Utility Locating vs. Utility Mapping: What’s the Difference?

On the left, a Safe Site worker locating utilities, on the right, another worker performing utility mapping

Before excavation starts, project teams need to know what is underground. However, finding a utility and documenting its location are not always the same thing. Utility locating helps identify where underground utilities are located in the field. Utility mapping takes that information a step further by documenting utility locations in a format that project teams […]