Lake Mapping Project for Virginia Lake Community

Lake Mapping Project for Virginia Lake Association

Bathymetric Lake Mapping was performed by Virginia Lake Management for a 720-home master planned golf and lake community in Virginia.  The purpose of this project was to create a base map and calculate water volume for each lake in the development.   Virgina Lake Management mapped the current lake depths along with collecting GPS coordinates for inflows, culverts, docks, fish feeders and other water features.  Using this new, accurate data, the lake community will be able to easily locate infrastructure on the property and also monitor sedimentation problem areas.

The finished project included a Bathymetric Lake Map with 3D Color-shaded depths and contour map with locations of high risk sediment areas.

More information on Virginia Lake Management Company visit their website:  www.virginialakemanagement.com

3D Lake Mapping Depths

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Nebraska Hunting Land For Sale

Over 2,000 Acres of Rough Canyon Mule Deer Country

This ranch has some of the roughest canyons we've seen. Excellent mule deer habitat. Lots of tree cover and great access to the land. There is also an abundance of wild turkey in these hills. There is a historic rock call "Flat Top Rock" that is elevated 300' to 400' above the Platte River Valley. Tremendous refuge. Hundreds of thousands of waterfowl winter on this refuge. This property could easily be improved to include waterfowl hunting. This is priced reasonable and has excellent potential

For More information on this listing click here:  http://www.lashleyland.com/realestate/mulie_buttes.html

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Click her for Aerial Map (pdf):  Mulie Buttes Ranch Aerial

Nebraska Hunting Land For Sale

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Contour Lake Map in Google Earth

The Mapping Network is proud to announce our custom lake mapping products can be fully integrated into Google Earth.   Simply add the contour KML file to Google Earth and take control by flying around or zooming in and out of the area.

Lake Contour KML file: http://sites.google.com/site/themappingnetworkkml/kml/Lake.kml

Need Google Earth?  Download it here:  http://earth.google.com/

Contour Lake Map in Google Earth 

 

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Lake Mapping Assists in Successful Lake Management

Successful lake management requires an understanding of composition, depth and volume of your lake.  Greg Grimes, President of Aquatic  Environmental  Services, Inc (Ball Ground, Georgia), had a client request an updated lake map to note current depths and mark sediment depths.  Information gathered during the lake mapping process helped Mr. Grimes’ client better comprehend the level of sedimentation building up over time in this fishing lake.  The resulting map provided the baseline depth profile needed for long-term sedimentation monitoring.  Plus, the property owners had several large format wall maps printed to show friends and family where to catch the big ones!

More information on Aquatic Environmental Services, Inc visit their website:  www.lakework.com

Bathymetric Lake Map: 3D Color-shaded depths and contour map with locations of sediment measurements

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Kansas Hunting Land For Sale

Kansas pasture land and two ponds for sale  -  listed by Kansas Land Brokers
Awesome views! Perfect recreational property with two stocked ponds. Concrete pad with power. Perfect setup for weekend getaway for hunting, fishing and enjoying the peace and quiet. Pasture land all fenced with some timber in creek bed.

For More information on this listing click here:  http://www.postlets.com/res/2869912
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Kansas Hunting Land with Ponds For Sale - 185 acres

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3D Bathymetric Lake Map of City Park near Dallas, Texas

Pond Medics recently completed a Bathymetric Lake Mapping project for a city just north of Dallas.  The purpose of this project involved sediment monitoring for future dredging.  The mapping techniques utilized in this project allows Pond Medics to accurately isolate areas of high sedimentation for removal and help city administrators budget accordingly.  The critical information produced by GPS bathymetric mapping allows for smart management decisions and will save the city thousands of dollars in the future.

3D Bathymetric Lake Map of City Park near Dallas, Texas

More information on Pond Medics visit their website:  www.pondmedics.com

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Nebraska River Land with Cabin. Hunt Whitetail Deer and Turkey on this Property near Omaha

Premier Outdoor Properties has a new  hunting property along the Elkhorn River for sale.

Here's your chance to own that perfect "cabin on the river" you have been dreaming about!

