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Mar. 31, 2023

VHS | FISHTAPE HANDHOLING

Hole in One Locating from Oregon produced this great video showing them locating underground power cables for their YouTube channel. In their own words, “Locating power direclty from the transformer
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Mar. 27, 2023

UA / ISSUE 40

Let’s aim for improved reliability and accuracy in the location of underground utility infrastructure mapping records and supporting data Are Enbridge going to take down One Call? READ Gulf Breeze
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Mar. 24, 2023

ARE ENBRIDGE GOING TO TAKE DOWN ONE CALL?

Enbridge recently announced that they would be charging $200 for locates. Over the last week I’ve heard a lot of consternation over this and I’ve weighed it up in my
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Mar. 24, 2023

VHS | BASIC PRINCIPLES OF PIPE & CABLE LOCATING

Hole in One Locating from Oregon produced this great video showing them locating underground power cables for their YouTube channel. In their own words, “Locating power direclty from the transformer
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Mar. 20, 2023

UA / ISSUE 39

“[Damage prevention] is fundamentally the same process as it was 35 years ago, right now, one of the biggest barriers to more improvements is the system itself.” – Jemmie Wang
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Mar. 17, 2023

VHS | LOCATING UNDERGROUND POWER

Hole in One Locating from Oregon produced this great video showing them locating underground power cables for their YouTube channel. In their own words, “Locating power direclty from the transformer
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Mar. 15, 2023

MY TAKE ON 50 IN 5

The CGA recently announced their industry industry challenge to stakeholders to cut damages in half by 2028. This initiative is being called “50 in 5” as it represents a reduction
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Mar. 13, 2023

UA / ISSUE 38

“Now is the time for the industry to seriously examine how we can make the next dramatic reduction in annual damages and protect critical infrastructure.” Indoor Mapping for Public Safety
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Mar. 10, 2023

VHS | USING GEONICS EM38B CONDUCTIVITY METER TO LOCATE

Bigman Geophysical produced this great video for the LearnGPR YouTube channel. In their own words, “This tool is easy to deploy and has the possibility of identifying pipes, utilities, USTs,
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Mar. 08, 2023

THE IMPORTANCE OF MAPPING

Mapping is a crucial tool in protecting underground utilities from damages. Accurate maps can help prevent accidents, outages, and other issues that can arise from damaged utilities. These maps can
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Mar. 06, 2023

UA / ISSUE 37

One of the biggest stories this week was the CGA’s plan to reduce “50 in 5” plan – what do you guy think of it? Common Ground Alliance Announces ’50
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Mar. 03, 2023

VHS | THE WORST UTILITY LOCATING EVER

GeoScope’s “brand-new YouTube channel is dedicated to bringing you high-quality educational videos about utility locating and utility surveying. In this video, we take a humorous approach to our first-ever YouTube
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Mar. 01, 2023

MARCH MADNESS PLAYLIST

Listen to the Official UtilityScoop March Madness Playlist on Spotify! Whether you’re locating in the field, driving in your truck, dispatching in the office or partying at home, we hope you
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Feb. 27, 2023

UA / ISSUE 36

“As damage prevention stakeholders, we have to prioritize technology investment and view innovation as a key pathway to our goal of zero damages.” We’re just back from the Global Excavation
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Feb. 17, 2023

UA / ISSUE 35

“As damage prevention stakeholders, we have to prioritize technology investment and view innovation as a key pathway to our goal of zero damages.” We’re just back from the Global Excavation
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Feb. 15, 2023

THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO DAMAGE PREVENTION PR & MEDIA

The Damage Prevention industry has many stakeholders and influences a lot of decisions but it’s a pretty small community at its core. Here are the main voices and PR opportunities
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Feb. 13, 2023

VHS | THE LANGUAGE OF LOCATING

Planet Underground host some great discussions and I thought this one on the language surrounding locates was particularly interesting. Check it out below:”As you will see in these Roundtables, it
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Feb. 10, 2023

UA / ISSUE 34

We’re just back from the ORCGA Damage Prevention Symposium and it was great to connect with fellow professionals in the industry. Ontario has some of the strictest regulations surround locates
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Feb. 08, 2023

UNDERGROUND UTILITIES & CYBERSECURITY

Facility owners in North America commonly use internet connected technology to perform important jobs like monitoring control systems and accessing infrastructure remotely. Utility infrastructure systems are often outdated and have
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Feb. 06, 2023

VHS | CABLE DROP

811 Chicago Utility Locating have been putting out some great videos recently, check out this one on a Cable Drop to a House. “Accurately locate underground utilities like never before!

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