N V5 Geospatial Is Helping to Solve Alaska's Toughest Geographic Challenges: Conducting environmentally responsible and sustainable projects that help us adapt to a changing landscape and climate.

Although many Alaskans may not recognize its new name, NV5 Geospatial has been providing geospatial services in the state for over 60 years. Most recently known as Quantum Spatial, the company has been entrenched at its Merrill Field location in Anchorage for decades. It has supported Alaska on many of its major mapping initiatives such as aerial surveys for the U.S. government, and mapping route alternatives before construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System. NV5 Geospatial has been with Alaska through many of its changes and continues to adapt to solve new challenges.

Today, "mapping" means so much more than taking pictures from above and drawing features of the ground. With an arsenal of advanced sensor technologies such as lasers, multi-spectral imaging cameras, and massive computing power, modern geospatial companies can expand the catalog of questions that can be answered with geospatial solutions. From measuring the changing coastline, to identifying specific geo-hazards along pipe, rail, and road systems, to developing impact studies of earthquakes, and analyzing potential landslide hazards, NV5 Geospatial is answering some of the most pressing geographic questions facing Alaska.

Providing Actionable Information through Remote Sensing, Analytics, and Modeling

Many of Alaska's challenges today stem from a changing climate. As permafrost degrades, glaciers retreat and forest ecosystems undergo stress from infestation, Alaska's landscape is shifting, and the impacts are widespread. By leveraging technology to better understand these changes, NV5 Geospatial provides the expertise to plan, design, and build solutions that uncover details about the environment and help inform decisions for managing Alaska's unique resources, which enhances sustainability.

"We can tell you where and by how much your pipeline infrastructure is shifting due to changes in permafrost, or how wetlands are being impacted by fluctuations in drainage patterns or from accelerated glacial melt," says Adam McCullough, NV5 Geospatial's Alaska Program Manager. "We can help identify which takes and ponds have more water volume to use to sustainably build ice roads without impacting fish populations or damaging tundra while saving engineering and construction costs. Our clients identify their resource challenges, and we apply the sensor technology matched with airborne platforms such as airplanes, helicopters, and drones, to acquire mapping data that we turn into...