Press Releases
2008
Aerial Services' President Shares Flood Disaster Experience With U.S. House Committee on Small Business
Washington, D.C., September 2008 – On Wednesday, September 24, 2008, the House Committee on Small Business (Subcommittee on Contracting & Technology) held a hearing titled “Small Business Recovery from the Midwest Disasters of 2008". Congressman Bruce Braley invited Aerial Services' President & CEO, Mike Tully, to share the companies' experience regarding Federal aid and how they were recovering from the flood of 2008. You may view Mr. Tully's testimony via YouTube video clip or see his written testimony as provided to the House Committee on Small Business. Aerial Services was proud to be involved in this endeavor and hopes their contribution to this proceeding will improve Federal response to disasters in the future.Orthorectified 1/2' Resolution Photos Of Eastern Iowa Flooding Near Crest
Cedar Falls, Iowa, July 2008 – Aerial Services flew missions to acquire aerial photography as all major cities in Eastern Iowa were near or just past their highest levels. All photography was acquired at 1/2' resolution from 6,000' above ground level. The orthophotography is georeferenced to Iowa State Plane North (US Feet) and was rectified using USGS NEDs.
Intersection of Interstate 380 & 1st Avenue in Cedar Rapids, just west of the Cedar River.
Efforts were made to acquire the major flood zones near or just past their river crests. All areas were acquired at 1/2' resolution. Please see the table below regarding areas of interest to you.
| City | Crest Date | Photography Date |
| Cedar Falls | 6/11/08 | 6/10/08 |
| Waterloo | 6/11/08 | 6/10/08 |
| Vinton | 6/12/08 | 6/15/08 |
| Cedar Rapids | 6/13/08 | 6/15/08 |
| Iowa City | 6/15/08 | 6/14/08 |
Cedar Rapids & Vinton Areas (Larger)
Iowa City Area (Larger)
If you, your organization or municipality, or constituents are interested in obtaining this photography, you are encourage to contact Aerial Services for additional details and pricing for the areas of interest. Aerial Services, its employees, and partners wish you and all of our friends in Eastern Iowa the very best as we begin to recover from the floods of 2008.
Aerial Services’ Seeks Director of Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Position Filled
Cedar Falls, Iowa, February 2008 – Aerial Services, Inc. (ASI) of Cedar Falls, Iowa, is seeking a talented and well-rounded individual to help grow their established Geographic Information Systems (GIS) department. This position would provide the expertise, leadership, and vision for Aerial Services’ corporate GIS efforts as well as serve as a project manager and programmer. The position will further lead GIS sales efforts and product development by guiding the creation, implementation, and documentation of efficient software systems. Duties- Develop and sell professional GIS products and services
- Manage the support of all internal GIS activities
- Develop support for automated and semi-automated GIS and database systems of moderate size and complexity
- Contribute to the development of internet-based applications to provide web access to data
- Create and maintain GIS coverages, perform spatial analysis for projects, create cartographic output
- Lead strategic direction for our technology platform
- Drive innovation on our technology platform in order to meet strategic goals
- Support new initiatives and business driven projects
- Strong problem solving skills and technical aptitude with applicable experience
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and able to explain technical terms and solutions to technical and non-technical clients & users
- Must be trustworthy, reliable and show initiative, have the flexibility to work independently and as part of our team
- Ability to multi-task and set priorities in a dynamic environment
- Show considerable knowledge of the theories, principles, practices, and procedures associated with the design, development, and support of geographic information system applications, database system applications, and web-based data and map access applications. These systems may be in production and require support and/or maintenance or they may be new projects
- Display understanding of the theories, principles, practices, and procedures associated with the design, development, and support of Internet applications. This includes skills such as:
- HTML/XHTML/CSS
- Active Server Pages (ASP)
- Visual Basic
- ArcObjects
- C or C++
- ArcSDE ArcInfo
- Demonstrate experience with managing projects
- Demonstrate sufficient programming techniques and documentation skills is desirable
- Exhibit knowledge of or experience with AutoCAD Map, Microstation, and photogrammetric mapping concepts is desirable
- Display necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position, typically acquired through education and experience equivalent to a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Geography, Earth Sciences, Mathematics, or closely related field
- Provide at least three years of increasing responsibility in GIS programming, system analysis, project management, and sales/sales support
- Exhibit experience with ArcView
- Show varying levels of experience with the following technology is desired:
- Visual Basic
- MS Access
- ODBC
- ESRI's Spatial Database Engine
Mike Tully
Aerial Services Inc.
