A major gap in the construction process is the unavailability of reliable information about the location of underground utilities for civil engineering construction projects such as highways, railways and pipelines. All states and provinces in […]
A major gap in the construction process is the unavailability of reliable information about the location of underground utilities during the design stage of civil engineering construction projects such as highways and pipelines. All states […]
The ORCGA has just released the 2020 Damage Information Reporting Tool (DIRT) Report. The report is the result of the efforts made by the ORCGA to collect and compile data about the occurrence of events […]
A revolution is happening in how we map new underground infrastructure. Instead of the paper as-builts submitted after the completion of construction for a new pipeline or other infrastructure, network owners may now request a […]
Since 2013 France has implemented a national damage prevention system that requires achieving 40 cm accuracy for the location of all critical underground network infrastructure prior to beginning construction. Annual statistics reveal a decreasing trend […]
Many jurisidictions are recognizing the human and economic cost of not knowing the location of underground utilities and other infrastructure and are looking at legislative, regulatory, technological, business practice and other measures to find ways […]
The UK Government as part of its building information modeling (BIM) initiative has said repeatedly that it expects the big payoff of a digital model will be during operations and maintenance, which typically represents 80% […]
The $10 trillion global construction industry is facing a crisis. For many of the world’s advanced economies productivity in the construction sector has been stagnant for years. According to a McKinsey study whereas the average […]