The Common Ground Alliance issues a DIRT (Damage Information Reporting Tool) report annually. The 2020 report analysis was released in Sept. of 2021, and we have taken some time to understand the report and present the key findings.
When looking for a utility scanner, you want a company that provides the best value. To know you’re getting a good value for your money, it’s essential to distinguish the different levels of deliverables that a utility locating company provides.
“This is a terrific opportunity for us,” said Dan Baker, President of Baker Utility Partners. “The new partnership with GPRS gives us additional capital and resources, enabling us to serve our customers better and support our growth.”
It’s common for technical industries to develop their own jargon over time. Jargon is complex industry-specific language used in a particular trade, profession, group, or field of study. Sometimes jargon can be seen as convoluted or excluding, but it’s often necessary to communicate specific technical information.
Here are some common and uncommon words and phrases that you may come across when researching or communicating about utility locating, concrete imaging, leak detection, CCTV video pipe inspection, and more. Note that these are broad definitions meant to clarify the essential meaning for an average reader.
Ground Penetration Radar (GPR) is a geophysical method of identifying what lies beneath the ground, typically using radio waves in the microwave band. GPRS uses this technology for private commercial applications such as utility locating, concrete imaging, and other services. The ability to find out what’s underneath the surface without breaking the ground is vital because it will provide critical subsurface infrastructure information in a non-invasive way. But ground penetrating radar went through multiple iterations before it became the staple to subsurface damage prevention that it is today.
Have you experienced water loss? Do you have a spike in your water bill? Many of our waterlines are over 200 years old, and our existing infrastructure requires extensive updates due to water loss. GPRS provides leak detection services to pinpoint these water leaks and provide private utility locating to all types of projects. The following project took place in December 2021 at a large auto manufacturing facility. They showed water loss for 11 months and had jockey pumps running continuously to keep the pressure up.
GPRS Leak Detection Specialists utilize various technologies and decades of experience to pinpoint even the quietest, most remote leaks on even the most extensive systems.
When you think of wind farms, you often think of the large structures stretching into the sky, but what about what lies below?
Join President and CEO of Ground Penetrating Radar Systems (GPRS), Matt Aston, for his upcoming live-stream podcast interview with Mission Matters hosted by Adam Torres.
Learn The Differences Between Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) & Private Utility Locating.
