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Location is Everything - and not just when buying a house!
More than anyone, surveyors understand the importance of location. We master many types of tools to generate the specific data required for boundary lines, construction grids, laying out developments, creating 3D models of buildings and topography and more.
811 - Essential to Call Before You Dig
Earlier this week we commemorated National 811 Day. On August 11 we were reminded to call 811 (or visit call811.com) before digging – in our yards or at a construction site. This simple reminder has saved lives and repair costs by preventing accidental damage to power lines, gas lines and other buried utilities during excavation.
How Underground RFID Marking is Changing the Utilities Industry
You would think that with all of the technology available today, we’d be able to see what’s underground almost as well as we see what’s above ground. Unfortunately, that’s not the case - underground utility locating remains an issue.
Investments in Subsurface Utility Mapping Technology Mean Big Savings for Cities
Lack of buried asset information is estimated to cost the U.S. about $50 billion annually.
Construction intended to improve public infrastructure is the most costly and involved public works undertakings by government and contracting firms.
It’s surprising that many of the costs associated with large-scale construction projects stem from:
relocating underground utilities
designing around them so they don’t need to be moved.