Actions strongly recommended by Telephone Co. to excavators: On-site assistance should be sought from an Accredited Asset Locator if buried telecommunications assets cannot be located within eight feet of the locations indicated on the maps provided. Should your projects require cable location, you must hire an Accredited Asset Locator. A list of Accredited Asset Locators …

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All of the street scene photos in “Click Before You Dig” were shot from this location at the northeast corner of the intersection of Lahrs Rd. and Blanck St. Read more

We all know the importance of the one-call system and how critical it is to have an area checked for buried utilities before the ground is broken. But when someone goes out to locate and mark underground utilities, what are they really looking for? They can’t physically see the pipes and cables they are tracing, …

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Can you really put a dollar amount on damage prevention? Sure you can. In fact, it happens every time a utility line is damaged with a backhoe, bulldozer, auger, directional boring machine or shovel. It won’t take long before you find out exactly what it costs when you don’t prevent damages. ‘Out of sight, out …

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It’s the official “street” language of Sydney – but only a select group of people know how to speak it. It could almost be described as underground if it wasn’t so clearly, well, on the ground. Walk towards Town Hall along Kent Street and you’ll see the symbols everywhere. Cross Pitt Street near Circular Quay …

Sydney street scribbles tell a secret story Read More »

Matthias Twardzik and Mark Bell from IDS GeoRadar discuss how they believe the creation of a centralised database for ground penetrating radar (GPR) data, and information from other locating equipment would result in many clear industry advantages. Read More