McKim & Creed, one of many largest engineering and geospatial corporations in the US is increasing its unmanned aerial techniques (UAS) program to supply enhanced aerial mapping capabilities for shoppers. Ravi Soneja, CMT-Lidar, not too long ago joined McKim & Creed as UAS Program Supervisor, the place he’ll oversee the agency’s aerial acquisition companies. Mr. Soneja relies within the agency’s flagship workplace in Raleigh, N.C.
“We’re excited to carry Ravi on board to take our multi-state UAS Program to new heights,” stated David Jones, McKim & Creed’s Senior Vice President of Geomatics. “Increasing our UAS Program will enable us to higher present our shoppers with probably the most correct knowledge and progressive utilization of that knowledge to higher their companies.”
Mr. Soneja brings years of in depth expertise within the acquisition and processing of airborne lidar and imagery on all kinds of aerial mapping tasks all through the US. Mr. Soneja is concerned with the American Society for Photogrammetry and Distant Sensing (ASPRS) at each the nationwide and regional ranges. He at present serves because the Assistant Division Director of the Main Knowledge Acquisition Gadgets group and Vice President of the Potomac Area. Mr. Soneja was a contributing creator on the UAS Lidar addendum for the up to date ASPRS Positional Accuracy Requirements for Digital Geospatial Knowledge (2nd Version). He has additionally instructed a number of ASPRS workshops for Lidar Mapping with UAS.
“Becoming a member of McKim & Creed brings a possibility to work with a few of the most skilled geospatial consultants within the enterprise,” Mr. Soneja stated. “I’m excited at this chance to develop the agency’s UAS companies and construct on our aerial mapping experience.”
Mr. Soneja is an ASPRS Licensed Mapping Technologist in Lidar (LT067) and is Half 107 licensed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). He holds a Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Supplies and Expertise from North Carolina State College.
