Mobile Laser Scanning
Laser scanners carried on the move record roads, corridors and built assets as measured 3D data.
Utility Locating in Australia
Electromagnetic locating and radar help identify buried services before excavation or design starts.
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Knowing What Sits Below Before Work Begins
At UDM, we provide utility locating in Australia so project teams can understand where buried services are likely to run before excavation, design or construction begins. We use electromagnetic locating to trace conductive services and pair it with ground penetrating radar where non-conductive services or complex ground need further investigation. We mark located services on site and can survey them so their positions sit within the wider site dataset. Where a project calls for broader subsurface coverage, our ground penetrating radar service provides additional options. Talk with our team about the site and the services you need located on (03) 6171 2555.
How Our Utility Locating Service Works
We start with the scope, the available records and the area where works are planned. Electromagnetic equipment detects signals from conductive services such as cables and metallic pipes. Radar can help where services are non-conductive or where records are incomplete. We mark findings on site and can capture them by survey for use in plans, CAD and GIS. Combining methods gives a fuller picture than relying on a single technique, though targeted excavation may still be needed to confirm a service physically.
Common questions
- How are underground utilities located?
- Electromagnetic locators detect signals from conductive services, while ground penetrating radar responds to changes in subsurface materials. Using both can improve the chance of identifying different service types.
- Can non-metallic pipes be located?
- Non-conductive services can be difficult to trace with electromagnetic equipment alone. Ground penetrating radar may detect them, depending on ground conditions, depth and pipe material.
- Does utility locating replace physical verification?
- Locating gives an indication of service positions from the surface. Where exact position or depth is critical, non-destructive excavation can be used to confirm the service.
Other services
Projects often need more than one method. Explore the rest of our capability, or contact our team to discuss a combined scope.
Surveying & Spatial
Our surveyors set the control, levels and measured detail that design and construction work relies on.
Reality Capture
Laser scanning records a structure or site as measurable three-dimensional data.
UAV / LiDAR
Aerial capture records terrain, stockpiles and assets that are difficult to reach from the ground.
Ground Penetrating Radar
Our radar traces buried services, voids and structural features before a project breaks ground.
Concrete Scanning
We locate reinforcement, conduits and post-tension cables before anyone cuts, cores or drills.
CCTV Pipe Inspections
A camera run through a pipe or drain shows the condition of the line from the inside.