Underground utility damage is expensive. Several jurisdictions have attempted to estimate the cost of underground utility damage for individual incidents and for entire national economies. Costs can be broken down into direct costs and indirect […]
There have been significant advances in technologies for detecting underground infrastructure including inertial locating, novel radar technologies applied to ground penetrating radar (GPR), and software for post processing GPR signals to produce tomographic images. Each […]
At the fourth Digital Underground Connect (DUConnect) session, Rob Martindale, Utility Program Manager at the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) provided an overview of a remarkable initiative by the State of Colorado to address the […]
Accurately mapping underground utility and telecom network assets represents a growing opportunity for professional surveyors. In order to ensure continuing improvement in the accuracy of location information about underground utilities, some international jurisdictions are requiring […]
GoGeomatics is expanding our activities online. For all of us stuck at home and looking to connect we are going to offer more opportunities for the Canadian geospatial community to engage. To kick us off […]
Government agencies and construction firms are recognizing the significant benefits of an accurate map of underground infrastructure for construction projects. Here we describe how accurate models of underground infrastructure bring practical benefits to construction projects. […]
Comparing the United States and Japan reveals a startling difference in the number of incidents of underground utility damage during construction. In the U.S. the number of incidents is between 400,000 and 800,000 per year […]
The disruption presented by the COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented in our lifetimes. GeoIgnite will not take place in June of this year but be postponed. With news of the pandemic evolving daily, GoGeomatics Canada has […]