Utility Mapping
Utility mapping involves the detection, location and positioning of buried pipes and cables. It is important a utility survey is undertaken, as building companies may then determine the feasibility of working on the site.
Anyone desperate to develop or work on a particular site must obtain an accurate survey that outlines where everything is. Once the particular utilities have already been identified and mapped, builders and developers should then discover who owns the site in order to avoid any legal wrangles.
Utility detection surveys can also minimise disruption to the general public. If a builder were to burst a water pipe or an important electrical cable, this may cause serious problems for the whole community and cost the economy a lot of money. Expert utility surveyors can carry out a detailed, extensive survey, helping to keep your project promptly and on budget.
Utility Surveying
When conducting a utility detection survey, specialist surveyor companies can provide a permanent record of all utility mapping carried out. Top quality, colour coded survey drawings outline the detected utilities and key topographic features.
You can select either a national or local surveyor to conduct a utility mapping survey. However, it's important to ensure you choose a well established business that delivers high quality drawings. This will help site workers find their way around the area with ease.
Any utility marked on the floor surface should be accurately recorded using a range of Total Station surveying techniques. Based on your preferences and requirements and the type of one's project, the drawing range from additional details. Many clients often require fixed surface utility features, including inspection chambers, valve boxes and telegraph poles. Utility Survey Emsworth find key topographic features such as for example fence lines, street furniture and kerb lines useful, alongside geographical information, including house names and numbers, street and building names.
Once the appropriate information has been collated, the info is then referenced to an arbitrary grid and level datum. If requested, drawings can be supplied to a particular grid and level datum and/or overlaid on a preexisting topographic survey.
GPR Survey
GPR (Ground Penetrating Radar) surveys are commonly used for utility mapping. The idea involves an electromagnetic pulse radar signal which is directed in to the ground. GPR survey tools can be hugely powerful and perfect for utility detection when ground conditions are favourable. With uniform, sandy soils they can locate utilities and map the necessary features without risk of damaging them.
Ground penetrating radar techniques can also be used in archaeology, geology and environmental industries and so are also useful for tasks such as concrete inspection, bridge and road condition assessments.
Utility mapping surveys are ideal for building companies who have to undertake excavation works.