Within North America alone, utility strikes occur hundreds of thousands of times per year.  And while the direct utility repair cost is estimated to be about an average of $12,000 per incident, the actual costs associated with legal claims and liability, impact on the community, change-order charges and project delays are many times greater.

And the challenges associated with unknown utilities are multiplying.  Records are getting older, more utilities are being installed underground with often careless record-keeping, and the invaluable cadre of “institutional knowledge” staff members are retiring.

GEO SEARCH can help solve the puzzle of the underground with proprietary GPR scanning and 3-D Underground Utility Mapping capabilities.  A highly accurate Digital Twin can be created – without relying on obsolete public records or inaccurate as-built drawings.  Infrastructure location revealed within inches, down to a depth of about 6 feet – and, depending on project requirements, the data collection can be accomplished at normal traffic speeds up to 60 mph without the need for costly traffic control. 

With better utility location data, potholing becomes precise and deliberate, traffic interruptions and other community impacts are minimized, and overall costs can be dramatically reduced.

GEO SEARCH has over three decades of field-work experience, has a 90% plus market share in its home market of Japan, and has created some of the largest and most detailed Digital Twin models of underground utilities in the world.  Results have been savings of about 30% on both project timelines and costs, as verified by contracting agencies.