by Sensoft | Jun 25, 2018 | Utility Locating | Damage Prevention | Dig Safe
Verifying the location of buried utilities is a common use of GPR. Gas lines are particularly important targets owing to the dangerous nature of the material carried. In many cases the gas pipes are plastic. This study compares use of traditional electromagnetic...
by Sensoft | Jun 25, 2018 | Utility Locating | Damage Prevention | Dig Safe
A California city planned the installation of a new water line with the proposed route crossing several busy intersections. Challenges Many utilities existed beneath the intersections, but the accuracy of existing as-built drawings was in question. To obtain the...
by Sensoft | Jun 25, 2018 | Utility Locating | Damage Prevention | Dig Safe
A key part of project planning is knowing exactly what lies beneath the surface at a site. This case study demonstrates a common use of GPR: GPR for buried utility locating Introduction Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) use radio waves to non-destructively locate objects...
by Sensoft | Jun 25, 2018 | Utility Locating | Damage Prevention | Dig Safe
GPR grid survey was conducted on a busy intersection in New York City. The survey successfully located and differentiated between a PVC natural gas main and an underlying cast iron water line. GPR can be a powerful tool for mapping the location and depth of metallic,...
by Sensoft | Jun 25, 2018 | Utility Locating | Damage Prevention | Dig Safe
A key part of project planning is knowing exactly what lies beneath the surface at a site. This case study demonstrates a common use of GPR. Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) use radio waves to non-destructively locate objects and subsurface structures in materials like...
