Private & Public Underground Utility Locating
Surveyors, contractors, excavators, facility managers, engineers, drilling crews, and property owners no longer have to work ‘in the dark’ or rely on outdated and inaccurate utility maps.
Patriot Scanning offers comprehensive underground utility locating services to public, private, and residential clients. Underground utility locating involves detecting and marking subsurface hazards before and/or during a construction project. Striking an underground utility can lead to significant project delays, costly repairs, and serious injury. Patriot Scanning experts can locate gas lines, power lines, communication lines, sewer lines, cable lines, underground storage tanks (USTs), and underground pipes.
The purpose of Underground Utility Locating
Underground utility locating refers to the process of identifying and mapping the location of underground utility lines and infrastructure, such as water pipes, gas lines, electrical cables, telecommunications cables, and sewer systems.
This process is important before any construction, excavation, or digging work to prevent damage to existing utilities, ensure safety, and avoid service disruptions. There are several techniques used for underground utility locating including Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR).
GPR uses radar waves to detect buried objects, including utilities, by sending pulses into the ground and analyzing the reflected signals. Patriot Scanning also utilizes the latest in radio detection technologies. With the use of these advanced technologies, we are able to offer complete and accurate non-destructive investigations.
Underground utility locating by Patriot Scanning
Because accuracy is pivotal, underground utility locating should be performed by well-trained and skilled professionals using a variety of technologies to discover and trace underground utility lines. Patriot Scanning focuses on utilizing the best trained technicians with the most advanced technology because we understand that our marks are our signature. Our technicians use electromagnetic locators (EML), ground penetrating radar (GPR), electronic or radio frequency (RF) pipe and cable locating tools as well as Forward Looking InfraRed (FLIR). Patriot Scanning plays a key role in ensuring reliable results locating utility lines in a given area, both active and abandoned.
Underground utility locating is essential for preventing accidents such as damaging cables or pipelines, which could lead to hazardous situations, service disruptions, or costly repairs. Contact Patriot Scanning today with your project or any questions you have about potential underground utilities needing to be located.