CAD/GIS
Knight Technologies built our reputation on our CAD and GIS services and we continue to be an industry leader in this specialized field. We have a well trained and highly skilled team of survey and design technicians and GIS programmers who have years of experience in several diverse computer-aided applications. We routinely develop custom applications, specialized programs, and routines to meet and exceed our client’s requirements in this high-tech field. Our extensive experience with this technology provides clients with cost effective solutions for managing, analyzing, and displaying geospatial data. We have used GIS on hundreds of mining projects to support various resource disciplines from vegetation surveys to underground utilities and bond release tracking. Our broad practical experience and expert technical skills allow us to tailor our GIS services to meet your specific data management needs. KTI routinely assists our mining clients with mapping, GPS data collection, system design, and software training. KTI’s partnership with SURVCAD and ESRI allows us to provide turn-key solutions from software training through system implementation
KTI has the most extensive collection of state-of-the-art Geographic Information System (GIS), Computer Aided Design (CAD), and Global Positioning System (GPS) hardware and software under one roof in the state of Wyoming. We keep our technology up to date and we continually train our staff as well as hire recent graduates. KTI is a technology company. We will not be out-competed in this fast paced and continually evolving field.
Our services include:
- Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD)
- System support and training
- Civil, mechanical, and architectural drafting
- Data conversion and administration
- Customized LQD mine permit drafting and mapping applications
- Geographic permit management
- Property/land development mapping
- Presentation graphics production
- 3D modeling and rendering
- Geographic analysis and modeling
- Internet GIS
- Architectural drawings and materials estimating
- High resolution, large format color plotting and imaging
- Scanning, digitizing, and vectorization
- Database design and maintenance
- Mechanical and 3D CAD drawings
- Presentation of aerial photographs and satellite images
- Data hosting, archiving, and maintenance
- Aerial and satellite image processing
- Contouring, slope analysis, and volumetric calculations
Our experienced staff is dedicated to assisting our clients with all aspects of GIS data management and project design. We can handle the time consuming and specialized tasks of building data sets and printing out maps, while freeing up your engineering staff to focus on core mine planning. KTI can also support our clients current mapping system by developing GIS data files to your specifications that can be readily imported into other mapping systems. For many mining companies initial map production may start out small and can usually be managed by mine engineering staff. However, with each new project valuable data files are created. If these data sets are not archived properly, over time, files from these previous projects can become unwieldy to manage. Data may be lost, version control becomes difficult, and files become unusable. This results in reduced value to the company and significant costs may be incurred to recreate data. Using our state-of-the-art spatial data management tools, KTI can help preserve the value of your data investment. KTI has the expertise, infrastructure, and industry knowledge needed to manage your spatial data assets for maximum benefit.
We routinely provide mapping and data management services for numerous consulting firms who are collecting baseline data for the mining industry.
This work includes the preparation of:
- Land and mineral ownership maps
- Groundwater and surface water rights maps
- Land use maps
- Soils maps
- Vegetation maps
- Wetland maps
- Alluvial valley floor maps
- Wildlife habitat maps
- Hydrologic control plan maps
- Mine facility maps