Services

GMI offers a full line of services and technology for wildlife and bird issues such as avian and wildlife studies, assessments and management at proposed and existing wind energy developments, airports, and other types of commercial and private developments. GMI has years of experience in BASH management at airports and studying the impacts of onshore and offshore wind power developments on wildlife, especially migratory birds. GMI staff are experts in conducting wildlife and avian impact studies through the use of remote sensing (e.g., radar, thermal imaging, NEXRAD) and field methods (e.g., surveys, assessments) in support of developments (e.g., offshore and onshore wind power projects) and operations (e.g., airport BASH programs).

GMI’s remote sensing and technology services include:

• Assessment
  • Airport wildlife hazard assessments
  • Land use and wetlands delineations
  • Industrial assessments – tailing ponds, transmission lines, communication towers
  • Wildlife attractant assessments – landfills, wastewater
  • NEPA compliance for new construction
• Management
  • Airport, BASH, wildlife hazard management plans, reviews, and updates
  • Integrated natural resources management plans
  • Wildlife attractant hazard control and management plans
  • Wildlife hazard management and BASH training
• Consulting
  • Public outreach
  • Bird hazard risk modeling
  • NEXRAD analysis
  • Avian risk assessments
  • Bird and wildlife impact studies – field surveys, analysis
  • Threatened and endangered species – surveys, mitigation
• Bird Detection Systems
  • Mobile Avian Radar System® (MARS®) – for sale or lease
  • Radar data collection and analysis
  • Maintenance, calibration, ground truthing
  • Real-time 24-hour automatic target archive to database