The new group further expands the company's suite of end-to-end solutions by offering data collection, interpretation, and analysis of natural hazards in real-time to provide a better understanding of risk and preparation for geohazard potential.
The GAMM team collects and processes many types of geospatial data, including photogrammetry, LIDAR, InSAR, ground-based radar, in-ground instrumentation, and orthoimagery to monitor previous and current ground movement and identify concerning trends. With proprietary analytics, the team leverages the data to evaluate and model the measurement of geohazard frequency, intensity and severity.
The ability to collect and interpret critical geospatial data in a robust and scalable way is becoming an industry game-changer in accurately mapping and monitoring at-risk areas. Combining this capability with GeoStabilization's wealth of experience in slope stabilisation helps its clients proactively detect, monitor, manage and mitigate geohazards that affect their assets and the public.
"Over the last 20 years, we have worked closely with customers to mitigate thousands of geohazards. Throughout that time, we observed that most have more geohazards to mitigate than their budget allows, forcing them to react only after a failure occurs. It pained us to repeatedly witness this scenario," said Daniel Lines, vice president, Corporate Strategy & Development of GeoStabilization, "so we began building our capability to gather and analyse data to assist our customers in prioritising the mitigation of their geohazards - furthering GeoStabilization's commitment to protect people and infrastructure through innovated solutions.
"By utilising geospatial data, the GAMM group proactively monitors changes, detects early warning signs, and provides risk management through meaningful analysis. With this information, we can better help our customers make proactive, consistent, and fiscally responsible decisions regarding geohazards that threaten their communities and assets."
GAMM experts
With the expanded company capabilities, the new group adds additional geology and data analysis experts to GeoStabilization.
Lex Ivey serves as director of Data Science and Analytics for GAMM. In this role, Ivey leverages remote sensing and geospatial data science to give GeoStabilization more proactive capabilities in protecting people and infrastructure from the dangers of geohazards. Ivey has more than two decades of pioneering, innovating, and elevating real-world applications of geo-spatial technology and decision support.
Ben Haugen serves as the director of Business Development for GAMM. Haugen leads GeoStabilization's efforts to drive customer awareness and project development to the remote sensing, instrumentation, and monitoring business market. A geological engineer, Haugen brings extensive knowledge and more than a decade of experience in geohazard monitoring, analysis, and mitigation.
Cody Stopka joins GeoStabilization as the project development geologist for GAMM. Stopka helps lead the development of the group's capabilities and supports GeoStabilization market sectors across North America. With a background in structural and field geology, Stopka has in-depth experience proactively monitoring geohazards to ensure the safety and functionality of open-pit mines, large landslide complexes, and debris flow hazards.
The GAMM group furthers GeoStabilization International's ability to provide the best value to customers through comprehensive monitoring and data analytics for decision support and customized design-build mitigation services. By diversifying its portfolio of services to include real-time data collection and analysis, the company can more precisely predict and plan for geohazards - providing added protection to people and critical infrastructure.
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