The competition for the Engineering Drone Video of the Year (EDVY) competition was fierce this year with more than 3,000 votes being cast during two weeks of online voting. Over the first four days of the EDVY Competition, there was little to discern between the top five videos, with each receiving between 100 and 200 votes. As the first week closed on day seven, one video from a familiar name began to emerge as a leading contender to finish online voting in the top five. Submitted by last year’s EDVY winners Cody Rogness and Moore Holding Company/Moore Engineering, the video tiled “Cub Creek Development 2nd Addition” highlights a civil engineering project in Horace, North Dakota. Completed by Moore Engineering’s Land and Site Development Group, the project is a new residential development featuring 215 single-family residential lots, 2 multi- family lots, stormwater ponds, 2 park properties, and pedestrian paths. The video visualizes Moore Engineering’s civil, water resources, and environmental engineering services for the Cub Creek project. Using drone footage to provide a comprehensive view of the project, the video pairs visuals with information, tracing the progress of project features such as the collector roadway, which includes 2,100 lineal feet of new concrete roadway, shared-use paths, and sidewalks. This trend continues as various aspects of the project are paired with information about material, development, and community impact. As week two of online voting progressed, the jockeying for position in the top five intensified, and the final four changed no less than three times. As the second week continued, another video that emerged as exceedingly likely to finish in the top five was DRMP’s submission titled “Suncoast Parkway 2 State Road 589 Expansion Project.” The video features a critical project that provides region connectivity and was included in the 2022 Yearbook of Engineering Achievement from Civil+Structural Engineer Media. Using voice-narration paired with video footage, photos, and visualizations captured with drone- flight, DRMP’s submission tells the story of Florida’s infrastructure expansion over the course of the last 10+ years. The final three positions in the top five remained in hot contention as online voting drew to a close in the second week. During this time, several videos made quick jumps up the leaderboard with perhaps
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none larger than McLaren Engineering Group’s “Promontory Point” submission. At the conclusion of online voting, four submissions were in direct competition for the final spot. Another submission that made a significant jump in the final days of online voting to secure a spot in the top five was “Lynnwood Link Extension (L300) Light Rail” from Skanska USA Civil. The video uses drone flight to trace an overview of rail project just north of Seattle. Flying overhead the project, the video gives viewers a unique perspective on the project’s 3.8 miles of aerial guideway, two elevated stations, and a five-story parking garage at the Lynnwood Transit Center. The final video to secure a spot in the top five at the conclusion of online voting was Thomas & Hutton’s “HMG Metaplant America EV Facility,” which is situated in Bryan County, just minutes away from Savannah, Georgia. Thomas & Hutton provided comprehensive services for the groundbreaking project, including site selection, general consulting, due diligence assistance, site master planning, project management, and the design and permitting of offsite and onsite infrastructure. The video gives an aerial view of Thomas & Alexander Lopukhov Co-Founder and Head of Business Development, TOPODRONE SA Will Anderson Mergers & Acquisitions Advisor, Zweig Group Matt Hassett Product Manager, AGTEK Development Co. Luke Carothers Editor-in-Chief, Civil+Structural Engineer Media
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