Spatial Solutions Webinar Series

A centralized utility network in a GIS mapping system helps coordinate excavation work and supports the damage prevention process.

Campuses are like little cities with lots of assets and infrastructure. Unfortunately, underground utilities are at a high risk of damage due to facilities' inability to accurately locate and share this information with contractors, field crews, and construction teams.

The mission of Texas811 and "call before you dig" organizations is to prevent damages by consuming information from excavators and notifying utility owners when and what type of excavation work will occur. However, many campuses do not have a centralized utility network mapped and documented in a GIS mapping system, inhibiting the damage prevention process.

Webinar highlights include:

• MD Anderson Cancer Center’s experience with line strikes on undocumented utilities.

• How GIS can add value to your organization's complex utility network.

• Ensuring field staff have access to up-to-date utility information through mobile devices.

• How to centralize your disparate utility information into an authoritative utility dataset.

• Sharing your utility information to damage prevention systems increases operational awareness and reduces risks in the field.