Many A&E firms do not have a fully functioning civil engineering department, complete with surveyors and civil engineers and designers. The work of creating civil site plans is often outsourced to firms that specialize in accounting for new roads, water and sewer systems, proper irrigation and creating a sound foundation for the construction of new buildings and homes. Civil engineers must not only know the topography of the land, but also the subsurface features; those underground pipes, cables and electrical vaults that are in-use by public and private utility companies. Utility mapping services are utilized to assist in the following three areas:
Utility Identification – accurately locating and labeling underground public utility mains including natural gas, telecommunications, electrical power and storm drains, water mains and wastewater pipes. A utility mapping service employs skilled civil drafters and designers that operate specialized software to document all utility services and create drawings which can prevent dangerous in-field accidents and utility disruptions.
Utility Coordination– the process of coordinating new utility installations with existing services is accomplished with accurate geographical information system (GIS) databases. Utility location information is gathered from multiple sources and integrated into a site utilities plot plan. New infrastructures can then be coordinated for construction planning, bidding and execution.
Utility Conflicts – In addition to damage avoidance, the expense of utility relocations are reduced with accurate blueprints of existing conditions. It is crucial in underground digging to know where utilities have been routed. Sometimes, the utility companies have outdated drawings and that impact to a project means relocating existing or new utilities. It is good engineering practice to accurately locate all underground pipes and cables, to avoid the relocation of utility mains.
As experts in GIS and underground utility mapping services, our company can remove the burden of unexpected utility conflicts with the accurate identification of existing services and work with your engineers to coordinate new underground installations. Contact us today to learn more.
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