• A great opportunity to hunt white-tailed deer and turkey on the Elkhorn River bottom with close proximity to the Omaha Metro area.
• The spacious cabin features plenty of room for family and guests to entertain, or just relax.  The seller has installed a new roof, furnace, central air, and appliances in 2007.
• The winding river bottom features plenty of trees that provide excellent wildlife habitat and walking trails, as well as outstanding morrell mushroom hunting in the Spring.
• Enjoy waterfowl hunting on the east side of the property where the waters are calmer and provide easy access for the ducks and geese to drop in.
• Entertain family and friends on the sandy beaches along side the beautiful Elkhorn River.  Bring your canoes and travel downstream to your favorite destination.

For More information on this listing click here:  http://www.premieroutdoorproperties.com/viewlisting.php?returnstate=NE&listingid=157

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Nebraska River Land with Cabin. Hunt Whitetail Deer and Turkey on this Property near Omaha

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Nebraska Hunting and Fishing Land For Sale

Lashley Land has a new  hunting and fishing property for sale. Here is the place you have been looking for close to North Platte, NE.  Thick stands of timber, a 10 acre lake stocked with crappie, white bass, catfish, walleye, bluegill, perch and largemouth bass.  The property has a 2 bedroom, 1 bath home, garage and outbuildings.  There are two permanent deer stands (one is big enough for 4 people and a card table!).  This property has been managed and kept for deer hunting and has been owned by the same family for 13 years.  This end of the road destination will make a great family hunting and recreational property.

 

For More information on this listing click here: http://www.lashleyland.com/realestate/trails_end.html

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Nebraska Land For Sale: Fishing, Waterfowl, Deer and Turkey Hunting

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Lake Mapping to Monitor Sedimentation Levels

Integrated Lakes Management recently completed a Bathymetric Lake Mapping project for a lake association in DuPage County, Illinois.   In addition to the bathymetric survey,  sedimentation depths were collected and a model of sedimentation levels was created to estimate the volume of sludge in the lake.  The resulting map provided the baseline depth profile needed for long-term sedimentation monitoring and dredging plans.

Color-Shaded Depth Lake Map

Sediment Depth Points with Color-shaded sludge thickness

More information on Integrated Lakes Management visit their website:  www.lakesmanagement.com

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Public Lake Mapped in Denver Metro

A popular recreation area in Lakewood, Colorado was recently mapped by Absolute Natural Resources, LLC.  The resulting bathymetric lake map will assist management decisions of Bear Creek Lake by understanding the topography of the bottom of the reservoir.  The public will also enjoy the benefits of a new, accurate lake map by easily identifying areas to fish.

More information on Absolute Natural Resources, LLC can be found on their website:  www.anrwildlife.com

Color Shaded Bathymetric Lake Map of Bear Creek Lake

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Lake Map Helps Owner Locate Fish Hot Spots

Southeastern Pond Management  recently completed a lake mapping project for a client in Mississippi.  The primary reason for mapping the pond was to assist the owner in locating the best areas to fish.  This information will be conveyed to all clients visiting the lake so they will spend less time searching and more time reeling in largemouth bass.  Existing structure and feeders were mapped and numbered with GPS coordinates for easy locating while on the boat.  Also, areas of excavation and old creek channels are easily identified.

As far as a management tool, Southeastern Pond Management uses the lake map to get exact acres for stocking, help calculate how many weeds may be present, calculate acre/feet for treatments such as rotenone applications.  In other words, provide the client with the best fishing possible from his pond.
More information on Southeastern Pond Management can be found on their website:  www.sepond.com

Color Shaded 3D Lake Map with Structure and Feeders

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US Army Corps of Engineers Lake Mapping Project

The US Army Corps of Engineers teamed up with Integrated Lakes Management for a Bathymetric Lake Mapping project in Chicago.  Ships and barges using this particular harbor have been battling sedimentation while navigating through the water  and required a bathymetric survey to understand the severity of the problem.   GPS lake mapping techniques developed by The Mapping Network were used to create an accurate depth model of the harbor.

Bathymetric Contour Map 

A color shaded depth map with bathymetric contour lines

More information on Integrated Lakes Management visit their website:  www.lakesmanagement.com

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Lake Mapping: Is it for me?

