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In The News: Building Boom In San Francisco Brings City Government Unexpected Funds

On December 13, 2013 the San Francisco Chronicle reported that a building boom in the City has brought in unexpected funds to City Government. The funds are from development fees paid by land developers. The funds are used to pay for street, transit, and open space improvements within the city limits. According to the article […]

In The News: Project Development Costs Stall Old Sacramento Riverfront Path

On January 5, 2014 the Sacramento Bee Newspaper reported that it will cost about 11 million dollars to extend a pedestrian path, bike trail, and other park features along the Sacramento River from O Street to Miller Park.  Work on the existing path this project would extend was paid for with state grants and redevelopment […]

O’Dell Engineering Starts Surveys To Support Well Replacement In Firebaugh, California

  O’Dell Engineering has started surveys to support the replacement of Water Well #7 in the City of Firebaugh. O’Dell Engineering is teamed with Kennedy/Jenks on the project. As part of their work on the project, the O’Dell Engineering survey team conducted topographic surveys of the levee and water infrastructure at the project site. The […]

O’Dell Engineering Completes Field Work for Fuller Neighborhood Improvements Project in Chowchilla, California

  O’Dell Engineering has just completed field surveys to support the design of street improvements in the Fuller Neighborhood in Chowchilla, California. As part of the project O’Dell Engineering will develop an engineering design that will increase the safety of pedestrians who walk to local schools in the neighborhood.Terrestrial laser scanning technology was used in […]

In The News: Editorial In Support of Westlake Master Planned Community in Fresno

On December 10th the Fresno Bee Newspaper published an editorial in support of the Westlake Master Planned Community in Fresno. The editorial describes the benefits the 430 acre, 2.600 home community would bring to the area. The article states that: ” This part of Fresno is in dire need of private investment and upscale housing. […]

O’Dell Engineering GIS News: Land Subdivision GIS Created

O’Dell Engineering has implemented a new GIS to manage the land subdivision process. The GIS will be used by O’Dell Engineering land surveyors on major land subdivision and master plan community projects throughout the California Central Valley. The GIS allows land surveyors at O’Dell Engineering to quickly and efficiently access records related to the subdivision […]

O’Dell Engineering GIS News: Update of Right-of-Way Acquisition GIS Begun

O’Dell Engineering has just started a major update of the GIS design it uses to manage land surveying data and real property records for the large right-of-way acquisition projects. The GIS is designed to manage information on land ownership information, tax assessor information, parcel boundary data, and information collected during boundary field surveys performed by O’Dell Engineering […]

O’Dell Engineering Land Surveying News: Survey Connections Monthly Publication Launched

O’Dell Engineering is publishing a brand new monthly publication entitled Survey Connections. The publication will be based on the company’s successful “Land Connections” letter and will have the same format. The publication is freely distributed.  Survey Connections will help civil engineers, structural engineers, and geotechnical engineers better understand survey technologies and work products they may […]