In the last two years quality standards for location quality of underground infrastructure in the U.S., Canada, U.K. and Australia have been revised or augmented. This reflects the accelerating development of new technologies and evolution […]
The only instance I know of in North America of a province or state wide database that includes maps of utility infrastructure is the Integrated Cadastral Information Society (ICI Society) in British Columbia. The ICI […]
Many of the technologies for detecting underground utilities and other infrastructure involve shooting some type of signal, electromagnetic or acousic, into the ground and measuring the reflection off underground objects. A major challenge for these […]
The Utility Strike Avoidance Group (USAG) has released its 2019 report on underground utility damage in the U.K. The analysis found that inadequate assessment of planned excavations in the pre-construction phase has grown significantly as […]
According to statistics compiled by the Common Ground Alliance (CGA) the process by which underground utilities are located (detected and marked) are responsible for 28% of incidents of damage to underground infrastructure during excavation. To […]
Knowing where things are underground has become important enough that in a number of jurisdictions around the world including the Netherlands, Singapore, and the U.K., initiatives are underway to create national digital twins which include […]
Inertial locating is an innovative technology that is used to accurately map underground pipe networks. But to date the technology has required non-pressurized pipes. Now a PHMSA-sponsored project has demonstrated that the technology can be […]
New regulations were released January 14 by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDoT) that mandates (1) the electronic submission of high accuracy plans showing the location of of underground infrastructure prior to commencing a construction […]