EM + GPR Locating · For utility, telecom & energy crews
EM + GPR utility locating for utility & telecom contractors.
You install and maintain the networks everyone else is trying to avoid — which means your crews dig in the most congested corridors there are, alongside live power, gas, water, and fibre, often on tight outage and restoration windows. Precise location and depth in those corridors isn't a nicety; it's how the work gets done without taking out a neighbouring service.
Standing arrangements available · Free phone consult · Mon–Sat 8am–6pm PT
We support utility and telecom work with corridor-grade locating: precise active tracing to separate target lines from neighbours, GPR for the non-conductive and the unknown, fault location on tracer wires and conductive lines, and depth-mapped documentation for congested rights-of-way.
What utility & telecom contractors hit
- Dense corridors where one line looks like another
- Live power and gas alongside the target line
- Fibre and telecom strikes with outage consequences
- Tracer-wire and cable faults stopping the work
- Tight windows with no room for a strike
How we fit your workflow
- Precise active tracing to isolate the target in a corridor
- GPR for non-conductive crossings and unknowns
- Fault location on tracer wires and conductive lines
- Depth-mapped documentation for the right-of-way record
The right services for utility & telecom contractors
Active EM Line Locating
Isolate the target line in a congested corridor.
ViewCable & Sheath Fault Locating
Pinpoint tracer-wire and cable faults to one dig.
ViewTelecom Infrastructure Mapping
Map and document telecom networks and ducts.
ViewEM + GPR Clearance Survey
Full corridor clearance before the work window.
ViewUtility & Telecom Contractors ask
How do you isolate one line in a corridor packed with utilities?
Active direct connection is the key — putting the locating signal on the one target line so it stands out from the dozen around it, which passive and induction can't do cleanly in a congested corridor. We connect at an access point, trace the energised target precisely, and use GPR to separate routes where conductors run parallel. Corridor work is where active connection earns its place over every other mode.
Can you locate faults on our tracer wires and cables?
Yes — open breaks, shorts, and sheath faults on tracer wires and conductive locating cables are pinpointed by EM fault-finding so the repair is one targeted dig, not a trenched run. We characterise the fault type first (each needs a different technique), trace to the fault, mark it with depth, and verify continuity after the repair. It keeps a faulted line from becoming an unlocatable one.
Can you keep up with restoration and outage windows?
Corridor locating books to the window — the locate runs ahead of the crew so the dig or splice happens on schedule, not after a wait. For utility and telecom contractors with recurring work, a standing arrangement with agreed scope and dispatch keeps locating synchronised with the work plan across BC. Tight windows are the norm in this trade, and the locate is sequenced to respect them.
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Serving utility & telecom contractors across BC
Set up locating that keeps your crews moving.
Free phone consult — your typical jobs, your schedule, and a standing arrangement that fits.