Building the Great Map brings Lakebed 2030 community together in Chicago
On Wednesday, April 27, at Glosapalooza in Chicago, 75 participants gathered at the Chicago Yacht Club on the shores of Lake Michigan and online to hear from leaders in the…
Just Published: “Costs and Approaches for Mapping the Great Lakes”
In 2020, we asked three experienced survey companies "What will it take to map the Great Lakes at high-density?" Using different strategies and technologies, XOCEAN, Orange Force Marine Ltd., and Fugro reported on technologies that could be used to fill gaps, laid out timelines, and estimated the overall cost. We discovered that, with today's emerging scanning technologies, with the proper funding, a high-density map of our lakebed is well within grasp. Using their findings, we just published our Costs and Approaches for Mapping the Great Lakes report. Read the report.
