Utility location

As utilities transform towards more connected and distributed grids, their mobile workforces must also transform. The results of a recent...

by Anthony Johnstone, Access Detection A new range of high quality utility-locating equipment has hit the market, all offering impressive...

As the utility sector evolves, new standards are constantly being developed and revised to enhance economic efficiency and international competitiveness,...

Knowing the precise spatial position of assets, especially those buried underground, allows utility operators to rapidly locate their assets when...

When Keyhole Inc first launched its Earth Viewer app in 2001, few would have imagined the impact it would have...

by Natalie Hunter, Vice President National Utility Locating Contractors Association Over recent months I have been attending various locator meetings...

by Anthony Johnstone, Access Detection In the last three months, locators throughout Australia who have had to renew their Telstra...

AS5488-2013 Classification of Subsurface Utility Information provides a consistent method of conveying subsurface utility information for a variety of purposes...

AusNet Services is on track to complete its $40 million Dandenong Ranges powerline upgrade project by April 2016, having relocated...

It’s been a bountiful decade in the gas pipeline construction game, as the CSG-LNG industry in Queensland provided contractors with...

AusNet Services (VIC) is on track to complete its $40 million Dandenong Ranges powerline upgrade project by April 2016, having...

One of the biggest challenges facing utilities today is managing their buried assets, and understanding and updating the data available...

by Natalie Hunter, Secretary, NULCA Australia While utility locating is certainly not a new industry, many misconceptions remain about what...

by Anthony Johnstone, Director, Access Detection Being a trainer in the field of pipe and cable locating, Anthony Johnstone has...

by Dominic Puiu, Manager, Dial Before You Dig NSW/ACT Avoiding utility asset strikes is a crucial element of any major...

by Bruce Potter, AS5488-2013 Committee Member Knowing the precise location of a subsurface utility, what it is, its condition and...

Augview has taken top honours at the inaugural New Zealand Spatial Excellence Awards, receiving the Supreme Excellence Award and the...

Established in 1992, Austeck provides sales advice and support to utilities looking to expand their capabilities in underground asset management....

The MALÅ Easy Locator pioneered ground penetrating radar utility locating and became the industry standard to which all later products...

Western Power has won a prestigious national award for innovative new technology that has been developed for the Dial Before...

Augview is a GIS application that relies on accurate satellite positioning data for the application to be used effectively. Here,...

NSW Public Works currently seeks tenders from suitably qualified contractors for the location of services at Batemans Bay STP using...

Sydney Water Corporation (NSW) is currently seeking offers from suitably qualified contractors for saw cutting and/or core drilling services to...

The Woolloongabba Sewer Capacity Upgrade is a major project currently being undertaken by Queensland Urban Utilities to increase capacity to...

By Anthony Emmerson,
 Operations Manager – Infrastructure, Taylors The Taylors NBN journey started in July 2010. The NBN project was...

By Emil Vulin, Principal Consultant at we-do-IT In a digital age, mobile devices are becoming the primary point of contact...

IDS has now released its new Opera DUO to the market. GPR is a vital piece of equipment in a...

Carlson Software is built on both AutoCAD® and IntelliCAD® (built-in), allowing its users to choose their CAD platform. Carlson Software...

Construction company Seymour Whyte has announced plans to acquire Rob Carr Pty Ltd (RCPL), a privately owned civil construction business...

By Anthony Johnstone, Access Detection With the new AS5488 standards completed and in some cases already been utilised in the...