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Applied Ecological Services, Inc.
Wisconsin Office
17921 Smith Road,
P. O. Box 256
Brodhead, WI 53520
Phone: 608.897.8641
Voicemail: 608.897.4898
AES Fax: 608.897.8486
TCRN Fax: 608.897.2044
Info@AppliedEco.com
Illinois Office
120 West Main St
W. Dundee, IL 60118
Phone: 847.844.9385
Fax: 847.844.8759
Kansas City Office
1904 Elm Street
Eudora, KS 66025
Phone 785.542.3090
Fax 785.542.3570
Minnesota Office
21938 Mushtown Rd
Prior Lake, MN 55372
Phone: 952.447.1919
Fax: 952.447.1920
East Coast Office
1100 E. Hector Street Suite #398
Conshohocken, PA 19428
Phone: 610.238.9088
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AES GIS Services
Applied Ecological Services is a full-service, ecological consulting, contracting and restoration firm with special expertise in environmental planning, design, and restoration. Established in 1978, AES provides science-based leadership in the resolutions of environmental problems and in the preservation of natural systems, emphasizing design strategies to improve ecological systems or at least eliminate or minimize, adverse ecological impacts.
AES' ecological systems approach to planning projects includes a multi-disciplinary staff of ecologist, biologist, geographers, engineers and landscape architects. The staff at AES views its diverse background as an irreplaceable resource that offers each project innovative design intertwine with a solid, multifaceted, scientific approach to planning.
In the past decade, planning techniques have changed dramatically with the evolution of new technologies. At the leading edge of these technologies are Geographic Information System (GIS), Remote Sensing and Global Position System (GPS) methods and techniques throughout various project implementations. AES is operating on the cutting edge of these land management and planning techniques at a regional, watershed and site-specific scale.
With the ever-increasing amounts of digital data available to planners, environmental specialists, and even the general public, the application of GIS in everyday use becomes not only possible but also affordable. AES has developed a niche in the GIS/Planning process that include the following services:
| General Services |
Data Collection
GIS Modeling
Map Development
GIS Development
Spatial Analysis
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Project Management
3D Mapping and Modeling
Data Conversion
Research Services
GIS Training
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GIS Software
- ArcView 3.2
- ArcGIS
- Spatial Analysis
- 3d Analyst
- Image Analyst
- ArcPress
- Autocad 2000i Map
- Land Desktop
- Pathfinder Office
GIS Applications
Natural Resource Management: AES uses a skilled team of ecologists, technicians and GIS specialists to identify, locate (using GPS), and map natural resources.
- Vegetation, Land Cover and Natural Resource Mapping: AES integrates and links vegetation cover types and plant lists, identified in the field, into a GIS database for easy viewing, mapping and analysis.
Representative Projects
- Spring Creek, Natural Resource Inventory, Will County, IL
- City of Muskego, Conservation Plan, Muskego, WI
- Tamarack Farms, Conservation Development, Richmond, IL
- Baird Creek Greenway, Natural Resource Inventory, Brown County, WI
Watershed Planning and Management: Breaking down land uses by political boundaries is familiar to planners of all kinds. Unfortunately, natural resources and ecosystems are seldom aligned with these boundaries. However, hydrologic analysis at the watershed scale adds scientific underpinning as well as creative solutions to projects that aspire to protect or improve water resources. By mapping natural ecosystems using watershed boundaries rather than political boundaries, governing bodies can develop integrated plans that are more valuable than the sum of their parts. AES is experienced at management unit and subwatershed delineation, flood analysis/probabilities, stormwater storage assessment, hydrologic modeling and the formation of summary statistics for analysis purposes.
Representative Projects
- Indian Creek Watershed Study, Lake County, Illinois
- Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewage District, Conservation Plan, Milwaukee, WI
- Little Calumet Watershed Study, Northwest, IN
- Clear Creek Stream Investigation, Lenexa, Kansas
- Baird Creek Greenway, Natural Resource Inventory, Brown County, WI
Stream Assessment Model and Mapping: By taking the information from a watershed management plan to the next level of refinement, AES can turn broad scale plans into specific projects that address environmental issues at very high resolution. AES has completed several projects that utilize GIS and fieldwork to quickly identify potential stream stabilization and restoration areas that cater to increased stream quality and stability. This type of project begins with a data collection stage that generally includes topography, hydrology, impervious cover, land use, and aerial photographs to identify and measure key geomorphic tends and relationships. Fieldwork is then used to ground truth findings and pinpoint locations for concern. AES is then qualified to seamlessly design and construct any steam remediation that would be needed.
Representative Projects
- Clear Creek Stream Investigation, Lenexa, Kansas
- Baird Creek Greenway, Natural Resource Inventory, Brown County, WI
- Indian Creek Watershed Study, Lake County, Illinois
- Kishwaukee River, Stream Bank Stabilization Project, Winnebago County, WI
Land Use Planning: Using GIS in land use planning efforts is nothing new, however, AES has pioneered innovative ways to use data to make good land use decisions based on ecological priorities as well as economic and cultural issues.