To fully enjoy your lake or pond it is essential to know the facts: exact acreage, depths, and chemistry of your lake to make the best management decisions including placement of structure, stocking densities, fish species selection, weed control, where those bass may well be hiding, etc. The Mapping Network maps lakes throughout the entire year but typically the best time to map a lake is from fall until spring, while the weeds are down. An accurate lake map provides the information needed to make the most of your aquatic resource. The Mapping Network provides the highest quality and is the most affordable bathymetric mapping system on the market today. If you are serious about maintaining a high-quality lake or pond, be sure you have the ability to make the best decisions, get your lake mapped by the professionals at The Mapping Network.

Give us a call, send an e-mail or visit our website to find out more details.
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Pond Medics, Inc Uses Lake Mapping Technology To Save Homeowner Association 50% From Original Dredging Bids

For lake associations or landowners undertaking a significant lake or pond renovation project, having an accurate map is essential for effective sediment removal.  Dredging companies and their clients benefit from knowing where and how much sediment needs to be removed to achieve the desired results.  This knowledge is made clear by having the lake professionally mapped.  Trent Lewis with Pond Medics, Inc. (Prosper, TX) put this technology to use for a client, in this case a lake association in Dallas, Texas.  The board of directors had a cove on the lake which had filled in with so much sediment that homeowners were unable to launch their boats.  The association wanted to achieve a minimum depth of three feet to allow boats to travel through without worry.  Originally bids were acquired by three contractors but the association became confused when the bids ranged from $170,000 to $210,000 for sediment removal.  Mr. Lewis suggested a solution where the lake would be mapped and sediment measurements taken to create a comprehensive base map for the dredging companies to hone their bids.  The result allowed the board of directors the ability to fine-tune the bids and the entire project was completed for $92,000.  The lake was then re-mapped upon completion of the dredging to verify sediment had been removed.  Mr. Lewis said the board was extremely thankful for having the ability to accurately map their lake and as a result the association was able to save nearly 50% off the original cost for the dredging project.

Benefits to Association

• Locate and identify areas to be dredged
• Save time and money by providing contractors with accurate plan
• Peace of mind knowing all work is completed to plan
• Ability to monitor sediment over time with routine mapping

Benefits to Dredging Company

• Understand the scope of work
• Accurately bid projects with better information
• Provide the client with a map to prove work is completed

For more information on Pond Medics, Inc. visit their website: www.pondmedics.com

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GPS Mapping to Successfully Treat Phragmites

Virginia Lake Management Company is a certified aquatic pesticide applicator in Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, West Virginia, Delaware, and Pennsylvania, and as such, was contracted by the US Fish and Wildlife Service in a partnership with helicopter applicators to provide the ground application resources required to treat the areas of Phragmites growth that was not able to be treated through aerial applications.  As a certified mapping partner of The Mapping Network, Virginia Lake Management used GPS mapping technologies to document and provide detailed maps and aerial photography of the areas in which the Phragmites were treated
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Not only did this allow the customer to quantify the acreage of areas treated and evaluate the costs of the project, it also allowed them to track the progress of the program as compared to previous years.  This was the second year that Virginia Lake Management was involved in this project, and progress can already be seen. The density of the Phragmites after the first year’s treatment has been decreased, and much of the natural vegetation has started to recover and return to the areas that were once dominated by Phragmites.

Phragmites is known for its durability and extremely aggressive patterns of growth so this will be an ongoing effort that will likely take many years.  However, with the right treatment, and the proper tools and use of GPS technology and aerial imagery, we are able to make great strides towards our goals of eradication of the Phragmites and the restoration of this beautiful natural habitat.

More information on Virginia Lake Management can be found on their website:  www.virginialakemanagement.com

Locating and treating Phragmites using GPS / GIS mapping

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Mapping Invasive Plants with GPS: Eurasian Milfoil

Aquatechnex specializes in using the latest GIS and GPS technology to identify and treat invasive aquatic plants.   Invasive algae and aquatic weeds are unsightly and may put humans and other native species in danger.   For this reason, having the ability to accurately map invasive plant populations is a critical task in the management of the resource.  Aquatechnex biologists collected GPS observations in the field containing the type of invasive species, growth patterns, and density.  This data is then entered into a GIS software program for further evaluation.  These maps are important baseline for monitoring growth and treatment effectiveness.   Upon evaluation of the GIS models, Aquatechnex along the property managers, or government agencies are able to set strategic priorities and monitor the effects of treatments over time.

