1. One Call (811) will mark out all my utilities. One Call usually marks only the public portions of the underground utilities. Sometimes they mark elec[...]
In layman's terms, Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) works on the same principle as sonar or aerial radar (what the police use). A radar wave is pulsed into the substrate (ground, concrete, etc.) at a ce[...]
Concrete slabs can be very deceiving. “It’s just a wall” or “It’s just a floor” or “What can possibly be in there?” These are statements we hear on our client job-sites practically every day. At a fir[...]
From time to time we at Utility Survey Corp. have a job that requires creative underground utility locating solutions and problem solving. Often, Utility Survey and the client have to work as a team t[...]
How We Make the Case for Multiple Technologies Having multiple underground locating technologies available simultaneously, which include GPR, Radio Frequency (RF) Pipe and Cable Locators and Electro-M[...]
Older buildings, warehouses, and various industrial buildings often have a problem with cracking and sinking concrete. How does one know when the concrete that’s being traveled upon could be a problem[...]
Selecting the properGround Penetrating Radar (GPR)antenna frequency is critical when scanning concrete. Resolution levels can make a difference between useful information to a client and inconclusive [...]
Is it possible to locate pipes, conduits, and other hidden targets, not only inside, but also underneath concrete slabs? Hidden targets such as electric conduits situated inside concrete slab pose pro[...]
You should have been there when it all started. If you had been there, you would have seen quite the evolution over the last 25 years. Think back to what you were doing 25-years ago. What were things [...]
We recently learned a hard lesson in customer service that may also be impacting your business. We thought we were doing the right thing. For 25 years we've lived by the traditional customer service m[...]
Problem solving doesn't necessarily go hand-in-hand with the average utility location service. Utility locating can have more applications then just protecting utilities from damage. Often, utility lo[...]
