Outdoor utility location services are designed to prevent accidental damage to underground utilities during construction or digging. By accurately locating and marking the positions of utilities, this service helps avoid costly and dangerous issues like service outages, injuries, or environmental harm.
The process uses tools like Electro-Magnetic Locators (EML) to find and mark underground utilities with the correct colors and estimated depths. For non-metallic utilities, such as PVC pipes or empty conduits, Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) is used. GPR looks like a large lawnmower and helps detect things that EML tools can’t. We also use EML tools to double-check the depths of metallic utilities we’ve already marked.