BEMIDJI,
Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Transportation will conduct aerial
mapping of several locations in northern Minnesota this fall. This work
must be conducted after the leaves have fallen off of the trees and
before any snow has fallen.
Weather permitting; work will begin in early October in the following locations:
· Erskine- Highway 2
· Halstad- Highway 75
· Northome- Highway 1
· Saint Hilaire- Highway 32
· Warren- Highway 1/75
· Warroad- Highway 11
The
mapping will create a record of existing infrastructure and landscape
along MnDOT right of way for transportation planning and operations. To
take the photos, crews place an “X” on the ground as a reference point
for the aerial photographer.
“Crews
paint large white ‘X’ targets on paved surfaces” said Dan Domeier,
MnDOT Land Surveyor. “For unpaved locations they use a wood panel
target. A survey crew then records the coordinate position and
elevation of these targets, and provides that information to the aerial
photography company.”
The
wood panel targets are temporary and will be removed when the
photography is completed. MnDOT requests that landowners not remove or
disturb the targets until the photography is completed.
If a target must be moved, please contact MnDOT District 2 survey staff at 218-755-6533 or by email at Daniel.Domeier@state.mn.us.
