“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” — Benjamin Franklin Here’s this weeks top stories: Boosting Trust & Communication in Damage Prevention: READ 🔗 USIC Announces Appointment of President and CEO: READ 🔗 AI Startup Exodigo Raises $105 Million to Make Underground Maps: READ 🔗 Adopting the right mindset for Damage Prevention: READ 🔗 Seek clearances from …
This video is from YouTube creator Rami Tamimi and who is a passionate surveyor and geodetic engineer. With over 10 years of experience in the land development industry, he has a wealth of knowledge to share and this video on the iPhone 15 Pro’s LiDAR abilities is a great starting point for SUE, utility and locate firms seeking to innovate …
We’ll be at the Utility Safety Partners 40th Anniversary & Safety Conference this week, make sure to say hi if you see us! Here’s the top 10 stories from the last week: Tupelo Embarks on Beautification: Underground Utilities to Enhance East Jackson Street: READ 🔗 Minnesota contractors seek changes for safer digs: READ 🔗 Underground Power Lines Work. Why Doesn’t …
We took a day off, but Utility Alert is here now… better late than never! Austin Energy Fortifies Electrical Infrastructure: A Dual Approach to Enhance Power Delivery: READ 🔗 A unified approach: technology trials simplified for industry 4.0 success: READ 🔗 Metronet Expands Public Safety Investment in Michigan: READ 🔗 Chesapeake Utilities breaks ground on safety training facility: READ 🔗 …
OSHA Standard 1926.651(b)(1) states that the estimated location of utility installations, such as sewer, telephone, fuel, electric, water lines, or any other underground installations that reasonably may be expected to be encountered during excavation work, shall be determined prior to opening an excavation. Here’s the top stories from the week: GeoCal is helping to map assets under the ground …
“What’s it like to work as a Subsurface Utility Engineering SUE Tech at Control Point Associates, Inc.? A SUE Tech provides a full range of utility engineering services including private utility locating, ground penetrating radar, concrete scanning, and vacuum excavation. We solve the mystery of what is happening underground.”RECENT POSTSApr. 24, 2025THE RELENTLESS THREATApr. 21, 2025UA / ISSUE 139Apr. 17, …
Lots of exciting stories this week – Exodigo’s adoption by the DOE might be the biggest one in terms of impact though! Exiciting to see mapping and AI get a push at the federal level. Here’s why undergrounding all utilities in San Francisco is nearly impossible READ 🔗 DOE’s Grid Overhaul Prioritizes Safety Using AI Maps of Underground Power …
“Nothing is of greater importance than the conservation of human life.” – Former U.S. President Calvin Coolidge Peoples Gas pipeline replacement could soon restart READ 🔗 Equipment Recommendation READ 🔗 NextGen: Placing a Locate Request – BYDP WATCH 🔗 An interview with Michael Egan READ 🔗 Why didn’t 811 mark everything? WATCH 🔗 Geospatial firm raises £600k to create ‘eye …
“Tractor Time with Tim needed the utilities marks so we could start digging the trenches for the geothermal system. We called 811 – Call Before You Dig. It turns out they don’t mark everything. Craig explains what they mark and what they don’t mark. You have to see him throw the flags! “RECENT POSTSApr. 24, 2025THE RELENTLESS THREATApr. 21, 2025UA …
We’re heading to the Louisiana 811 Damage Prevention Summit tomorrow – let us know if you’re going! County GIS dept. gets new Utility Scan Device READ 🔗 Gentry Council passes ordinance requiring underground utilities READ 🔗 Why digital twins are the future of damage prevention READ 🔗 Any Direction Underground Utilities sees success READ 🔗 Robot worms, lasers, drones …