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Laser scanning of New York Route 17 upgrade gets nod from American Council of Engineering Companies

The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of New York has honored one of Erdman Anthony’s projects as among the best in the northeast region.

The firm’s entry, laser scanning of New York Route 17 Upgrade to I-86, exit 131, earned a Silver Award in the category of surveying and mapping technology.

Considered the Academy Awards of the consulting engineerin

g industry, the annual Engineering Excellence awards “recognize and celebrate engineering achievements that demonstrate the highest degree of skill and ingenuity among member firms.”

This year, the award was presented to Erdman Anthony at a black tie dinner on March 27, 2010 in the Grand Ballroom of The Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York City.

“We are particularly proud of this award and this project, because it is the largest terrestrial LiDAR (light detection and ranging) survey completed to-date on a New York State Department of Transportation job,” Erdman Anthony CEO Russell Bullock said in a press release. “As a firm that is constantly striving to stay ahead of the curve in its use of technology, we are delighted to be so honored by our peers.”

The award-winning project entailed creating a highly