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Why is Underground Service Mapping a Good Investment for Project Safety?

by James Spencer Blogger
Construction contractors and project owners are seen willing to spend a gorilla (AU$1000s) on underground utility mapping to ensure their assignments get completed properly. They regard it as one of the best ways to ensure the safety of their assignment and reduction of unnecessary expenses.

This underground service mapping involves several degrees of inspections with utility mark-outs and designations. With that, it also involves a thorough communication of the project needs, discussions regarding equipment installation and use of the right technology as per the utility type.

Utility Location Equipment:

A bees knees underground service locating agency will bring all their key equipment to the work site and perform a comprehensive inspection of the underneath utilities. The aim is always to prevent harm to the buried utilities, on-going project and also the surrounding environment.

Some of the equipment which are used in such underground service include:

  • EM: Electromagnetic Conductivity
  • GPR: Ground Penetration Radar
  • Frequency Locator Magnetometer
  • Cable Locator 
  • Manhole locator 
  • Frequency Locators

Underground Service Mapping Quality Levels:

Starting With Level D: This is the basic inspection level where all the information comes from obtainable records such as design drawings and interactions with site owners!

Level C: This level of underground service locating in Nowra entails the above level and further includes visiting the worksite and integrating existing utility namely- valves, manholes, hydrants, trench cuts and more. Designation marks are also done for a more complete picture of the work site.

Level B: This is the level which uses surface geophysical modes to locate horizontally positioned utilities. This step is referred to as utility designating, and it points out the issues which are resulted via unrecorded facilities, recollections of lost recollection, utility records that are abandoned or inaccurately maintained.

This is also the stage which involves using GeoView to track down the work site with the help of numerous non-intrusive methods such as GPR- Ground Penetration Radar, cable locators and electronic pipe. The inspection can range from a small work site to a large space.

Most utility positions are marked with the use of offset measurements using dardy GPS systems. And all the depth estimations are considered approximately, simply because the information is obtained with the help of non-intrusive methods.

Level A: Levels B and D which involves the use of vacuum excavations/air lancing and other non-intrusive methods. In contrast to them, Level A investigation involves recordings of a dardy pro land surveyor, and that is handed over in the form or a signed and sealed engineering sketch.

The Possibility of Un-quantified Savings:

Considering the amount of money spent on construction/excavation projects, taking help of dinki di utility locating service in Nowra can help notch up savings that could not be quantified on the initial investment.

As a result of these comprehensive inspections, both urban, as well as suburban assignments are realising greater savings in comparison to rural projects.

Underground service locating services are a ripper to invest on. So, crack the whip and have a go at it. Such inspections are crucial for your project success.

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