Precision must not be compromised… The allure of automation: entering prompts into your favourite bot, to reduce your workload and streamline tasks. The results can astound. But… Is this leading to a tacit acceptance of […]
Utility construction is booming globally. Almost half a trillion annual investment in capital across all the main verticals, electric, natural gas and telecom has resulted in capital investment with construction with as high as 4% […]
In jurisdictions worldwide the low quality of underground location data has been identified as a top cause of underground utility damage. Existing underground utility data, most of which is stored in network owners’ records, is […]
For organizations managing a campus such as educational facilities, healthcare facilities, commercial real estate, utilities, and municipalities managing public works, storm sewer systems, and parks which are characterized by having many different utilities and and […]
Singapore has severely limited land, but unlimited space and has started to build many types of activities underground to save the land above ground for the better living of citizens. Many of the traditional utilities […]
Two initiatives of importance to the global geospatial community will begin this June. Expanding Responsibility for the BetweenThePoles blog First of all we are expanding the BetweenThePoles blog from a single content provider (Geoff Zeiss) […]
The Canadian Underground Infrastructure Register initiative Underground infrastructure provides the essential services that fuel our economy. During construction excavators often damage elements of this infrastructure because the location of underground cables, pipes and ducts is […]
The Subsurface Utility Mapping Strategy Forum (SUMSF), Mar 22-23, 2022 is a free virtual conference that brings together individuals and organizations to share information about and contribute to improving the mapping of underground infrastructure. The […]