Art and Surveying

Very interesting. Thanks for posting.
Certainly a change from other surveying jobs.

dirkie2710, post: 363904, member: 10950 wrote:
Let me know what you guys think of this. Really exciting to be involved in a project that is out of my normal scope of works and requires new thinking.

Dirk

Did you calculate the outline? What steps were taken for that?

Hi, yes i calculated the outline. The client (artist) provided us with the shape and my initial thought was to do a quick survey of the landscape where the shape would be, and also the viewing area on the opposite hill, so as to create a 3D model of the terrain and place the image and "stretch" it to look correct from the viewing area in Civil3D.

However due to time constraints and financials, this was not possible.

I then took the JPG image she provided and overlayed the image on google earth and exaggerated the terrain view to level 2 and titled my view and zoomed in to get a best realistic view of what the image currently looks like and then adjusted the image until the view from ground looked best. I noted the corner coordinates if the JPG, recreated the image to a vector using Abode Illustrator > created a PDF of mentioned JPG, inserted the PDF into AutoCAD and placed it based on the lat-lon coordinates from GE previously medntioned and created a polyline by snapping along the edges of the image outline. This polyline was then imported into Modelmaker and points were placed at each node.

Points were then staked out by GPS on a VRS network fix.

GE still has the image at coordinates : 25å¡58'27.25"S 27å¡45'52.25"E

dirkie2710, post: 363953, member: 10950 wrote: Points were then staked out by GPS on a VRS network fix.

at what interval?

dirkie2710, post: 363953, member: 10950 wrote: Hi, yes i calculated the outline. The client (artist) provided us with the shape and my initial thought was to do a quick survey of the landscape where the shape would be, and also the viewing area on the opposite hill, so as to create a 3D model of the terrain and place the image and "stretch" it to look correct from the viewing area in Civil3D.

However due to time constraints and financials, this was not possible.

I then took the JPG image she provided and overlayed the image on google earth and exaggerated the terrain view to level 2 and titled my view and zoomed in to get a best realistic view of what the image currently looks like and then adjusted the image until the view from ground looked best. I noted the corner coordinates if the JPG, recreated the image to a vector using Abode Illustrator > created a PDF of mentioned JPG, inserted the PDF into AutoCAD and placed it based on the lat-lon coordinates from GE previously medntioned and created a polyline by snapping along the edges of the image outline. This polyline was then imported into Modelmaker and points were placed at each node.

Points were then staked out by GPS on a VRS network fix.

GE still has the image at coordinates : 25å¡58'27.25"S 27å¡45'52.25"E

Another way would be to trace the image in GE then export a kml and import that kml direct into your survey software.

Fantastic project.

I created 12 corn mazes using an RTK mounted on top of a Skid Steer with the controller mounted at eye level in front of me.

[USER=6835]@Brad[/USER] point were mostly soaced at about a 2m interval due to the constant curvature of the shapes. The polyline used to create staking data was used at each node or if no node was available every 2m.

[USER=7509]@Seb[/USER] the first attempt at finalising the shape with the client I did use that approach, but she gave us the image vertically flipped to the way it came out evebtually. After she changed it the first time I decided to go the AutoCad route as it is simpler to adjust and flip or scale if changes are requires. I think we went through about 8 revisions and changes before a final size was decided on. In certain places after staking we had to move some stakes by standing on the viewing hill and radio-ing changes to the team at the stakes. Especially the eye of the deer looked weird after first staking it

[USER=1128]@Lee[/USER] that sounds more like play than work to me

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Yes, it is fun. For a non profit. So can't call it work. Takes an hour or 2 in Microstation to design. Then 2 to 3 hours in Skid Steer to cut out the corn I try to do this when the corn is knee high. Total length is about 1.25 miles of maze path in a 6 acre field.

Here is a link to some aerial images.
2015 - Turkey Time - Gobble, gobble.
2014 - Olympic Hero - Our hometown Olympic medalist, Luge athlete Erin Hamlin
2013 - Farm Scene - A barn, silos, and tractor
2012 - Celtic Knot - A very intricate repeating pattern
2011 - Welsh Knight - A Welsh knight & his castle
2010 - Fall Forest - A pretty fall setting
2009 - Happy Halloween - A traditional Halloween scene
2008 - Dairy Cow - Celebrating our dairy heritage
2007 - Daffodil - A traditional symbol & flower of Wales
2006 - Cornucopia - A classic symbol of the harvest season
2005 - Caboose - In honor of our recently acquired NYC 19509
2004 - Ram's Head - The ram is Remsen's school mascot
2003 - Welsh Dragon - Remsen has a strong Welsh heritage
2002 - Steam Locomotive - Celebrating the Maze's home at the Remsen Depot