Representative Projects
- City of Lino Lakes, Land Use Plan, Lino Lakes, MN
- City of Muskego, Conservation Plan, Muskego, WI
- City of Liberty, Master Plan, Liberty, MO
Site Suitability Model: AES has fine-tuned its approach to GIS for the use of site selection. AES has implemented site suitability models to locate businesses, stormwater storage locations, potential restoration sites, conservation developments and lakes.
Representative Projects
- Prairie Crossing Conservation Development, Grays Lake, IL
- Milwaukee Metropolian Sewage District, Conservation Plan, Milwaukee, WI
- Bielinski Homes, Conservation Development, Waukesha, WI
- Oneida Tribe, Lake Development, Outagamie County, WI
Ecological Restoration Model: AES has developed a GIS model that uses existing conditions, soils, aspect, topology and slope to create an ecological restoration plan that can be implemented for large area projects. Such a model is ideal for expanding a vision for an existing reserve or a proposed natural area.
Representative Projects
- Spring Creek Watershed, Green County, WI
- Wartman Family Private Ecological Reserve, Edgerton, WI
Topographic/Slope Analysis: AES uses slope, aspect and hillshade for the purpose of buffer creation and erosion prevention.
Representative Projects
- Platteville Smart Growth Comprehensive Plan, Platteville, WI
- Baird Creek Greenway, Natural Resource Inventory, Brown County, WI
- Clear Creek Stream Investigation, Lenexa, KS
Viewshed Analysis: Identify, quantify and enhance potential and existing visible or transmittable areas. AES has utilized 3d modeling and animation to provide fly over tours of property in order to communicate and visualize important landscape views and concepts to clients.
- Cellular Tower Visibility: Analyze and quantify transmittable areas for different cellular tower heights via an elevation model. Incorporate land cover types and heights to increase real world representation.
Representative Projects
- Applied Ecological Services, Inc., Juda, WI
- Line of Site Analysis for overlook: Ideal for new developments that want to maximize a view from an outside lookout or an upstairs window.
Representative Projects
- Irish Hollow Preserve and Conservation Development, Galena, IL
- Spring Creek Watershed, Green County, WI
Social and Neighborhood Analysis: Census and demographic data exploration in order to identify important social trends in a spatial setting. This type of service would be ideal for business expansion and analysis as well as urban and environmental planning.
Representative Projects
- Little Calumet-Galien River Watershed Study, IN
Base Map Creation: Data gathering and map production. AES strives to create easy to read informative maps and graphics that are accurate as well as aesthetically pleasing.
Representative Projects
- Tamarack Farms, Conservation Development, Richmond, IL
- Bielinski Homes, Conservation Development, Waukesha, WI
- Spring Creek Watershed, Green County, WI
- Spring Creek, Will County, IL
Change Analysis: The rate at which an area changes is critical in its assessment and treatments. This can be used to determine the rate of population growth, where new housing starts, subdivision rates, loss of wetlands and impacts on streams and watersheds. Knowing the rate of change along with the economic and physical constraints of change is critical to the development of an approach or strategy toward any land-based project.
Representative Projects
- Mapping Change in Buncombe County, NC
- Little Calumet-Galien River Watershed Study, IN
- Milwaukee Metropolian Sewage District, Conservation, Milwaukee, WI
- Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians, Cherokee, NC
Affordable housing analysis: As the gap between rich and poor grows in the US (and elsewhere) affordable housing becomes a growing issue. The development of affordable housing requires sensitivity to social, economic, cultural and ecological factors. Environmental fairness issues are at the heart of many conflicts involving affordable housing.
Representative Projects
- Chicken Hill, City of Asheville, NC
- Rutherford County, Affordable Housing Assessment, NC
- Numerous HUD projects, NC and SC.
- Affordable housing infill opportunities, Neighborhood Housing Services, NC
Inventory, tracking and priority systems: Many agencies are adding inventory, tracking and prioritization systems to help follow through with regulatory and planning process. Management of conservation easements is a large issue as mitigations and tax relief are tied to specific properties. Also easements, important wetlands, hazardous waste impacts, sensitive areas are being linked to regulatory activities such as development or other use permits. Locating and tracking these sites over time is critical in managing these special properties.
Representative Projects
- Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians, Cherokee, NC
- Rutherford County, Affordable Housing Assessment, NC
Other Services Available:
Proximity/Distribution Analysis
- Network Analysis: Identify efficient travel routes, nearest facilities, and travel directions.
- Least Cost Analysis: Identify the most cost efficient hiking/biking trail or assess a least cost model in order to identify potential routes for road or highway development.
Risk Analysis Mapping
- Flood Analysis and Probabilities
- Forest Fire and Burn Probabilities
- Landslide Risk and Probabilities
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