PWT Expands Helena Office

PWT’s Montana office has moved to 54 North Last Chance Gulch, Helena, to accommodate three new employees … (More)

PWT Wins GSA, Fort Carson Contracts

PWT, as a team member with prime contractor the Arcanum Group, was awarded a five-year contract to … (More)

Pacific Western Technologies, LTD | Data Acquisition

Data Acquisition

PWT performs data acquisition from diverse sources such as Global Positioning System (GPS) surveys, databases, and paper maps. To conduct GPS surveys, PWT Geographic Information Systems (GIS) specialists collect a geographically referenced position and import/migrate the data into the GIS format to build a GIS or to enhance or validate existing source data. Field data acquisition can be done independently or in conjunction with GPS data acquisition activities. PWT provides Quality Assurance/Quality Control ground control for our mapping and imaging projects to ensure the accuracy of point features that will be converted to GIS.

  • Global Positioning System surveys, databases, paper maps, etc…
  • Geographic Information Systems creation and validation and data migration
  • Quality Assurance/Quality Control (ground control for point data accuracy, etc…)

GIS   |   Design   |   Management

GIS Case Study:

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In January 2010, the Federal Highway Administration and National Park Service Road Inventory Program took possession of a Pathrunner vehicle, built by Pathway Services – Tulsa, OK. This vehicle or van collects data on paved roads on National Park lands.  This data consists of highly accurate distance/GPS, HD video (think google streetview), and most importantly- the distress of the pavement for … (More)