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How it works
A private utility locate figure over an aerial photograph of a gas station: electric, communications, water, storm drain, and propane lines drawn in their marking colors with estimated depths, two tank pits and a septic field outlined, a legend of utility systems, and a title block with the client, site, address, and job number blacked out.
Example locate figure by GeoImaging Locating Solutions LLC. Client and site details redacted.

How it works

We combine two complementary technologies to locate both metallic and non-metallic utilities.

A ground-penetrating radar profile in two panels, distance along the top and depth down the side in meters, with bright arches where the radar crossed buried targets.
A radar profile. Each arch is a reflection, and a reflection comes from the top of the target.
A technician in a high-visibility vest reads the radar on a tablet mounted to the handle of a ground-penetrating radar cart.
Reading the radar live, in the field.

Ground-penetrating radar

ImpulseRadar PinPointR

GPR uses electromagnetic pulses to image subsurface features non-destructively. It locates utilities, voids, and buried infrastructure, including non-metallic lines like PVC, concrete pipe, and fiber optic.

Electromagnetic locating

Vivax-Metrotech Loc3-5Tx transmitter and Loc3-Pro receiver

EM pipe and cable locators trace metallic utilities along their paths and estimate depth.

Example report

The report behind the figure above: what was found, how it was located, and the limits of the locate. Client and site details redacted.

Open the example report (PDF) (opens in a new tab)
  1. Page 1: Cover (PDF, opens in a new tab)
  2. Page 2: Findings (PDF, opens in a new tab)
  3. Page 3: Limits (PDF, opens in a new tab)
  4. Page 4: Disclaimers (PDF, opens in a new tab)
  5. Page 5: Figure (PDF, opens in a new tab)

When you need a private locate

  • Pre-excavation utility clearance
  • Construction site utility mapping
  • Environmental drilling clearance
  • Locating unmarked or abandoned lines
  • Confirming public 811 locate results
  • Subsurface infrastructure surveys

Contact us to schedule a private utility locate.

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