Without accurate maps of underground infrastructure, every construction project has the potential to become a disaster site. Unlike the aviation industry where reliable data is collected and is accessible to investigators to prevent disasters from […]
Currently best practices for recording the location of new underground infrastructure is to survey it after installation and before covering the trench. Appropriate survey tools are total stations, RTK, and LiDAR. However, trenchless technology is […]
In the U.S. and the U.K. statistics reveal that about a quarter of underground utility damage and strikes is attributable to locating issues including inaccurate maps, missing data and problems with underground locating equipment. There […]
On 30 July 2004 at a construction site in Ghislenghien, Belgium a one metre diameter natural gas pipeline ruptured resulting in 24 fatalities, including five fire-fighters, a police officer and five employees, plus 132 injured […]
Unforeseen ground conditions are a major cause of delays in construction projects. This year, at Bentley Systems’ Year in Infrastructure Conference, Roger Chandler, Director of Geotechnical Information Management, announced OpenGround, a collection of applications for […]
I had the opportunity to attend the 1Spatial Smarter Data Smarter World conference in London. A presentation by Seb Lessware, CTO of 1Spatial, of Realworld 4D for BIM and facilities management demonstrated an impressive integration […]
Colorado’s statutes for the prevention of damage to underground utilities were assessed by the federal pipeline authority PHMSA in 2014 and found to be below standard in two areas. As a result the Colorado General […]
Pipeline incidents (gas distribution, gas transmission, gas gathering and hazardous liquid) resulting from excavation damage 2005-2019 Gas and hazardous pipeline operators are required to report all pipeline incidents to Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration […]