Tag Archive: Utility Locating

Vector hydro excavator
The Best Defense is a Good Offense

“The best defense is a good offense” is a saying that has been applied to many undertakings, including sport...

3D SUE Canada
The Importance of Proper Utility Data in a Digitally Evolving...

It is an exciting time for the utility engineering and utility locate industries. Innovative technologies, standards, an...

ground penetrating radar
GPR and the Importance of a Multi-Method Utility Locating Toolkit

We’ve all seen it. That utility hit that shuts down the job. Delays pile up, costs mount, and angry calls from the...

induction clamp
Five Things to Remember about Digging Safely

When planning a bore or dig, having a smooth and safe dig is the priority. It’s essential to start with mapping ou...

Subsite Utility Locating
Tech Forum – Three Considerations for Locating in High Interference...

Identifying underground utilities through locating should be the first step on any underground construction project. Typ...

utility locating
Trenchless Technology and the Benefit of Utility Locating

Trenchless projects offer a variety of benefits to installers and landowners, including minimizing the street level dist...

CP Systems RAMVAC
C.P. Systems Quick to See the Benefits of Vacuum Excavation

When Pat Mountain started C.P. Systems in 1982, he was one of the early cathodic protection companies in Canada, so it i...

utility locating in Canada
Utility Locates and Locating During Mega Project Planning

Working smarter with SUE data to provide work plans and a common utility base map during projects Over the past 10 years...

sewer safety inspection
multiVIEW Locates Inc. Celebrates 30 Years of Business

2019 is a big year for multiVIEW Locates Inc. as the Ontario-based utility locating company marks its 30th anniversary. ...

verifier locator
Preventing Utility Strikes Is Everyone’s Responsibility

With the demand for faster data speeds increasing, more utility lines going from overhead to underground has led to a lo...

Maintenance Tips for Your Locators

Electromagnetic locator equipment is the primary tool utilities and contractors use to locate buried utilities to mark t...

CGA Technology Report 2018
CGA Issues Inaugural Report Examining Advancements and Gaps in Underground...

The Common Ground Alliance (CGA), the stakeholder-driven organization dedicated to protecting underground utility lines,...

One Call Markers
Tech Forum: Four Steps to Troubleshoot a Challenging Locate

An argument can be made that the most important part of any underground construction job is one of the first things that...

GSSI New product
New UtilityScan GPR System from GSSI Helps Quickly Identify, Mark...

GSSI recently announced the addition of a new UtilityScan GPR system, adding an affordable model to the industry standar...