To prevent damages, it is estimated that as much as $10 billion is spent each year trying to identify where these utilities are located. Every major utility company, as well as municipalities, have buried utilities within a Department of Transportation (DOT) Right-of-Way. Not knowing the location of these utilities with any measurable level of accuracy has become a major concern for these state agencies as well as the public and the environment. In 2020 the Colorado Department of Transportation mandated the use of a mobile utility mapping system to address the underground utility issue.
From a white paper by ProStar.
Government agencies, Fortune 500 construction firms, regulators, national engineering and
surveying firms, state 811 centers, and geospatial technology providers collaborated with a
mapping software provider to create the next generation of utility mapping.
In 2020, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) mandated the use of this
utility mapping system to identify, capture, and record the precise geospatial location of utilities
on their Right-of-Ways.
CDOT’s choice was PointMan, a cloud and mobile application with unprecedented
geospatial intelligence, location precision, and data transparency. PointMan provides the ability
to precisely map and manage underground utility assets for their entire life cycle. PointMan
is designed to capture, record, and display the precise locations of underground utilities
in real-time, anywhere, and anytime in the world. PointMan is proven to improve the entire
management process of utility assets, from the initial planning and design to installation, repair,
and replacement operations.
Today, PointMan is gaining traction and receiving accolades across several industries, including
Fortune 500 construction firms, government agencies, and major engineering and surveying
firms, who are recognizing a measurable increase in their productivity and a decrease in liabilities by integrating PointMan into their operations.
For the complete white paper on the mobile utility mapping system CLICK HERE.
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