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Bridging the Gap: Integrating ASCE SUE Standards Across Engineering Teams
What happens when you bring engineers, surveyors, utility owners, and contractors into the same room? You eliminate the operational silos that cause catastrophic design-phase oversights. Steve Marshall, VP and Director of Land Surveying at Prime AE Group, attended...
Establishing SUE Standards from Day One: A Manager’s Perspective
When an engineering firm enters the Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) market, establishing strict adherence to professional standards from day one is critical to safety, project budgeting, and corporate credibility. In this testimonial from the 28th Utility...
INNOVATION AND CITY VISION, Smart Cities Underground: The Ultimate Guide to 3D Mapping of Underground Infrastructure
By Alberto Florez How 3D mapping of underground infrastructure is key to efficiency, safety, and sustainability in urban project development Beneath the asphalt of our bustling cities lies an invisible metropolis: an incredibly complex network of pipes, cables, and...
Smartphone-Based RTK Mapping for GIS-Compliant Utility Documentation
Documenting underground assets Undocumented or poorly documented underground utilities remain a hurdle for safe construction and long-term asset management. Traditional reliance on incomplete as-built records often leads to utility strikes and operational...
Beyond Traditional NDT: CPM Pipelines and Acquarius™ Deliver Deep Insight into Marshfield’s 20-Inch 2 Mile Ductile Iron Forcemain
By CPM Pipelines team The City of Marshfield, Wisconsin has actively maintained the local environment for over 140 years. Located in central Wisconsin, Marshfield has provided wastewater collection and treatment services since 1880 and currently serves a population...
Purdue Research Team Awarded The Water Research Foundation (WRF) Project 5365 to Advance I/I Detection and Mitigation at Street and Private Lateral Levels
The Water Research Foundation has awarded Project 5365, State-of-Practice Manual for Inflow and Infiltration Detection and Mitigation at Street and Private Lateral Levels, to a Purdue University research team led by Principal Investigators Dr. Dulcy Abraham and Dr....
Industry Education Drives Excellence: Larry Oliver on the Importance of UIS and Continuous Learning
The Utility Investigation School (UIS) continues to serve as a vital platform for advancing knowledge, collaboration, and professional excellence across the utility engineering and utility locating industries. During a recent UIS program hosted by Ground Breakers,...
