Woolpert will collect Quality Level 1 topographic lidar data in Hawaii to support the creation of a statewide, high-resolution elevation dataset under a task order awarded by the U.S. Geological Survey.

Jessica Goodell, formerly a senior project manager at Jacobs, has joined Woolpert as director of portfolio optimization for the company's strategic consulting group.

Woolpert will open a research hub in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, for unmanned aircraft systems and other aviation technology and expects to hire additional employees to work at the new facility.

Woolpert has secured a contract to assess possible challenges that may arise from the integration of unmanned aircraft systems into airport operations and craft a set of guidelines to help industry plan airfield infrastructure to accommodate large UAS platforms.

Woolpert has been selected by the National Safe Skies Alliance to create a document that would guide airports on collaborative planning and response to address security risks from unmanned aircraft systems. The company said Tuesday it will produce a guidebook that will outline strategies for airport operators to assess, respond to and recover from UAS threats.

David Feuer and Bob Leitch, respectively a vice president and senior strategic consultant at Woolpert, have joined an advisory group that represents U.S. on the International Organization for Standardization's technical committee for asset management.

Woolpert will help the Department of Energy's legacy management services team maintain information technology applications and manage environmental spatial data as part of a potential five-year, $10M contract.

Centric Consulting and Woolpert have partnered to offer management, data and organizational services meant to help local governments apply for coronavirus relief funds.

A geographical information systems analyst from Woolpert has traced anomalies in facilities, sustainment, restoration and modernization funds at the U.S. Air Force's Hurlburt Field installation in Florida.

Jeff Lovin, a senior vice president and market director at Woolpert, has been appointed president at the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing.

Esri has recognized Woolpert for the adoption of the former's technologies and delivery of corresponding expertise.

Michael Harper, a 28-year U.S. Army veteran and a former civilian at the Army Geospatial Center, has been appointed a senior strategist at Woolpert. He will help broaden Woolpert's efforts to support military customers in the spatial data and mapping areas as part of his new responsibilities, the company said Tuesday.

Shiv Iyer, a strategic asset management subject matter expert at Woolpert, has been named to serve as vice chair of a group associated with the International Organization for Standardization.

A joint venture between Woolpert and Optimal GEO has secured a five-year, $49.9M contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to carry out maintenance, operations and technical support efforts for the Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of Expertise.

Qassim Abdullah, a chief scientist and senior associate at Woolpert, has been added to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's review panel for hydrographic services.