Effective underground utility mapping requires accurate field investigation, appropriate locating equipment, trained technicians, and access to the areas that need to be surveyed. Project information such as existing utility records, site plans, construction drawings, known utility locations, and proposed excavation areas can help technicians understand the scope and objectives of the mapping project.

During the field investigation, technicians may use private utility locating equipment, Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), electromagnetic locating technology, GPS equipment, and GIS mapping systems to collect information about buried infrastructure. The collected data can be used to document utility locations, routes, depths where determinable, and other relevant site information for project planning.

At Utility Locating & Mapping South Dakota, we provide professional underground utility mapping services using modern locating and mapping methods. By combining detailed field data collection, utility detection, GPS/GIS technology, and utility mapping, we help clients obtain useful information about underground infrastructure and make more informed decisions throughout their construction and development projects.