Southeastern Engineering, Inc. (SEI) Provides Control and Runway Verification For LiDAR Mapping At Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

ATLANTA, GA-December 21st, 2011- Southeastern Engineering Inc. (SEI), a woman owned engineering and consulting firm headquartered in Marietta, Georgia, has been contracted by AIS (one of HJAIA’s primary on-call engineering joint ventures) to provide 3D laser scanning, BIM modeling, runway control and LiDAR mapping verification.

SEI’s role in the project was to provide various surveying services within the airfield along Runways 9L/27R, 9R/27L and the associated taxiways at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.  Runways 9L/27R, 9R/27L and the associated taxiways were mapped utilizing Mobile LiDAR, our task was to provide survey control and to verify the LiDAR mapping results every 500′ along the runways and taxiways. Additionally, SEI provided topographic mapping at each runway end beyond the initial mapping boundaries to insure the design tied in properly to existing ground surfaces. In support of the A380 Gate modifications, SEI utilized 3D laser scanning to locate and model existing gate, building and ramp features for use in design.

SEI’s had to overcome several challenges to complete this project ahead of schedule and within budget.  According to Chris Adams, SEI’s Director of Surveying, “Working at night at the on runways and taxiways at the busiest airport in world does come its own set of unique challenges.  Coordinating runway closures, navigating security, working overnight while maintaining virtually flat tolerances and near perfect closures is tough, but exactly the type of project we prefer.”

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Southeastern Engineering Incorporated (SEI) is a leading diversified woman-owned engineering and consulting company with extensive experience in civil (site development, transportation, traffic) engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture, land planning, 3D laser scanning and environmental/ecological consulting.  Headquartered in Marietta, the Company is actively involved in transportation, aviation, mixed-use, multi-family, retail and residential development projects throughout the metro Atlanta area.  SEI is a certified DBE, WOSB, and is GDOT prequalified in sections  1.06a , 106e , 3.01 , 3.02 , 3.03 , 3.06 , 3.07 , 3.08 , 3.09 , 3.12 , 3.13 , 5.01 , 5.02 , 5.03 , 6.03 , 9.01 , 9.02 , 9.03. For more, please visit www.seengineering.com.