New Point Chair weighs LIDAR road scan service to pursue state grant matches

Aug 11, 2026

A presenter from 1st Group Engineering offered a LIDAR-based roadway and asset-inventory service to generate pavement ratings and sign inventories that could support Community Crossing grant applications; the town discussed a $2,800 two-year participation cost and 4:1 matching examples.

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The New Point Town Council heard a presentation from John Strang of 1st Group Engineering on a LIDAR-based roadway inventory that produces pavement-condition ratings, sign inventories and 360° imagery the town can review online. "I'm John Strang with 1st Group Engineering, and we, have our office up there in Indianapolis," Strang said as he described the data outputs and file formats towns receive.

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