Airborne study to provide insights on geothermal and mineral resources of Western Nevada
Lithium Operation in Clayton Valley, Nevada (source: flickr/ docsearls, creative commons)
Alexander Richter
2 Oct 2020
Company NV5 has won a $5.2 million contract by the USGS to collect airborne data which is to help examine the regional topography and geology of Western Nevada to help estimate geothermal and mineral resource potential.
As part of an announcement by NV5 Global, Inc., a provider of compliance, technology, and engineering consulting solutions, announced today that its subsidiary, Quantum Spatial, Inc., North America’s largest geospatial services firm, has been awarded contracts totalling $28 million to support the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) Earth Mapping Resources Initiative.
“We are pleased to apply our industry-leading geospatial technology and data analytics capabilities to support the large-scale infrastructure, environmental, and mapping needs of federal clients, ranging from the USGS to the Department of Defense,” said Dickerson Wright, PE, Chairman and CEO of NV5. “Use of geospatial data continues to expand in all of our key markets, including federal agencies, state and local governments, and utilities and drives the long-term, sustainable growth of our geospatial services.”
As part of the announcement, the company also reports that it was also awarded a $5.2 million task order to support the USGS Earth Mapping Resources Initiative. The project includes the collection of 24,758 square miles of airborne lidar data to examine the regional topography and geology of Western Nevada and provide insights into the geothermal and mineral resource potential of the region. Data collected by NV5 will also support the U.S. Department of Energy, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Bureau of Land Management, and Natural Resources Conservation Service.
