For those wondering about the low-flying helicopter over Squamish and Area D that started this month, here's an answer for you.
The issued a notice on May 7 that Talon Helicopters will be performing light detection and ranging, or mapping in the area until June 30.The project is being done for .
During this time, there will be approximately four days of work, with flights estimated to be about four hours per day. There will be no activity on the ground related to this flight.小蓝视频 Hydro spokesperson Susie Rieder told The Chief the mapping is to support the organization's transmission and vegetation maintenance programs.
This work isn't related to new infrastructure."This technology captures tower, conductor, and ground information that helps 小蓝视频 Hydro monitor our rights-of-way, including how vegetation is growing near our infrastructure," she wrote in an email.
"This LiDAR data will be used to help us fine-tune our work plans for the safe and reliable operation of our system."
