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Better Road Analysis With Machine Learning And Image Recognition
The City of Houston consists of approximately 15,000 lane miles that are heavily used and need...
A Story In The Making
96th and Gray Road, Indiana (Counties: Marion, Hamilton) | A 24-inch pvc main was damaged within a...


GITA’s Role In Damage Prevention
Conversations, Conferences, and Continuing Education
One of the ongoing missions of the Geospatial...


Trenchless Technology Center
Leading the Way through Comprehensive Validation of Emerging 3D Imaging Technology for the...
Excavator Outreach Program
Xcel Energy values our relationships with excavators and celebrates the hard work they do to build...



An “All-In” Approach For 3D Utility Investigations
IT IS PROVEN that on large infrastructure projects utilities are almost always at or near the top...


Locating And Marking Practices…From The CGA Best Practices 15.0
Understanding the Marks: Locating and Marking Practices
Operator markings of facilities include...


Mobile Mapping
Safety for the Work, and the Workers
Over the past three decades, Subsurface Utility Mapping (SUM)...


Locating Unknown Infrastructure
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Placing a One Call is the most important step an excavator can take to prevent...
HONORING our Locate Technicians
The most fulfilled people in the world are those who do something that inspires them, fills them...


Keep ‘em From Leaving
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the construction industry’s high turnover rate...