Energy

As a leading geospatial technologies company and with the firm’s considerable involvement in the energy industry, both alternative and traditional energy, Merrick’s LiDAR data collection, surveying, and geospatial mapping group has completed a considerable number of projects in the energy industry. The firm’s role in the energy field ranges from assisting clients in siting new production plants, market location analysis, volume of waste material prediction, and source-to-user vicinity studies to planning and designing wind and solar farms and developing/redeveloping power transmission corridors and pipeline corridors.

Power Line Assessments
No matter if there is rugged terrain, poor access, high vegetation or urban areas that require power line assessment and planning, Merrick has the right solution to provide clients with usable information within the time constraints of today’s fast-tracked business environment.

Merrick offers cost-effective services, improved data, fast turnaround, and no landowner access needed for:

  • Line uprating
  • Line planning
  • Right-of-ways
  • Line design support
  • Substations

Multi-Sensor Fusion
As a pioneer in the use of combined, multiple-sensor data collection, Merrick has the unique ability to effectively provide greater accuracy in data collection. To provide the optimum data collection structure and output, Merrick has the ability to integrate up to five (5) highly accurate data collection systems, with all sensors loaded on to one platform. The outcome to the client is a more accurate product that allows for precise measurements and interpretation by the end users.

Services Provided to Energy Markets:

  • LiDAR
  • Hyperspectral
  • Photogrammetry
  • Multi-sensor fusion
  • Surveying for GSS
  • Satellite imagery
  • MARS®
  • Application development
  • Internet mapping

Project Applications for Energy Markets:

  • Biomass-to ethanol plants
  • Electrical power transmission and distribution
  • Gas transmission and distribution
  • Refinery upgrades

Energy Project Examples Using Geospatial Technologies :

  • Brownsville Public Utilities Board LiDAR & Digital Imagery Project

  • Transmission corridor planning

  • Use of geospatial mapping for wind farms