P.O. Box 336
Cedar Falls, Iowa 50613
Join Aerial Services’ Talented Team: Mapping Operations Employee
Position Filled
Cedar Falls, Iowa, January 2008 – Aerial Services, Inc. (ASI) of Cedar Falls, Iowa, is seeking an energetic and detail-oriented person for their mapping operations department. This department creates operational data used by clients throughout the United States in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) applications. Applicant will need to work in 3D using specialized technologies used in the mapping industry. Testing for this ability will be done during an interview. Duties and Competencies- Digitize and quality control 3D mapping data from digital imagery
- Generate and quality control ortho-rectified digital imagery
- Document precise and accurate details based on quality control to other staff members
- Have a minimum of a two-year associate degree
- Have basic computer skills are required along with proficiency with one of the following software applications: AutoCAD, Microstation, or other GIS applications such as ESRI ArcGIS
- Be able to quickly learn software applications and technical tasks
- Be highly motivated, productive, and detailed-oriented
- Be capable of working independently without supervision, based on work priorities
- Not have a background in geography/surveying, though this is an asset
Coral Schneberger
Aerial Services Inc.
P.O. Box 336
Cedar Falls, Iowa 50613
2007
Aerial Services’ E-Docs Receives MAPPS Geospatial Products And Services Excellence Award
Cedar Falls, Iowa, July 2007 – The Management Association for Private Photogrammetric Surveyors (MAPPS) has awarded Aerial Services’ “Washington County E-Docs Asset GIS” one of six inaugural Geospatial Products and Services Excellence Awards. Aerial Services’ E-Docs Asset Geographical Information System (GIS) was recognized in the Small Projects category. “The E-Docs Asset GIS is an innovative browser-based application. Any organization with unstructured digital or paper data can benefit by enabling the information’s geospatial nature using E-Docs. It brings out associations between documents and creates knowledge through a combination of traditional text and geographic search technology using a standard web browser,” stated Mike Tully, Aerial Services’ President & CEO, after accepting the award. “We are honored to be recognized by MAPPS. As our friends in Washington County, Iowa have seen, this solution meets real world organizational needs and truly benefits those with unstructured information.”"...this solution meets real world organizational needs and truly benefits those with unstructured information."
The E-Docs Asset GIS combines geospatial and web browser technologies creating a portal to previously unstructured information that is traditionally locked away in file cabinets and storage rooms. Because an estimated 80% of all information has a geospatial component, relating data geospatially allows unlimited quantities of information to be searched and retrieved upon request and adds location to traditional information analysis, retrieval, and visualization. Thousands of original paper and digital records residing within the Washington County Engineer’s office were consolidated into a comprehensive, efficient, and cost-effective GIS based on the ESRI platform. Aerial Services uses several techniques to enable efficient indexing and geospatial referencing of information. Compressed scans of historical documents, viewable to the user with a click of their mouse, removes the need for expensive data entry. To insure all future information can be incorporated into the GIS, additional tools are included to make updates to the database easy. This innovative combination of current scanning technology, compression techniques, and existing geospatial concepts make E-Docs a powerful information management system. There are additional benefits to E-Docs beyond simply organizing data. All assets are archived in a digital off-site database securing them for prosperity. Historical documents, previously locked inside files and accessible to only a few, are now available to anyone at any time and in any place. This dynamically spawns unanticipated uses of the information among new users. And because the high-value documents are converted to digital formats, administrative and filing costs are reduced saving the organization considerable expense.
"We reference our historical records on a daily basis and
[E-Docs] allows us to do so in a very efficient manner."
