GIS for State and Local Government Asset Management Series

GIS for Subsurface Utility Engineering

Subterranean infrastructures including pipeline and utilities are damaged daily by construction and excavation activities. To help reduce safety concerns, and aid in building and repairing deteriorating subterranean infrastructures, construction companies, engineering and surveying firms, state transportation agencies and DOTs across the nation are realizing the value of implementing underground mapping systems. GIS technology reduces risk and injury by detecting, identifying, and mapping the vast underground network comprised of electrical wires, oil and gas pipelines, and water lines before engaging in any construction and excavation activities.

​This session will address:

• The nation's vast underground utility network
• Issues threatening the network
• Next generation utility network mapping systems and standards