• The mapping is derived from stereo photography and radar elevation measurement
• Optionally, augment the mapping with accurate positions of sprinklers, valves, drain points,
  cable & pipe runs via a simple GPS ground survey conducted with the greenkeeper within a half-day.

A novel approach to scale drawings and colour photography of the golf course based on aerial data provides a wealth of detail for a fraction of the normal cost.

A good set of drawings is a real asset for helping maintenance and when alterations are to be done. Accurate plans used to cost thousands, but not any more! Tonick can now give you large scale drawings containing a wealth of detail derived from the latest in aerial photography and radar. You get a poster-sized colour photo too!

As standard we provide:

• A colour aerial photo, plan view on poster-sized glossy paper.
• A tracing to the same scale of the greens, tees, bunkers, fairways, wooded areas, lakes, visible paths, buildings and parks. To include green numbers, play lines and table of irrigated areas.
• A contour plot of surface elevations at 1m intervals.

Options: 

• Extra text, lines and symbols added to the tracing from your sketched-on information. For example, as-laid routes and sprinkler positions.
• A GPS survey to accurately record positions of sprinklers, valves, drain points, cable & pipe runs etc. Because the main features will have been traced from the photo, this survey will cost a fraction of a conventional ground-based one.
• Comes with disk with AutoCAD and JPEG formats

Think of how these drawings can help you!

• Reduce the cost of maintenance or alterations.
• Avoid damage to existing underground pipes and cables.
• Enable you to comply with the new water efficiency legislation.
• Reduce the design cost of greens, tees or winter water storage lakes.
• Environmental impact studies for the Environment Agency.
• Planning applications.
• Plan can be loaded into a PC for graphical control of irrigation.
• Promotional material or a golfer’s guide from the aerial photo.

From the data, you can also get:

Water run-off models to help with environmental impact studies or winter storage lake design. For this or additional hydrological work, the elevation data can be included on the CDROM in ‘ARCgrid’ and ‘XYZ ASCII’ formats.

Promotional material or gifts derived from the photography, such as place mats, Christmas cards or golfer’s guides.

Cut and fill calculations for the construction of new Greens or Tees.

‘Fly’ around the course at any height using Tonick supplied software. This can help in the concept design of new buildings, greens and tees.

Tonick can store the data safely for a small annual fee, in case it needs amendment, re-plotting or further processing in the future.

How it works:

• You give Tonick the geographical limits of the course from an Ordnance Survey map. How do I do that?
• From previous aerial survey data in their possession, Tonick will submit an A1-sized colour photograph taken vertically above the course. You then mark up Green numbers and play lines, returning the drawing. Tonick will then incorporate your sketches, adding tracings of Greens, Tees, Fairways, bunkers, visible paths, trees, lakes, buildings and car parks. From this tracing data, Tonick will then derive a table of irrigated areas.
• You may optionally add further text information and lines which will be incorporated at modest cost; for instance, sketches of sprinkler positions and pipe/cable runs.
• You can optionally commission a visit to accurately pinpoint particular features using a GPS. Because the main geographical features will already have been traced, this survey will be quick and low-cost.
• Tonick will then incorporate the sketching or GPS data to deliver the final translucent layers, one each for the tracing, annotations and contours. The original photo will be reprinted on photographic quality paper using an A1-size inkjet printer.
• Additionally, the layers and photo can be delivered in AutoCAD compatible electronic format on CDROM.