2 hours (10 am – 12 pm MST) 12pm – 2pm ET
Zoom
In partnership with Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation, the CDA is proud to present the 4th annual technical webinar series highlighting practical applications and case studies of evolving dam safety practices and advanced technologies for embankment dams and appurtenant structures. This is the second webinar in the series.
The advancement of drone and payload technologies and digital analysis and visualisation tools continues unabated at an amazing rate. This webinar explores various drone-based measurement technologies, including photogrammetry, LiDAR, multispectral, and thermal imaging, while evaluating their strengths, weaknesses, and integration with complementary ground-based technologies. Highlighting the outcomes and utilizations of these technologies, the discussion extends to advanced data analysis through AI and the potential for collaborative visualizations for dam safety applications. Through case studies, the presentation aims to showcase industry experts experience in these domains and provide insights into the future advancements in drone technologies and data processing tools. This webinar will explore various ways that drones are being used to measure and monitor dam infrastructure.
James Mickle, M.Sc., P.Geoph., Tetra Tech CanadaJames Mickle is a senior geophysicist with Tetra Tech Canada, based in Calgary. Over the past 19 years, James has been involved in numerous projects across Canada and the arctic, serving many clients and industries, both public and private. In 2014, James turned his attention to developing an internal UAV-based high-resolution mapping capability at Tetra Tech Canada and currently serves as UAV Operations Manager. In 2017, James began development of an advanced VR/AR-based visualization and remote virtual collaboration and analysis environment called TetraVerse, to help more effectively communicate and understand complex multi-disciplinary geospatial data.
Joshua Fowler, NiricsonMr. Fowler held a series of infrastructure policy and development roles until joining Niricson in 2019. Upon joining, he worked as a project manager on large-scale condition assessment projects for hydropower and water control structures in Canada and the United States. Mr. Fowler joined the executive team in 2022, and expanded Niricson's capabilities into four continents and three industries. He continues to support clients by providing technical expertise on using novel methods for infrastructure condition assessments. Prior to joining Niricson, Mr. Fowler previously worked at the United States Department of Transportation.
Mathieu Boudreau, P.Eng., StantecMathieu is based in Calgary, Alberta and has 8 years of international geotechnical engineering experience in the energy, resource, infrastructure, and dams sectors. Mathieu's dams experience includes site and material characterization, instrumentation installation and analysis, 2D & 3D slope stability, 2D & 3D seepage analysis, 2D & 3D numerical modelling, developing 3D site geology and design models, preparing IFC drawings & specifications, and construction quality assurance. He is currently the Earthworks and Instrumentation lead for construction of the Springbank Off-stream Reservoir project which will provide flood protection along the Elbow River in Calgary and other downstream communities.
