/22/2017

MCA is happy to be exhibiting at the Montana Association of Registered Land Surveyors 2017 Conference in Bozeman. Come visit our booth!