Aquatechnex treated Eurasian Milfoil on North Idaho’s Pend Oreille Lake and River this summer.  This is the fourth year of this project and the Eurasian Milfoil populations have been significantly reduced.  One of the key things that needs to happen on a project like this is keeping the public up to date on treatments and water use restrictions.  As this project spans over 60 miles of shoreline, using an interactive map tool on the internet is something that will really help people visualize the location of treatments and the progress of the operation.  Go to http://69.30.47.126/Aquatechnex/default.htm to view the project.  There is a zoom in and out tool and you can drag the image around with your mouse to locate an area of interest.  Turn off the toggle tool to clear that side of the screen.  The Blue polygons are areas that will be treated with a granular product, the yellow areas are liquid Triclopyr areas and the Orange areas are liquid Triclopyr on Corps of Engineers project lands.  We will be updating this as the treatment start to show areas not yet treated, those treated with irrigation restrictions and those treated where irrigation restrictions have expired.

More information on Aquatechnex can be found on their website:  www.aquatechnex.com

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The Mapping Network New Website is Live

The Mapping Network is a nationwide group of professionals providing the highest quality and most affordable bathymetric and land mapping products on the market today. Our staff has been using GIS and GPS technology for land and water services since 1995. Over the years we have developed proprietary technologies for data collection, analysis and map generation. We have shared our technology with a select group of companies throughout the nation to form the largest, most affordable, and highest quality products of its kind.
We are always looking for new ideas and partners for our program. Contact us if you would like more information on our services or if you have ideas of how we can work together.
The Mapping Network
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Omaha, NE 68107
402-241-8177
402-738-1118
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GPS Lake Mapping Verifies Dredging Project

Trent Lewis with Pond Medics, Inc. provided an Arlington, Texas Home Owner Association the validation of knowing a dredging project went as planned. Pond Medics, a lake mapping partner with The Mapping Network, charted the bottom of the lake before and after the dredging project to monitor the improvements. Not only was the HOA able to verify the work had been completed properly, they now have a basemap to monitor sediment accumulation over time. GPS bathymetric mapping is a powerful tool for assisting in management decisions.

Specified areas of sediment removal based on analyzing GPS bathymetric map

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Worldclass Waterfowl Hunting In Nebraska

2Miles of South Platte River Frontage. Pheasant, Quail, Turkey, Deer, Ducks and Geese.

This may be the best waterfowl spot in Nebraska! World class duck, goose, white-tailed deer, wild turkey, pheasant, quail, dove and more. The accommodations are also world class. Also you would only be 20 minutes from Lake McConaughy for outstanding walleye and wiper fishing. This place truly has it all. One way in and one way out with gated entry.

Aerial maps of this property were provided by The Mapping Network.

For More information on this listing click here: www.lashleyland.com/realestate/mallard_hallows_sc.html

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2 Miles of South Platte River Frontage. Pheasant, Quail, Turkey, Deer, Ducks and Geese.

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3D Bathymetric Lake Map

Utilizing unmatched detail, a 3D bathymetric map of your lake or pond created by The Mapping Network will convey a new way of understanding your resource. The three video examples below demonstrate our capabilities for providing our clients an extraordinary visualization of their investment.

Fusing the latest technology trends in GIS and GPS mapping along with highly trained graphical professionals, our bathymetric map of your body of water will be amazingly accurate and also aesthetically enjoyable.

Lake Mapping: Is it for me?

On the surface, a lake or pond seems serene and effortless to maintain, but under the shell is a complex, dynamic organism requiring expert knowledge to produce a perfect balance. To fully enjoy your lake or pond it is essential to know the facts: exact acreage, depths, and chemistry of your lake to make the best management decisions including placement of structure, stocking densities, fish species selection, weed control, where those bass may well be hiding, etc. The Mapping Network maps lakes throughout the entire year but typically the best time to map a lake is from fall until spring, while the weeds are down. An accurate lake map provides the information needed to make the most of your aquatic resource. The Mapping Network provides the highest quality and is the most affordable bathymetric mapping system on the market today. If you are serious about maintaining a high-quality lake or pond, be sure you have the ability to make the best decisions, get your lake mapped by the professionals at The Mapping Network. Give us a call or send an e-mail to find out more details.

phone: (402)241-8177

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The Mapping Network is Open

July 14th, 2009, The Mapping Network opened the doors to their new offices in Omaha, Nebraska. Look for more company updates on this blog.