DINOSAUR PARK ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS
Rapid City, South DakotaAbout the Project
Working as a subconsultant, AE2S was tasked with surveying, scanning, and performing ADA checks on the project to upgrade the local attraction that spans nearly 40 acres and hosts thousands of visitors every year.
Project Details
Date: 2021
Client: Tallgrass Landscape Architecture
Key Project Elements
- Topographic Survey
- 3D Scanning
- ADA Checks
- Drone
Utilizing Drone Technology for Enhanced Design and Visualization
Improvements included additional lighting, new paths throughout the park, educational pods, and new picnic areas. AE2S used a drone to develop a 3D point cloud that captured thousands of data points in a relatively short period of time. The 3D point cloud enables the generation of topographical information, as well as modeling various lighting arrangements for the dinosaurs.Aerial imagery was also produced as a byproduct of the point cloud generation. The resolution of this imagery is much higher than that available from conventional sources and can be used to identify and locate items as small as curb stops.