by Sensoft | Jun 25, 2018 | Utility Locating | Damage Prevention | Dig Safe
GPR is now a complementary tool to EM when locating buried utilities. Unlike active EM methods where an individual utility is excited, GPR sees any buried feature that differs from its surroundings which can result in many targets being observed. This article focuses...
by Sensoft | Jun 25, 2018 | Utility Locating | Damage Prevention | Dig Safe
In the spring of 2017, southern Quebec, Canada had unprecedented rainfalls and widespread flooding. Rivers in the Montreal area burst their banks and submerged communities. In one community, a local pedestrian pier was completely submerged under 3 feet of water for 2...
by Sensoft | Jun 25, 2018 | Utility Locating | Damage Prevention | Dig Safe
Detecting and Identifying Water Fraud Every year millions of dollars in water disappears from taxpayer-funded and private water distribution systems around the world. This invisible drain on the economy is a problem that governments and enforcement agencies worldwide...
by Sensoft | Jun 25, 2018 | Utility Locating | Damage Prevention | Dig Safe
Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) is one of the most common ways to install new utilities into an existing neighborhood. This technique reduces surface disruption, increases installation speed and reduces the environmental impact. For drillers to utilize their...
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...
